In 2017, scientists analyzed the shape of nearly 50,000 eggs from 1,400 different bird species, and plotted them based on how elliptical–or squished–they are, and how pointy–or asymmetrical–one end is.
在 2017 年,科學家分析了來自 1400 種鳥禽、5 萬顆蛋的形狀,並且依照橢圓 —— 或說擠壓 —— 程度以及某端的尖頂程度 —— 即不對稱 —— 繪製圖表。