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  2. Hatchling - Wikipedia

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    The behavior of an amphibian hatchling, commonly referred to as a tadpole, is controlled by a few thousand neurons. [4] 99% of a Xenopus hatchling's first day after hatching is spent hanging from a thread of mucus secreted from near its mouth will eventually form; if it becomes detached from this thread, it will swim back and become reattached, usually within ten seconds. [4]

  3. Egg tooth - Wikipedia

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    Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini) hatchling with egg tooth visible A painted turtle hatchling with an egg tooth. An egg tooth is a temporary, sharp projection present on the bill or snout of an oviparous animal at hatching. It allows the hatchling to penetrate the eggshell from inside and break free.

  4. Juvenile fish - Wikipedia

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    A hatchling still possesses a yolk sac upon which it depends for nutrition, and are thus also known as a sac fry. Fry – refers to a more developed hatchling whose yolk sac has almost disappeared, and its swim bladder is functional to the point where the fish can move around and perform limited foraging to nourish itself. [4]

  5. Caldwell Zoo hatches over 70 horned lizards, Dallas Zoo sees ...

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    Caldwell Zoo has hatched more than 70 threatened horned lizards this year, while Dallas Zoo reported its largest group of hatchlings last week.

  6. Precociality and altriciality - Wikipedia

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    Black mambas are highly precocial; as hatchlings, they are fully independent, and are capable of hunting prey the size of a small rat. [10] Phylogeny.

  7. The nonvenomous snakes lay the largest eggs and produce the biggest hatchlings of any snake species in the country, with baby snakes measuring nearly two feet long, the state agency says.. The ...

  8. Hatchery - Wikipedia

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    The hatchlings, if healthy upon hatching, are able to leave on their own and make the trek to the ocean just like non-hatchery born turtles. Sea turtle hatcheries are usually successful in producing more turtles than untouched nests. [16] Turtle hatcheries have ethical concerns brought on by the public.

  9. 'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered ...

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    The hatchlings are reared in captivity until they reach a certain length — Twentynine Palms uses a threshold of 110 millimeters, or about 4 inches long, which can take between seven and nine ...