Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 days agoNo, I don't know what a rabbit is, nor do I care.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNo, I don't know what a rabbit is, nor do I care.slrpnk.netTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareTempus Fugit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoTIL cassowary eggs are vibrant green.
minus-squareRagallos@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoSame, those are crazy looking!
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 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-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 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.
TIL cassowary eggs are vibrant green.
Same, those are crazy looking!
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!
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.