Sentences with phrase «auk chicks»

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They also are of interest for their long lifespan and because little auks raise only a single chick during the year, which excludes sibling rivalry as a factor in stress studies.

(June 3, 2015, The Auk: Ornithological Advances)-- Raising healthy chicks is always a challenge, but in a cold, fish - free Arctic lake, it's an enormous undertaking.