Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoNo, I don't know what a rabbit is, nor do I care.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareTempus Fugit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTIL cassowary eggs are vibrant green.
minus-squareRagallos@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSame, those are crazy looking!
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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-up0·2 months 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.