hatching
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For the first sea turtle eggs ever laid on California beaches, hatching day — hopefully — draws near.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
After hatching, the larvae burrow into the tissue and begin feeding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Saturday, visitors alerted staff after spotting 10 Nile crocodiles hatching without any human intervention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
They led England off the field at Headingley hand in hand, hatching their plan to make one ball into two halves.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
They are forever setting on nests hatching out chicks, brooding and clucking and attacking anything that comes close.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Midges thrive in wet and warm conditions and usually have two hatchings during the Scottish summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Ms. Gray hopes that the summer hatchings indicate future breeding success.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Rauch said it’s the District’s first year without any eagle hatchings in 20 years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2019
“A lot of the hatchings being born are surviving. What we’re doing is not stopping them.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2017
With the newly hatched salmon in the Miramichi that spring of 1954 were young of previous hatchings, salmon a year or two old, young fish in brilliant coats marked with bars and bright red spots.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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