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Candling a kiwi egg

Candling a kiwi egg to discover the viability of the egg.

Candling an egg shows the viability of an egg. This allows conservation staff to age an egg within 1–2 days of its actual developmental stage.

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Rights: Kim Oliver
Published: 9 July 2010Size: 797.55 KB
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