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Penguin Egg Colour


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Penguin Egg Colour. In may and early june, the female lays a single egg. Let's look at a few species of penguins and how they look after their eggs.

Emperor Penguin Egg Size
Emperor Penguin Egg Size from ar.inspiredpencil.com

Penguin eggs’ colors vary depending on the species and range from white to bluish. Adelie penguin (pygoscelis adeliae) egg white contains ∼30% ovalbumin (poval) and 25% pen, while chicken egg white contains ∼55%. Emperor penguins are the only species of penguin that lay just one egg, all other species lay two.

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Emperor Penguin Egg Size

What do emperor penguins eggs look like? Emperor penguins are the only species of penguin that lay just one egg, all other species lay two. Penguin eggs’ colors vary depending on the species and range from white to bluish. Adelie penguin (pygoscelis adeliae) egg white contains ∼30% ovalbumin (poval) and 25% pen, while chicken egg white contains ∼55%.

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