• Question: Which comes first the chicken or the egg and why ?

    Asked by rndomz96 to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 17 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by shamila121, fatima715.
    • Photo: Sarah Thomas

      Sarah Thomas answered on 16 Jun 2011:


      The egg because eggs were laid by reptiles before chickens evolved!! 😀

    • Photo: Dalya Soond

      Dalya Soond answered on 16 Jun 2011:


      I’d say the egg is part of the chicken, so then the chicken comes first.

    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 16 Jun 2011:


      The egg and for why take a look here

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13746379

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 16 Jun 2011:


      Definitely the egg. Although I take Sarah’s point, if you mean a “chicken egg”, then it is still the egg.

      The article that Tim posted up explains why.

    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 17 Jun 2011:


      The chicken or the egg? Definitely the egg!

      The chicken or the chicken egg? This is a philosophical question! 🙂

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