chick
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Amid reports of her extended hospital stay earlier this year, Applegate assured fans in April that she is a “strong chick, and I’m getting stronger and better every day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Two out of five pairs of eagles released by a reintroduction project successfully bred and raised young with one chick fledging from a nest in Dorset and two more in Sussex.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
It’s an entire page of some chick named Emily Taylor complaining about my song.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
The 15 chicks and one adult were ringed at nest sites across three farmland sites in a partnership between Birds of Poole Harbour, Carey Ringing Station and the National Trust.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
I made out distant activity—the vast wings being folded and, perhaps, chicks being fed.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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