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minus-squareTxzK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWait how does that work? Why does the egg not just… roll over?
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAs long as more eggs are hatched than fall, it works. Though, “your parents dropped you as an egg” jokes seem… appropriate,
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSearched it up cause I was curious too. It’s the white tern, and according to Wikipedia, the egg does roll off frequently. The bird simply doesn’t care and lays another egg
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThe time they used to build a nest could be used to lay more egg.
minus-squareaskat@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat about hatchlings? Do they fall of the tree?
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYes, Wikipedia mentioned that they fall too. The article mentions that the hatchlings have wide feet to help lessen the chances that they fall
Wait how does that work? Why does the egg not just… roll over?
As long as more eggs are hatched than fall, it works.
Though, “your parents dropped you as an egg” jokes seem… appropriate,
Searched it up cause I was curious too. It’s the white tern, and according to Wikipedia, the egg does roll off frequently. The bird simply doesn’t care and lays another egg
The time they used to build a nest could be used to lay more egg.
What about hatchlings? Do they fall of the tree?
Yes, Wikipedia mentioned that they fall too. The article mentions that the hatchlings have wide feet to help lessen the chances that they fall
Based bird