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Raptor Trivia

Raptor eggshells are made up almost entirely of water

Correct Answer: FALSE

Your Answer: TRUE

The eggshells of raptors are made up almost entirely of calcium carbonate, 70% of which is obtained directly from the female’s diet, and 30% of which is mobilized from calcium stored in the female’s skeletal system

Raptor Trivia

There are more than two dozen species of Peregrine Falcons

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