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How many eggs
do animals lay?
A chicken lays an egg
EGG CARRIER
a day, but that’s nothing
compared to other creatures
in the animal kingdom.
Fish and insects tend to be
the most prolific producers,
especially the African driver
Midwife toads are experts at taking
care of eggs. Once the female lays ant, which can lay up to
her eggs, the male carries them
on his back legs until hatching time, 4 million eggs every 25 days.
when he deposits them in ponds.
On average, chickens Most snakes
lay 260 eggs a year, so lay pale eggs with
there are days when leathery shells.
they don’t lay.
Smaller sharks
lay eggs in rubbery
pouches known as
“mermaid’s purses.”
Chicken Brownbanded bamboo shark Cape cobra Hawksbill turtle
1 EGG 2 EGGS 20 EGGS 200 EGGS
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