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[-] pleasejustdie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

They have a high mortality rate pre-hatch as well in the wild. A parent accidentally stepping on an egg is very very common and the larger the clutch the more common it happens.

[-] SillySpy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Interesting! I wouldn’t have guessed that, but it makes sense. They have huge feet and walk around their eggs often

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