Baby Animals

Verb change so as to suit new or different conditions
His favorite toy is a plastic bucket. He has taken swimmingly to a large pool. And on Friday, he had his first taste of solid food. Mitik, the New York Aquarium's new baby walrus, is adapting well.
Noun cave used as a place of shelter or concealment
The giant Pacific octopus forfeits its life for its children, refusing to leave the den while guarding more than 50,000 eggs.
Adjective involving death or injury in a disturbing or sickening way
A baby elephant is nabbed by a crocodile while drinking at a watering hole. Nearby elephants heard the little pachyderm's cries and rescued it from a likely gruesome fate.
Verb come out of an egg
Iguanas lay about 50 eggs at a time in burrows, but only 3-10 babies actually survive to be adults. When iguana babies hatch, they grow up without care from their parents.
Noun young bird or other animal recently emerged from the egg
The practice of dyeing hatchlings for Easter is under attack by people who say it turns live birds into holiday playthings that are quickly discarded.
Verb be dependent on
The tough old tuatara is set to face grave romantic troubles in the future, to the dismay of biologists. Warmer climates mean that the sex of all hatchlings, which hinge on temperature, will be male.
Noun how something is done or how it happens
This bizarre frog, last seen in 1985, had a unique mode of reproduction: females swallowed eggs and raised tadpoles in their stomach.
Adjective having only one mate at a time
The equine seahorse is rare among fish because it is monogamous, and mates for life. Rarer still, the male seahorse bears the unborn young!
Noun place or natural habitat that breeds or supports animals
Nine-day-old giant pandas, still blind and unable to crawl, are being nurtured in a remarkable Chinese panda nursery.
Adjective steady and persistent
On a remote island in the South Atlantic, common house mice have become relentless killers, consuming millions of endangered baby birds a year.