Egg from Demon Duck of Doom (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Egg from Demon Duck of Doom

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To the right an emu-egg and to the left the egg, that the researchers believe originates from the Demon Duck of Doom, Genyornis newtoni. The latter egg weighs about 1.5 kilograms which is more than 20 times the weight of an average chicken egg.

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Trevor Worthy

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