the.com/hatchling
A creature whose first act on Earth is wrecking its own ceiling.
means A young animal—typically a bird, reptile, or fish—that has just emerged from its egg.
from From 'hatch,' the verb for breaking out of an egg, which traces to Middle English 'hacchen,' possibly related to old Germanic words for incubating or breeding. The '-ling' suffix is an ancient Germanic tag meaning 'one belonging to' or 'a small/young version of,' the same diminutive that gives us 'duckling,' 'gosling,' and 'yearling.' So a hatchling is, quite literally, 'a little one that has hatched.'
- egg tooth
- Temporary spike used to saw out, then vanishes
- sea turtles
- Sprint to ocean by following moonlit horizon
- imprinting
- First moving thing becomes mom, even humans
- megapodes
- Hatch fully feathered, fly the same day
for instance
sea turtle hatchlings florida — thousands emerge nightly on florida beaches during summer nesting season, running to ocean