chicks
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Barn owl chicks have been ringed in Purbeck for the first time to help track their movements and if the area's conservation-focused farming is working.
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
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
The two broods of five chicks appeared in nest boxes that had been installed at different sites, after more than a decade of work with landowners.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Does it hurt the chicks when you stick the needle into them?”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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