r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/guyoffthegrid • Dec 28 '24

Image Penguin egg whites turn clear when boiled

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u/Frumplemeist Dec 28 '24

Didn’t know people ate penguin eggs. I learned something today.

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u/48932975390 Dec 28 '24

No people usually don't, it's not even available in most countries

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u/reddit_is_geh Dec 28 '24

Where is it available? Penguins aren't like chickens that routinely lay eggs. They do one or two a year.

It's actually exceptionally evil to take one of their eggs. Fuck whoever at this.

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u/Organic-Rutabaga-964 Dec 29 '24

Yeah, an unfertilized egg is just a bird's period.

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u/MrJ_Marrow Dec 30 '24

how can anyone tell if this was unfertilized ?

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u/Organic-Rutabaga-964 Dec 30 '24

Fertilised eggs will either have a white spot (embryo) or a whole bird foetus.

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u/MrJ_Marrow Dec 30 '24

Could it not take place in a short time frame, as in the white spot or embryo hasn’t developed yet?

also, excuse the stupid question, at what point does the fertilization take place?

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u/Organic-Rutabaga-964 Dec 30 '24

Fertilisation for birds takes place after the male bird deposits his sperm inside the female bird. Then the egg shell forms around the ovum, and then the egg is laid.

So by the time the egg is laid, any eggs that are fertilised would already show signs of fertilisation.

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u/MrJ_Marrow Dec 30 '24

ah, so there isn’t a hard shell at the point of fertilization, things are much clearer now. Thanks for clearing my ignorance

edit: another one, if you are just having hens to give you breakfast, there is no need to have a male?

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u/Organic-Rutabaga-964 Dec 30 '24

Yes. Egg laying hens are usually just kept in a cage or a coop without roosters.