May 1, 2024, 08:09 PM IST

8 birds that lay biggest eggs

Mahipal Chouhan

Ostrich: Largest living bird, lays eggs weighing around 1.4 kilograms (3.1 pounds), essential for reproduction and nest protection.

Crocodile: Reptile, lays significant-sized eggs, crucial for reproduction and maintaining the population in their habitats.

Kiwi: Flightless bird, lays relatively large eggs compared to body size, crucial for reproduction and species survival.

Emu: Flightless bird, similar in egg size to ostrich, vital for reproduction and continuation of the species.

Cassowary: Large, flightless bird with dark green eggs, crucial for reproduction and the perpetuation of its species.

Whale shark: Largest fish, produces some of the largest eggs, giving birth to live young crucial for species continuation.

Rhea: Flightless bird similar to ostrich, lays large eggs vital for reproduction and sustaining the species.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports