- plural of chick.
chicks
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"As Rockhoppers disappeared, skuas may have turned to Erect-crested penguin eggs and chicks instead," Dr. Pütz says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
Shortly before Jackie took ill, the chicks — Sandy and Luna —successfully fledged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 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
White-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged from wild nests in England for the fourth consecutive year.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
A breeze, a squirrel, a fox, a grouse with chicks, a wolf, a moose, another squirrel, dozens of squirrels, a marten, a porcupine, several bears, more moose, once a wolverine...always something.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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