chicks

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Without at least four birds working together to raise young, their slow-developing chicks won’t survive long enough to leave the nest.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Friends of Big Bear Valley announced Friday that the two chicks have been named Sandy and Luna following a communitywide naming contest and a final vote by Big Bear Valley third-graders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

There will first be a period of public consultation with landowners and farmers, but chicks could be brought in as early as next summer explained Dr Cat Barlow, CEO of RUN.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The two chicks will be named by the third-graders at a school in Big Bear, according to Jenny Voisard, media manager for Friends of Big Bear Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Then grown-up birds confuse those plastic scraps with food and feed them to their chicks, and the babies die of starvation even though their parents are feeding them just like they should.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin