Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
By Ruth Heller
Meet Some Oviparous Friends
What does oviparous mean?
- producing young by means of eggs that are hatched after they have been laid by the parent.
Can you think of any animals that are hatched from an egg? (*not just chickens)
Insects
Fish
Reptiles
Birds
Amphibians
bee
ladybug
penguin
duck
alligator
crocodile
goldfish
jellyfish
newt
frog
butterfly
spider
chicken
peacock
snake
lizard
salamander
toad
tetra
seahorse
walking stick
fish
turtle
turkey
frog
Cool Stuff to Know!!!
- spiny anteater and platypus...the only mammals that lays eggs.
- seahorse...the male carries the eggs.
- splash tetra...the only fish to lay their eggs outside of the water.
- the male penguin protects the egg from the cold for two months.
- dinosaur...although they are extinct, dinosaurs hatched from eggs.
Oviparous Eggs