chick

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In the rice paddies of Buri Ram, Thailand, a sarus crane gently cleans its one-week-old chick before lingering in a quiet beak-to-beak moment.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Years ago, Steers dedicated herself to keeping an eye on a newly hatched chick, watching as it grew and eventually took flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

By the fall of 2011, the first bald eagle chick, named Jackie, hatched in the Big Bear Valley to parents Ricky and Lucy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Extinction was projected only in hypothetical scenarios where very low juvenile survival occurred, with around 20% failing to reach adulthood, combined with extremely poor reproduction limited to a maximum of one chick per pair.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

After struggling another day, the first chick cut a larger hole and thrust her beak and egg tooth into the air.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George