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For 17 years, Professor Jennifer Botha of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa suspected this was a hatchling that had died before birth.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Over Easter weekend, famous eagle couple Jackie and Shadow welcomed a pair of eaglets in front of the world, as the hatchlings were captured live on the nest cam in Big Bear Valley, about 11 miles from Los Angeles.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
That means these tiny hatchlings will grow to roughly the height of a young child in a remarkably short time.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Video from the nest showed the fluffy hatchlings moving around as viewers watched the moment live online.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Over Easter weekend, famous eagle couple Jackie and Shadow welcomed a pair of eaglets in front of the world, as the hatchlings were captured live on the nest cam in Big Bear Valley, about 11 miles from Los Angeles.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
That means these tiny hatchlings will grow to roughly the height of a young child in a remarkably short time.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Video from the nest showed the fluffy hatchlings moving around as viewers watched the moment live online.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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