Animals that are Hatched from Eggs

Sea turtles are born with the instinct to move toward the brightest direction. On a natural beach, the direction is the light of the open horizon. That's how they know the direction of the sea when they emerge from their nests.

Like most reptiles, crocodiles lay eggs. The female lays them in the sand or under rotting leaves.She covers them to protect them from hungry snakes, birds, goannas or even other crocodiles. These animals like to eat crocodile eggs.

Chickens and other egg-laying creatures are widely kept throughout the world, and mass production of chicken eggs is a global industry. In 2009, an estimated 62.1 million metric tons of eggs were produced worldwide from a total laying flock of approximately 6.4 billion hens.