hatched

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The only pair of breeding ospreys in southern England have hatched their first chick of 2026.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Colossal’s latest announcement was that it has hatched 26 chickens in an “artificial egg” — a “foundational step,” it said, “toward resurrecting extinct bird species” such as the New Zealand giant moa and the dodo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The barge idea was hatched after their initial attempt to save the whale with inflatable cushions and pontoons was unsuccessful.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

And it is here that the majority of our colorful warblers and singing thrushes are hatched and raised.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Some believed that sunshine shrank drops of dew into eggs, which hatched into maggots.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman