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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

Reserves manager Helen Deavin said the site supported "rare and unusual species", including nesting bitterns, the swallowtail butterfly and a pair of cranes that successfully raised a chick this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Our new Donna, Jess, brings a real rock chick energy to it,” Holcenberg said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

“You dog! If you end up marrying that chick, you owe me at least a half a million dollars.”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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

It is the first time chicks are known to have been ringed under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, with support from the British Trust for Ornithology.

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 liked to watch as the birds swooped back and forth, scooping up crickets and dropping them into the gaping mouths of their chicks.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby