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A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck

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Rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck.

What looks like a tiny hen's egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail.

The video was taken at a facility on the South Island ’s West Coast .

Conservation rangers have cared for a population of the snails in chilled containers for nearly two decades .

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semi-formal

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English

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