Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) egg with embryo developing on a plant leaf in a breeding pond during March or spring, UK

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These eggs had been exposed by coots or ducks feeding among the pond plants and the plant had been broken off - normally the leaf would be folded over protecting the eggs.

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Size: 4465px × 2977px
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Sam Oaksey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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