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Why Don't Birds Lay Square Eggs?
Season 7
Episode 19
One day I saw a collection of eggs from lots of different bird species, and I realized just how many different kind of egg shapes there really are! Here’s what science says about why eggs are egg-shaped, if that's even a thing, which I’ve learned it might not be. Evolution of bird eggs, go!
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