chick
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Miss enough feedings and a vulnerable chick can perish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The egg belongs to parents French and Frank, with staff at the zoo saying the chick has already overcome several obstacles to survive - including the heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Our new Donna, Jess, brings a real rock chick energy to it,” Holcenberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
As the chick breathed, the oxygen inside the egg was replaced by the chick’s carbon dioxide.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It is the first time chicks are known to have been ringed under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, with support from the British Trust for Ornithology.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Resistance at first was fierce, since the idea had never been tried and putting puffin chicks at risk seemed antithetical to the Audubon Society’s creed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Many of the rescued eggs have successfully hatched, with the chicks now receiving "intensive" care to "maximise their chances of survival", it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As soon as the chicks were born, the sexers hurried to separate the males from the females.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
