eggshells
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After cutting themselves out, the hatchlings may lie in their eggshells for hours before starting to dig out of the nest.
A statue of Arsinoe II of Egypt riding an ostrich was found in a tomb in Egypt. Hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari use ostrich eggshells as water containers, punching a hole in them.
DDT caused thinning of their eggshells, which caused the eggs to break before hatching.
It caused the thinning of eggshells of birds, damaged their reproductive abilities and nearly wiped out populations of peregrine falcons and eagles.
Being a transgender lesbian is constantly walking on eggshells to not prove them right.
If you want to include your dog in the Easter egg hunt activities, there is no problem with allowing your dog to find a few eggs of its own, as long as the eggshells have been colored with simple non-toxic food coloring.