Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoNo, I don't know what a rabbit is, nor do I care.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down14
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minus-squareTempus Fugit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·4 days agoTIL cassowary eggs are vibrant green.
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoI wonder at which point ‘where did I leave my eggs?’ becomes a greater evolutionary pressure than ‘I need to hide my eggs’, because I’m assuming cassowaries haven’t had to worry about the latter for a while!
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoCassowaries are quite capable of defending their eggs, nothing in their environment is a threat to them
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoAll (chicken, at least…probably other species too) eggs start out white…but pigments get added near the end of the egg development process. That’s how my girls have eggs in many different colors.
minus-squareRagallos@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoSame, those are crazy looking!
TIL cassowary eggs are vibrant green.
I wonder at which point ‘where did I leave my eggs?’ becomes a greater evolutionary pressure than ‘I need to hide my eggs’, because I’m assuming cassowaries haven’t had to worry about the latter for a while!
Cassowaries are quite capable of defending their eggs, nothing in their environment is a threat to them
All (chicken, at least…probably other species too) eggs start out white…but pigments get added near the end of the egg development process.
That’s how my girls have eggs in many different colors.
Same, those are crazy looking!