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Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s caterpillar camouflage by lining the nest with hairy-looking material from the seeds of balsa trees.
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Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, after the March 4 announcement that two of three eggs had hatched, viewers are wondering where the third egg or hatchling is.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
What species of patriotic raptor are Jackie and Shadow, the webcam-famous Big Bear birds who welcomed their first hatchling Monday night?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, after the March 4 announcement that two of three eggs had hatched, viewers are wondering where the third egg or hatchling is.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
What species of patriotic raptor are Jackie and Shadow, the webcam-famous Big Bear birds who welcomed their first hatchling Monday night?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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