Lizard dinner

2 months ago 17th May 13:15

An Australian man was shocked when he cracked open an egg and found a lizard inside.

Doctor Peter Beaumont, 60, said: "I was cracking the eggs into a pan when I noticed one of them was all cloudy. I looked at the shell and saw a tiny gecko."

Dr Beaumont insisted the lizard had not got into the shell after he'd cracked it open because the reptile was embedded between the inner-shell and the egg's membrane.

He believes it may have crawled into the chicken to feast on an embryo before getting stuck and the egg then formed around the lizard.

I was cracking the eggs into a pan when I noticed one of them was all cloudy. I looked at the shell and saw a tiny gecko.

He has taken the egg, which he bought from a Darwin supermarket, to health experts for examination.