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The egg tooth helps baby turtles cut through the leathery shell when they are ready to hatch. It doesn't persist much past hatching.

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How are sea turtles born?

Hatchling turtles break out of their eggs by the use of an egg tooth. The egg tooth is a very sharp, small, white tooth on the tip of the turtles beak. It is the only tooth that the turtle will ever have. The baby will break a hole though the tough egg wall and then rest for a bit. Soon the baby will be back at the job and will use the egg tooth to cut though the egg enough to crawl out. Or he might break open the egg and then choose to sit in his egg for a couple days before finally coming out. Once the baby has broken through the egg wall the egg tooth pops off.


How many teeth do leatherback sea turtles have?

Sea turtles, like all turtles, do not have teeth.


Is egg turtles?

Do turtles lay eggs, you mean? Yes.


How is an egg like a tooth?

The shell of the egg is made of the same stuff as the inside layer of a tooth.


Why does a chick have a special tooth called an egg tooth?

It helps it to get out of the egg when it is hatching. It is not a tooth in the proper sense and in most cases it is lost after hatching.


How long does a baby chick keep its egg tooth?

A baby chick typically loses its egg tooth within the first few days after hatching. The egg tooth is used to break through the shell during the hatching process, and once the chick is out of the egg, it is no longer needed.


How do you get a chick out of a egg?

the egg tooth it takes 21 days


Does a birds egg tooth fall off?

Yes, a bird's egg tooth is a temporary structure used to help the chick break through the eggshell during hatching. The egg tooth typically falls off or is absorbed shortly after hatching, as it is no longer needed once the chick has emerged from the egg.


How many teeth do baby jaguars have?

Baby alligators have one egg tooth when they're born that helps them to get out of the egg


Do ducks have an egg tooth?

Yes.


Do all birds have beaks or bills instead of teeth?

Yes. The only tooth that a modern bird could have that I am aware of is an egg tooth that some chicks possess when they are trying to hatch from the egg but the egg tooth falls off soon after hatching.


Why do baby sea turtles grow up with out a mom or dad?

turtles lay they egg and leve