When you lay an ostrich egg next to chicken, goose, and duck eggs, it's a bit like looking at a set of Russian matryoshka dolls, those cute little wooden moppets that nest snuggly inside of each ...

What am I? And for archaeologists in Israel, eight prehistoric ostrich eggs – thought to be between 4,000 and 7,500 years old – proved as valuable as treasure when they were discovered near an ...

Eight ostrich eggs dating back at least 4,000 years were recently uncovered in the Israeli desert in the south of the country, where the sand dunes they were buried under likely enabled their ...

Two ostrich eggs left in the nest were under attack by a variety of vultures, which were trying vainly to peck through the tough shells. While the Van Lawicks watched and photographed, they ...

Are there eggs from other birds that you’d recommend? I’ve heard that a single ostrich egg is big enough to make an omelette for a whole family. —Anonymous, N.Y.C. Eight years ago ...

Here, we explore six animals known for laying the largest eggs, marvels of nature that provide the first nurturing environment for the offspring of these remarkable creatures. The ostrich lays the ...