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Are these victims really just hapless fools with no idea they’re being duped into caring for alien eggs and hatchlings?
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Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
However, bald eagle hatchlings are fragile and approximately only 70% of bald eagles make it to their first birthday, according to the agency.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s caterpillar camouflage by lining the nest with hairy-looking material from the seeds of balsa trees.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, after the March 4 announcement that two of three eggs had hatched, viewers are wondering where the third egg or hatchling is.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
However, bald eagle hatchlings are fragile and approximately only 70% of bald eagles make it to their first birthday, according to the agency.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s caterpillar camouflage by lining the nest with hairy-looking material from the seeds of balsa trees.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
However, after the March 4 announcement that two of three eggs had hatched, viewers are wondering where the third egg or hatchling is.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Hatchling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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hatchling
noun
hatch·ling
ˈhach-liŋ 
: a recently hatched animal
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