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We have watched the baby eagles at the Decorah (Iowa) North nest site for the past several years. This year, both eggs at Decorah North failed. One died during hatch; the other never cracked the egg. The site there directs to another one, in Colorado, at Fort St. Vrain. There are 2 cameras, and the eagles pair have been watching over 4 eggs, 2 of which hatched in the past day or so. It is fun to watch the parents keep up on feeding, and the eaglets are cute as can be.

Cool video of a King Cobra hatching from it's egg. I'm not much into snakes, although I did have a 6 foot King snake when I was younger man many years ago. That being said, this is the first time I ever witnessed any snake hatching from it's shell, and it is pretty awesome to say the least. King Cobras are one of the most feared snakes in the world. These huge, cannibalistic snakes dwell in the rainforests of Asia. Their venom is highly dangerous, and most bites are fatal if untreated. They are also the largest venomous snakes, with...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Break out the cigars. The Treasury ducklings are hatching. The brown mallard duck, which became Washington's newest tourist attraction a block away from the White House, began hatching her ducklings Saturday afternoon. For the curious tourists gathered around her enclosure, there wasn't a lot of activity to see because the hatching was occurring underneath her.