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Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers

Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers to feed their chicks, new research shows. White-browed sparrow weavers live in family groups in which only a dominant pair breeds and their ...
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Kalahari weaver birds lay bigger eggs when they have female helpers to feed nestlings

Pablo Capilla-Lasheras has received funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK) and currently works at the University of Glasgow. Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is a ...

Saddle-billed storks lay eggs for first time at North Florida Wildlife Center

NFWC Director Ryan Reines said the wildlife center is filled with hope and gratitude to have the opportunity to play a role ...
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ECOVIEWS: Most of the world's animals lay eggs

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99 percent of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

10 Animals that Lay World’s Most Massive Eggs

Meet nature’s largest egg-layers, from towering birds to surprising mammals and fish. Each of these species lays eggs that are remarkable in size, colour or shape.