Texas company hatches live chicks from artificial eggs in breakthrough that could revive the dodo: report

The chicks will remain at the company's avian facility for the rest of their lives, Lamm said.

According to The New York Post, the artificial egg is compatible with standard incubators and could potentially support eggs as large as those laid by moa birds.

Lamm told The New York Post that the company believes the moa could return by the early 2030s, while the dodo could be revived within four or five years.

"The avian reproductive toolkit has lagged behind mammalian systems for decades because birds present unique developmental challenges," Dr. Beth Shapiro, chief science officer of Colossal, told the outlet. "The artificial egg changes that."