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Egg

Watercolour drawing of eggs by Jan van Rymsdyk, The Netherlands, 1772

The egg shown here comes from a drawing of lots of eggs arranged around a brown hair ball. These eggs come in many different shapes, sizes, colours, and patterns. Many different animals lay eggs, including chickens, whose eggs you might have eaten for breakfast before!

Did you know?

The colour of a hen’s eggs depends on the type of chicken. Many hens lay brown eggs, but some lay blue, white or even pale green eggs.