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In reproduction, there’s the energy embodied by offspring–the hatchlings that emerge from eggs or the newborn young that result from live birth.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
When Imani’s parents, Monty and Rose, set up housekeeping at Montrose Beach in 2019, the city fell in love with the imperiled lovebirds and their fluffy hatchlings.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
Studies and observations since then have underscored that these birds are not just regurgitating food but are forming an avian milk to feed their hatchlings while the babies are nestbound.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
While the hatchlings have died, the nest continues to be under protection at the center, which is a closed facility.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
When Imani’s parents, Monty and Rose, set up housekeeping at Montrose Beach in 2019, the city fell in love with the imperiled lovebirds and their fluffy hatchlings.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
Studies and observations since then have underscored that these birds are not just regurgitating food but are forming an avian milk to feed their hatchlings while the babies are nestbound.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
While the hatchlings have died, the nest continues to be under protection at the center, which is a closed facility.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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