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while developing in the egg, baby ducks form three to five rows of embryonic teeth. generally by the time a duckling is three months old, all teeth have either fallen out or been resorbed as the duckling grows. for years, scientists believed that this was merely a genetic remnant maintained by the common duck as they evolved from the dinosaurs.

careful observation of embryonic ducks, however, has shown us that the purpose of these teeth are actually far more sinister. dr. isaac freundenshin, using a highly sophisticated form of 3d scanning and mapping software and standard sonagram machine, discovered that each egg actually contained multiple fertizlized embryos immediately after being laid. as the embryos develop and space become more of an issue inside the egg, the larger, stronger ones attack and consume the weaker ones.

as the embryos become even more advanced, the battles become quite vicious and can last hours at a time. many duckling embryos lose teeth, but the body simply advances another developing tooth into place, much like seen in modern day sharks.

in one exceptionally startling battle documented by dr. freundenshin, one embryo developed a crude weapon from the partially consumed carcass of an earlier battle and used it to bludgeon a weaker foe to death. the doctor was quite shaken by the incident, and destroyed the video tapes of it in what he now realizes was a regrettable decision.

by the time the embryo is fully developed, it is the sole Survivor of battlefield egg, and the teeth are no long necessary.

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