Producer: Peuli Bakshi

10 Most Unusual Eggs in the World

OSTRICH

The ostrich lays the largest eggs of any bird. They are enormous, with a single ostrich egg being roughly equivalent in volume to 24 chicken eggs.

EMU

Female emus lay large dark green color eggs, and the males incubate them.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

These birds lay pale blue-green eggs with brown speckles, and incubates them for 3-11 days until they hatch.

COMMON MURRE

Murres lay uniquely shaped eggs that are pointy at one end. This design helps prevent them from rolling off the narrow cliff ledges where they nest.

CASSOWARY

The females of these large, flightless birds do lay 3-6 green eggs eggs and the male incubates those for about 50 days in a leafy nest.

YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH

These fish create burrows in the sand and carry their eggs in their mouths, a behavior known as mouthbrooding.

GOLDEN PLOVER

These birds lay eggs in a variety of colours, with both black and brown spots. The babies are able to walk soon after hatching.

PEREGRINE FALCON

Their eggs are usually reddish-brown with dark spots, and relatively smaller than chicken eggs.

AMERICAN ROBIN

Robin eggs are known for their beautiful sky blue color. They lay 3-5 eggs that take roughly 14 days to hatch.

CETTI'S WARBLER

These small birds lay bright brick red eggs, without any speckling. They usually hatch after 16 to 17 days of incubation.