Friday, June 28, 2013

2. Amniotic Egg

An amniotic egg is one that is laid by reptiles, birds, and egg bearing mammals. What makes them so different, is the fact that the embryo, also known as the fetus, is enclosed in a membrane containing amniotic fluid protecting the new life from pressure. Used in this photo is a chicken's egg, which is an amniotic egg.

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