hatching
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Once cameras inside the coolers show that sand above the eggs is beginning to settle — a sign that hatching has started — they’ll be kept in a dark location until evening.
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
A wildlife park is celebrating the hatching of the first king penguin chick in the UK since 2014.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He stared at me as if I were a snake’s egg hatching, fumbling for his red pencil.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
The tiny biting insects thrive in wet and warm conditions and usually have two hatchings during the Scottish summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
“I worked a levee, caught a couple hatchings, and was like, ‘Dang, this might be the ticket!’
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
In June, zookeepers found four clutches; 11 of the healthiest-looking eggs were incubated, leading to 11 hatchings in August.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
There had been a long dearth of eagle hatchings even before that, but major conservation efforts were undertaken to bring the birds back.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2019
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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