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hatchling

[ UK /hˈæt‍ʃlɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. any recently hatched animal (especially birds)

How To Use hatchling In A Sentence

  • Many wild hatchlings of these earlier returnees have fallen prey to Galapagos hawks, a natural predator that has coexisted with tortoises for eons.
  • But sometimes, just like that helpless hatchling struggling for survival, in order to truly help, we need to step away, let it go, and watch that birdling fly. Layla Revis: Mrs. Fix It
  • The challenge those sea turtle hatchlings face on their way out to the sargassum weed line and an uncertain future is, as I said before, unimaginable. Rick Cleveland: The Sound and the Fury of Tiny Flippers
  • No snipe today (alas) but lots of damselflies mating and ovipositing, some hatchling fish, and some (always too fast to ID) grassland sparrows. Blog updates
  • IOW, snakes don't give birth to mammals, even if an occasional hatchling has seriously deformed scales. Crossroads
  • Therefore, it is of ecological and conservational importance to monitor the hatchling sex ratios produced in nesting beach conservation programs.
  • Hatchling painted turtles commonly overwinter within their natal nests and survive exposure to temperatures as low as - 12 [degrees] C by supercooling.
  • When turtle hatchlings emerge at night from their eggs and head for the ocean, lights from hotels and other sources can lead them off course.
  • See how a mother alligator protects her newborn hatchlings in her otherwise deadly jaws, and learn what dangers the babies face in the wild.
  • Eggs and hatchlings are predated by members of every class of vertebrates and numerous invertebrates.
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