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What is an egg shell of an animal?
Monotremes are egg-laying mammals, and their eggs are not hard-shelled, but leathery. The monotremes include the platypus and echidna.Reptiles also lay rubbery/leathery eggs.
What is the function of the leathery shell for a reptile egg?
The leathery shell of a reptile egg is to simply protect the eggs from any predators.
What is a leathery-shell?
A leathery shell is a shell that is flexible rather than solid like the shell of a bird egg. A snake's egg has a shell that is flexible, as does a turtle's egg.
What texture is a platypus egg?
The egg of a platypus is leathery. It is not hard-shelled like a bird's egg.
What type of egg would a desert animal lay?
Birds lay normal, hard-shelled eggs while reptiles usually lay eggs with a leathery shell that is flexible.
What is birds skin like?
The birds skin is a leathery material but when wet starts to feel greasy.
What are leathery eggs of reptiles and birds called?
They are called amniotic eggs.
What are the tough leathery eggs of reptile and birds are called?
amnionic eggs
What's the name of eggs that mammals lay?
The eggs laid by monotremes (egg-laying mammals) are still called eggs. They are soft-shelled and leathery, rather than hard-shelled like birds' eggs.
How can you tell if an egg is a snake egg?
They usually have a leathery texture, and are, generally, distinctly elongated, although some can be fairly spherical.
What is a leathery shell?
A leathery shell is a protective covering made of tough and flexible material, resembling leather. It is found on certain types of fruits, seeds, and animals such as turtles and tortoises. This type of shell provides protection and support to the organism.
How do the eggs of birds and reptiles differ?
A reptile egg is much much much softer than birds egg.
