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Ryan McDougall

Sir David Attenborough names golden eagle chick hatched in Scotland

The young golden eagle has been named Princeling (Restoring Upland Nature/PA) - (PA Media)

Sir David Attenborough has named the first eaglet to fledge the nest of a golden eagle that was brought to Scotland as part of a conservation project.

Sir David, 99, named the baby eagle Princeling, meaning young prince, which he says symbolises new hope for the restoration the species.

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