Examples of hatchling in a Sentence
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Authorities have warned the public from causing any harm to the male eagle, emphasizing that the death of the two hatchlings is part of nature's cycle.
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USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even in the wild, scientists say, very few hatchlings survive.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hatchlings emerge a few months later and head instinctively for the sea — a phenomenon that draws animal lovers and conservationists.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
They’re revealed to be the adult hatchlings of prehistoric parasites that wiped out most of Godzilla’s kind and laid eggs in their carcasses.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
Moths, for example, can congregate around street lights to the point of exhaustion, while sea turtle hatchlings can die after becoming disoriented by artificial lighting near the shore.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Titanosaurs likely had a hands-off parenting style, similar to many reptiles that lay numerous eggs and don’t spend much time tending the nest or taking care of hatchlings.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
However, the survival rate of these hatchlings is extremely low, with only a few per thousand making it to adulthood.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
On land, birds, crabs, and small mammals prey on eggs and hatchlings.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even in the wild, scientists say, very few hatchlings survive.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hatchlings emerge a few months later and head instinctively for the sea — a phenomenon that draws animal lovers and conservationists.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
They’re revealed to be the adult hatchlings of prehistoric parasites that wiped out most of Godzilla’s kind and laid eggs in their carcasses.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
Moths, for example, can congregate around street lights to the point of exhaustion, while sea turtle hatchlings can die after becoming disoriented by artificial lighting near the shore.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Titanosaurs likely had a hands-off parenting style, similar to many reptiles that lay numerous eggs and don’t spend much time tending the nest or taking care of hatchlings.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
However, the survival rate of these hatchlings is extremely low, with only a few per thousand making it to adulthood.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
On land, birds, crabs, and small mammals prey on eggs and hatchlings.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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