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Colossal Hatches Chicks in Fake Shells

scienceMay 22, 2026·143 words·2 min read
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Colossal Hatches Chicks in Fake Shells
Colossal is a company in the United States. On Tuesday, it said it hatched 26 baby chickens in an artificial shell. This is not a real eggshell. The company wants to bring extinct birds back one day. Scientists put real chicken eggs into the device. They watched the babies grow inside.
The company also wants to bring back the moa. The moa was a very tall bird from New Zealand. It was about three metres tall. People killed all the moas about 600 years ago. Moa eggs were much bigger than chicken eggs. So no bird today can carry one.
But other scientists are not sure about this work. The company did not show a real science paper. One scientist says it is not a full artificial egg. Next, the company will test bigger eggs. They want to use emu and ostrich eggs.

Key Vocabulary

adj.
not natural; made by people
adj.
all dead; no longer alive
n.
a big bird from New Zealand, now dead
n.
people who study science
adj.
a very big bird from Africa that cannot fly
n.
a big bird from Australia that cannot fly
n.
a machine made for a job
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

artificialadj.

not natural; made by people

nhân tạoartificial人工のyapayartificialsztucznyاصطناعيkunstmatigискусственный人造的인공의
extinctadj.

all dead; no longer alive

đã tuyệt chủngextinto絶滅したsoyu tükenmişextintowymarłyمنقرضuitgestorvenвымерший灭绝的멸종된
moan.

a big bird from New Zealand, now dead

chim moamoa (ave extinta)モア（絶滅鳥）moa (soyu tükenmiş kuş)moa (ave extinta)moa (wymarły ptak)موا (طائر منقرض)moa (uitgestorven vogel)моа (вымершая птица)恐鸟（已灭绝大鸟）모아(멸종된 새)
scientistn.

people who study science

nhà khoa họccientistas科学者bilim insanlarıcientíficosnaukowcyعلماءwetenschappersучёные科学家과학자
ostrichadj.

a very big bird from Africa that cannot fly

đà điểuavestruzダチョウdeve kuşuavestruzstruśنعامةstruisvogelстраус鸵鸟타조
emun.

a big bird from Australia that cannot fly

đà điểu emuemaエミューemuemúemuإيموemoeэму鸸鹋에뮤
devicen.

a machine made for a job

thiết bịdispositivo装置cihazdispositivourządzenieجهازapparaatустройство装置장치

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The company hatched 26 baby chickens in an artificial shell.

2

The moa was a small bird from New Zealand.

3

Next, the company will test bigger eggs.

4

Other scientists are sure that the work is finished and complete.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Where did scientists put the real chicken eggs?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why can no bird today carry a moa egg?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The chickens grew inside an ______ shell, not a real eggshell.

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