Other Animals Lay Eggs Not only chickens lay eggs…… Click screen to continue

Birds lay eggs Hummingbird eggs weigh half a gram Ostrich Ostrich eggs weigh 1.5 kg

Reptile eggs are rubbery. Reptiles lay eggs lizard crocodile snake tortoise turtle Reptile eggs are rubbery.

Insects lay eggs Insects have six legs. spider ladybird grasshopper butterfly beetle

Fish eggs are soft-shelled and squishy. Fish lay eggs shark herring Fish eggs are soft-shelled and squishy.

Amphibians live on land and in the water. Amphibians lay eggs eggs newt frog Amphibians live on land and in the water.

Egg-laying Mammals Monotremes platypus spiny ant-eater Spiny ant-eater and platypus are the only egg-laying mammals in the world.

Discuss Fish and amphibians lay lots of eggs while birds and reptiles lay just a few. Why? Birds and reptiles often build nests to camouflage and protect their eggs from predators, but fish and amphibians' eggs are usually exposed to predators. For this reason, sometimes few eggs survive.

Which of these animals lay eggs? cow hen bird spider snake penguin Which of these animals lay eggs? Point to each animal to learn if it does or it doesn’t. Hint: Some eggs can be tiny. echidna platypus butterfly deer frog fox