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Here, the biologists work to protect hatchlings, monitor the nests, and, if necessary, relocate the little ones.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
Domestic chickens may be nobody’s idea of a personable species, but a May study in Frontiers of Ethology observed extensive play behavior in young hatchlings, especially males.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
After building a suitable burrow, prospective owners can submit an application online to adopt hatchling, juvenile, or adult tortoises.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Melbourne sent it a batch of eggs in 2012, but around 20 percent hatched, and none of those hatchlings survived.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
Domestic chickens may be nobody’s idea of a personable species, but a May study in Frontiers of Ethology observed extensive play behavior in young hatchlings, especially males.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
After building a suitable burrow, prospective owners can submit an application online to adopt hatchling, juvenile, or adult tortoises.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Melbourne sent it a batch of eggs in 2012, but around 20 percent hatched, and none of those hatchlings survived.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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