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The hatchling was born on June 4, 2025 after 128 days of incubation - the first of its species to be bred and hatched at the South Florida zoo, marking a milestone moment for conservation and the institution's history, according to the post.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance welcomed its first-ever African pancake tortoise hatchling last month, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
In the City of Brotherly Love, a pair of endangered Galapagos tortoises nearly 100 years old became first-time parents to four hatchlings that began to emerge on Feb. 27, the Philadelphia Zoo announced on Friday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance welcomed its first-ever African pancake tortoise hatchling last month, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
In the City of Brotherly Love, a pair of endangered Galapagos tortoises nearly 100 years old became first-time parents to four hatchlings that began to emerge on Feb. 27, the Philadelphia Zoo announced on Friday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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