Animals That Lay Eggs

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Animals That Lay Eggs
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Birds

• Birds lay eggs.
• Most birds build nests to keep their eggs safe
  and warm.
• Bird eggs can be different colors.

Cardinal North Carolinas State Bird
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Frogs

• Frogs also lay eggs. Most frogs lay eggs under
  water.
• Baby frogs do not look like their parents.
• Not all frogs can jump.
• They can drink water through their skin.

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Turtles

• Turtles lay eggs on land.
• The sea turtle can swim just as soon as it is
  born.
• Turtles have no teeth and cannot stick out their
  tongues.
• They can live to be 100 years old.
• The mother does not sit on the eggs. The sun
  keeps them warm enough to hatch.

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Fish

• They breathe through their gills.
• Many people like to eat fish eggs.
• There are more fish on earth than birds.
• There are more than 28,000 different kinds of
  fish.

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Insects

• Most insects lay their eggs on leaves, in trees,
  or under ground.
• Insects lay lots of eggs because many of them
  will not live.
• Flies can taste with their feet.