Episode 16: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (2 of 4)

10/25/16 • 3 min

We learn more about the chick growing inside the egg, specifically the chick's egg tooth, which allows the chick to begin breathing and then to peck his way through... and then soon disappears!

We learn more about the chick growing inside the egg, specifically the chick's egg tooth, which allows the chick to begin breathing and then to peck his way through... and then soon disappears!

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Episode 15: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (1 of 4)

The 2-inch package of the chicken egg is an ingenious design. Grab an egg from your fridge as we learn about the incredible process of the chick's growth.

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Episode 17: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (3 of 4)

Why would blind and uncaring evolutionary mutations place the air sack at the large end of the egg? How did blood vessels mutate to coincidentally find nourishment that could be assimilated by the embryos system?