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Old 01-08-2007, 11:35 AM   #6
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It means that the new little organism broke it shell (egg) in order to come out into the world. I am confident that Buslady can answer better than me but turtles use their beaks to break the inner lining of their egg. The first picture in the thread is a good example of this.
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