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It depends on the age of the alligator egg.
Alligators lay hard-shelled, almost porcelain like eggs. However, underneath the hard exterior, of the alligator egg shell, is a leathery, and quite soft, inner shell layer. Much thicker, more substantial and leathery than the inner layer inside a bird's egg.
As the alligator in the egg develops the outer hard-shell slowly thins as it is absorbed by the growing alligator. By the time they're born, their eggs can look almost leathery because most of the outer layer has gone, revealing the softer inner layer underneath. The softer inner layer is particularly visible as the alligator pushes out of the egg as it finally hatches.
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Why are bird eggs hard?
simple when the baby bird is growing it needs some protection but the egg still needs to be soft for the baby bird to brake when its grown
What animal is hard on the outside and soft on the inside?
Well, a lot of things; like, a tiger, lion, bird, egg....
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What texture is a platypus egg?
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What is the difference between hard boiled eggs and soft boiled eggs?
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Are turtle egg hard or soft?
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What is the function of the shelled egg?
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Why are snake eggs soft?
Snake eggs are soft not hard.It is as soft as leather.
