10 Amazing Pictures of Animals In The Womb

 

 

10 Amazing Pictures of Animals In The Womb

 

1. Dolphin

Baby dolphins are born with whiskers on their upper jaw, this calf will be in its mothers womb for up to 12 months and will spend months, even years, swimming close to mum before becoming independent.

 

 

2. Elephant

Baby elephants remain in their mothers womb for up to 2 years! Elephants will commonly not try again at having children for over 4 years. This baby elephant can weigh up to 120kg post-birth and is able to stand and walk quite easily due to how long it spends in gestation.

 

 

3. Tiger Shark

Sharks are similar to mammals in how they reproduce, however one key difference is that Tiger Sharks are ovoviviparous. Their eggs are hatched internally with baby Tiger Sharks being born live once fully developed.

 

4. Emperor Penguin

Penguins spend 64 consecutive days holding their egg inside a brooding pouch, fasting for long periods of time and taking great risk with malnutrition to provide for their young. You can see baby Penguins are born with some feathering and weight to provide protection from the cold.

 

 

5. Chihuahua

Chihuahuas can often have great difficulty in giving birth with c-sections being common procedures to help pass a litter. Newborns take a few days to open their eyes and ears, they are very small and delicate while young.

 

 

6. Cheetah

This young cub will take 90 to 98 days before coming out of its mothers womb. Cheetah cubs are incredibly cute in appearance at a young age looking very similar to household cats! Cubs are born with a mane on the underside of their neck which is gradually shed as they grow older.

 

 

7. Snake

While most snakes lay eggs some species such as Boa Constrictors and some Anacondas nourish their young via placenta and yolk sac, this adaptation is uncommon among reptiles. Baby snakes use an ‘egg tooth’ to break away from it’s mother protective membrane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Opossum

Opossums have a very interesting way of raising their young, babies are essentially born twice! Gestation takes around 12 – 14 days at the end of which this very delicate worm-like baby finds its way to the mother’s pouch where it will spend up to 125 days before entering the wild.

 

 

9. Lemon Shark

During gestation baby lemon sharks have almost translucent skin and appear squid like, they will remain in the womb for up to 1 year. They are born into areas of shallow water known as a nursery where they can live for several years before venturing out into deeper water.

 

 

 

10. Polar Bear

These 2 adorable cubs will remain in the womb for 8 months. During this gestation period the mother can double its body weight putting on 200kg in the space of 4 months. Cubs are only born with a thin layer of fur and stay close to their mother for many weeks.