What type of bird lays the most eggs?

Some birds lay a single egg. Others lay clutches of eggs. Game species, such as gray partridges, chukars and ring-necked pheasants, generally lay the most eggs – 15 to 20 at a time. Wild turkeys lay clutches of eight to 12 eggs, and occasionally up to 20.

What animal lays 100 eggs at once?

Why do butterflies lay 100 eggs, but birds lay few eggs? – Quora.

Which animal lays the largest number of eggs?

OSTRICH. The ostrich is the biggest bird. It lays the largest eggs of any animal.

What kind of fertilization birds have?

Birds reproduce sexually and have internal fertilization. Mating is generally preceded by courtship. Birds’ amniotic eggs have hard shells and are laid in a nest. The eggs are usually incubated until they hatch.

Which bird has the most beautiful eggs?

Think quail’s eggs are fancy? Emu eggs can weigh up to two pounds, and despite their alarming size, are prized as a delicacy around the world. With a bright greenish-blue shell, this is considered to be among the most beautiful eggs in the world.

Which bird lays only one egg in a year?

Answer: Laysan albatrosses is the only species of bird which lay only one or two egg in a year.

Which bird lays only one egg in two years?

Which is the only animal to the four knees?

Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps.

What animal that lays eggs that’s not a bird?

Most amphibians, snakes, and fish lay eggs, however there are some exceptions, like boas and vipers. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs; including the echidna, spiny anteater, and the platypus.

What mammal reproduces the most?

Which mammal has the most babies in its lifetime?

• WHITE RHINO BABIES: 11.
• TIGER BABIES: 15.
• AMERICAN BLACK BEAR BABIES: 20.
• BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG BABIES: 24.
• NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO BABIES: 54.
• VIRGINIA OPOSSUM BABIES: 108.
• NORWAY LEMMING BABIES: 192.
• EUROPEAN RABBIT: 360.

What is the only bird that Cannot fly?

Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. There are over 60 extant species, including the well known ratites (ostriches, emu, cassowaries, rheas, and kiwi) and penguins. The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g).