Why don't we eat reptile eggs? — Bella, 7, Arizona
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Some people do eat reptile eggs. But humans spent thousands of years domesticating birds until we have today's chickens. Read More ...
Dear Friends,
I get amazing questions from curious kids all over the world. So many of you want to know whether chickens or eggs came first.
It turns out, that’s one of the first questions I ever received—way back in 2001. A lot has changed since then. But a lot has stayed the same, including my answer, which was originally in the form of a comic.

To find out the answer, I read my notes from my late friend Ken Kardong, former zoologist at Washington State University.
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