Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications Kookaburras are known for their laugh-like vocalizations. Photo: Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo Listen carefully. Do you hear laughter? If you’re visiting Woodland Park Zoo’s Australasia area, you just might … and it could be coming from an unexpected source. Our laughing kookaburra family has just doubled in size thanks to these two newly-fledged chicks. Mama, Tamani, and Dad, Murray, are the proud parents of two young females who recently took their first hops—and flights—from the nest, just a few weeks ago. Two kookaburra chicks hatched in May. Photo: Amanda Dukart/Woodland Park Zoo The laughing kookaburra is the largest bird in the kingfisher family (think large head related to body size and long beak for catching prey like rodents, insects and lizards) and is so named for its distinctive vocalizations which sound like a mix of cackling laughter, chuckles and hoots. Each chick was regularly weighed, enabling keepers to ...