How do Eggs Work?

Eggs may be an every day mundane thing. Something that lives in your fridge and that you see all the time. And yet, they are little marvels of nature. So join me today as we learn everything there is to know about eggs.

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Notes:

• Hummingbird eggs: https://abcbirds.org/blog21/hummingbird-eggs/
• Ostrich eggs: https://www.americanostrichfarms.com/blogs/news/all-about-ostrich-eggs-and-what-you-can-do-with-them
• Emu eggs: https://hmnh.harvard.edu/emu-eggs
• Tinamou eggs: https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2022/01/19/high-gloss-eggs/
• Calcium in eggs: https://nurturing-nature.co.uk/gardening-for-wildlife/birds-need-calcium-to-lay-their-eggs-where-do-they-get-it-from/
• Blue eggs: https://www.thespruce.com/why-robin-eggs-are-blue-4161031
• Anatomy of an egg: https://www.scienceofcooking.com/eggs/anatomy-of-a-chicken-egg.html
• Brood patch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_patch
• Common Murre eggs: https://www.audubon.org/news/why-are-murre-eggs-so-pointy-new-research-debunks-prevailing-theory