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Different Eggs
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What is an egg?
An egg is what many baby animals grow in before they are big enough to hatch.
The egg provides protection and food while the animal grows.
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3. Eggs come in all sizes and colors
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4. Some eggs are camouflaged!
Can you see the eggs in this picture?
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5. Do all eggs have hard shells?
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6. No! Some eggs have soft shells.
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The inside of an egg
Shell – Protective outer coating
Albumen – Keeps baby moist
and padded
Where the
baby would
grow
Yolk - Food
for the baby
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8. How do the babies get out?
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Birds lay eggs
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10. Birds lay eggs A hatching canary bird
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Turtles lay eggs
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Snakes lay eggs
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Fish lay eggs
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Lizards lay eggs
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15. Insects and Spiders lay eggs
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A Platypus lays eggs
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Dinosaurs laid eggs
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18. What is your favorite oviparous animal?
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