# Why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 29, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-porridge-bird-lay-its-eggs-in-the-air/805488 "2017-12-29T00:52:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-porridge-bird-lay-its-eggs-in-the-air/805488/21 "2018-01-06T23:04:19Z")

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