The Penguin That Lays One-And-A-Half Egg

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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The erect-crested penguin is known for laying what appears to be one-and-a-half eggs

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It is because the first egg is significantly smaller than the second

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They lay two eggs, but the first, smaller egg is usually rejected and not brooded

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The first egg is only about half the size of the second and is not incubated by the parents, meaning it doesn't hatch

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The first egg is often lost from the nest, either before or soon after the second egg is laid

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It is believed that the parents may even deliberately break or eject it

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Erect-crested penguins are sometimes called "forgotten penguins"

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This is because their breeding colonies are located on remote and difficult-to-access islands

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