Emperor penguin egg
Emperor penguin egg collected in 1911, on Scott's last expedition to Antarctica. The hole shows where the embryo was removed for study. This is 1 of only 3 penguin eggs collected when fresh under extremely harsh conditions in Antarctica by members of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition team. It was hoped that the embryos inside would confirm a link between reptiles and birds
Picture No
10987363
Media ID
47628042
Size
5173px x 3651px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
Date
1911
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