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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 4 months ago (15 children)

Wait how does that work? Why does the egg not just.. roll over?

[–] [email protected] 134 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Searched it up cause I was curious too. It's the white tern, and according to Wikipedia, the egg does roll off frequently. The bird simply doesn't care and lays another egg

[–] askat 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about hatchlings? Do they fall of the tree?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Wikipedia mentioned that they fall too. The article mentions that the hatchlings have wide feet to help lessen the chances that they fall