Tell me please.
2006-10-08 21:31:49 · 7 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
In common English I have often
heard the word hatch-ling used to
refer to the hatching eggs of ducks
and geese.
You can find hatch-lings along the
East Coast of the USA in Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Carolina.
Look for them in marshy areas along
the coast and around creeks and ponds
that adjoin the sounds and bays. Hatch-lings
are usually all fuzzy and do not have
developed feathers as yet.
We call baby ducks ..... ducklings.
We call baby geese...... what geeslings...no, I think not.
So probably some individual with a zoology background
will tell us that hatchlings only refer to baby geese.
And, now that I have dwelt on the word for a brief period, I also recall hearing it used when Fisheries Employees were making reference to young fish hatched from eggs in captivity. The hatchlings were kept for a brief period until they became "fingerlings" (about as long as your little finger) and then transfered to selected spots for propagation of the species.
2006-10-09 01:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hatchling is a baby animal that has just emerged form its egg (hatched). I didn't look it up but it must be in the dictionary. Well maybe not, the Check Spelling didn't recognize it.
2006-10-09 04:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a baby bird or other animal that has just hatched from an egg.
2006-10-09 04:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A newly hatched bird, amphibian, fish, or reptile
Try a zoo - pet shop
2006-10-09 04:33:20 · answer #4 · answered by schmushe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatchling
2006-10-09 04:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A newly hatched bird, amphibian, fish, or reptile.
A pet store.
A farm. (snake, bird, fish, amphibian)
A zoo
2006-10-09 04:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is any animal that is hatched from an egg
2006-10-09 04:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋