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    • Rights: Alison Cree Published 31 January 2018 Size: 230 KB Referencing Hub media

    A juvenile tuatara has a horny (not calcified) egg tooth on its jaw to help it break out of its shell. This falls off shortly after it hatches.

    Acknowledgement: Associate Professor Alison Cree

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