Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99 percent of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...

Most people assume that only reptiles, fish, and birds lay eggs — after all, that’s what we learned in school. But nature always has a few surprises up its sleeve. Believe it or not, there are ...

Eggs are one of nature’s most fascinating creations. They come in many sizes, shapes, and colours. There are a variety of eggs ranging from the tiny specks to the giant, hard-shelled eggs. An egg is ...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “a fish out of water,” but these fish take it literally. As you can see in this YouTube video, splash tetras lay their eggs on a leaf overhanging the water. Only 1% of the ...

Octopuses living in the deep sea off the coast of California are breeding far faster than expected. The animals lay their eggs near geothermal springs, and the warmer water speeds up embryonic ...

The toxic cane toad may be big and warty, but the eggs it lays in delicate, translucent strings resemble a strand of ...

It's been a busy year for Jackie and Shadow, largely due to the hatching of Sunny and Gizmo. Here's what to know if you're ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99% of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

It lays the world’s largest egg, weighing about 1.5 kg and measuring up to 15 cm in length — truly a giant among birds. Emus lay striking dark green or blue-green eggs, reaching up to 15 cm in length ...