Examples of hatchling in a Sentence
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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
Milk-feeding could kick-start the hatchling’s microbiome and immune system, as in humans.
—Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Authorities have warned the public from causing any harm to the male eagle, emphasizing that the death of the two hatchlings is part of nature's cycle.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even in the wild, scientists say, very few hatchlings survive.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hatchlings emerge a few months later and head instinctively for the sea — a phenomenon that draws animal lovers and conservationists.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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
Milk-feeding could kick-start the hatchling’s microbiome and immune system, as in humans.
—Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Authorities have warned the public from causing any harm to the male eagle, emphasizing that the death of the two hatchlings is part of nature's cycle.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even in the wild, scientists say, very few hatchlings survive.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hatchlings emerge a few months later and head instinctively for the sea — a phenomenon that draws animal lovers and conservationists.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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