Ernie Janes / Five newly hatched chicks in a row

Ernie Janes / Four Domestic ducklings and one duck egg

Jose B. Ruiz / Great grey shrike chick hatching from egg, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Great grey shrike chick hatching from egg, Spain

Tim Laman / Strangler fig (Ficus stupenda) seedling germinating from seeds deposited in moss on a branch high in the canopy. Lowland rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Barry Mansell / American wood ibis chicks hatching {Mycteria americana} Everglades, Florida, USA

Markus Varesvuo / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) chick on lichen covered wood. Ivalo, Finland, June. Magic Moments book plate, page 136.

Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} adult with chick hatching from egg on nest, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} chick hatching from egg on nest, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), egg, just before hatching, Japan, sequence 1/5

Solvin Zankl / After an incubation period of 45 to 55 days and several days long ascent through the sand the hatchling Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) emerge all together. Ostional Beach, Costa Rica, No...