chick
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A wildlife park is celebrating the hatching of the first king penguin chick in the UK since 2014.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Adult vultures usually reach sexual maturity between the ages of five and seven, and produce only one chick every year or two.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Our new Donna, Jess, brings a real rock chick energy to it,” Holcenberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Even with trials, like a harrowing storm that claimed the life of a chick last year, it did the trick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Just like chick feathers, her baby hairs are plastered to her forehead from Sagan’s humidity.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
The charity said the Lizard was the prime breeding ground for the Cornish chough with 26 chicks, 11 more than 2025, emerging from eight nests on the peninsula.
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
He was pretty proud of his new chicks, and lots of kids came by to see them, but I think he only let me hold them.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
