Response last updated by nautilator on Jan 08 2017.
May 25 2003, 9:09 PM
Stew
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Stew 25 year member
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Opinion seems divided between the kiwi and the bee hummingbird. Both produce an egg in the region of a quarter the size of the mother, whereas the largest bird's egg, the ostrich is only about one percent of the mother's body mass.
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Response last updated by nautilator on Jan 08 2017.
May 25 2003, 9:11 PM