The eggtra-ordinary orb was hatched in the early 17th century. It was laid by the now-extinct great elephant bird of Madagascar, a flightless beast which could weigh up to half a ton and measured 10ft tall.
Hundreds of years later, it has been painstakingly put back together from shell shards and will be put on sale this week at the Chelsea Antiques Fair in England.
Antiques dealer John Shepherd scrambled to lay his hands on an elephant egg for more than 20 years before finding this example which will cost it's new owner about $7000.
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omelet anyone?... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Cory | March 27, 2009 8:28 PM | Score: 1 (9 votes cast)
omelet anyone?
1. Posted by Cory | March 27, 2009 8:28 PM |
Score: 1 (9 votes cast)
Posted on March 27, 2009 20:28
2. Posted by Jib Jibby | March 28, 2009 10:35 AM | Score: -2 (14 votes cast)
I would eat the hell out of that egg.
2. Posted by Jib Jibby | March 28, 2009 10:35 AM |
Score: -2 (14 votes cast)
Posted on March 28, 2009 10:35
3. Posted by shelly | March 29, 2009 12:07 AM | Score: 1 (9 votes cast)
can you say yabadabadoo
3. Posted by shelly | March 29, 2009 12:07 AM |
Score: 1 (9 votes cast)
Posted on March 29, 2009 00:07
4. Posted by wildofski | March 29, 2009 3:34 AM | Score: 2 (8 votes cast)
Attsa mighty big egg
4. Posted by wildofski | March 29, 2009 3:34 AM |
Score: 2 (8 votes cast)
Posted on March 29, 2009 03:34
5. Posted by Eats, shoots, and leaves | March 29, 2009 4:09 PM | Score: 6 (24 votes cast)
"[...] this example which will cost it's new owner about $7000"
Is it that no one cares about proper apostrophe usage these days, or that they just don't proofread anymore? :(
"It's" = "it is", people.
5. Posted by Eats, shoots, and leaves | March 29, 2009 4:09 PM |
Score: 6 (24 votes cast)
Posted on March 29, 2009 16:09
6. Posted by Tommy | March 30, 2009 12:08 AM | Score: 1 (13 votes cast)
Think the eggs is big, How bout the hole it came out of
6. Posted by Tommy | March 30, 2009 12:08 AM |
Score: 1 (13 votes cast)
Posted on March 30, 2009 00:08
7. Posted by pounds | March 30, 2009 9:26 AM | Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
someone is right here, 'its' should be the correct one......
7. Posted by pounds | March 30, 2009 9:26 AM |
Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
Posted on March 30, 2009 09:26
8. Posted by lonni | March 30, 2009 9:03 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
ouch!
8. Posted by lonni | March 30, 2009 9:03 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on March 30, 2009 21:03