TIL newborn opossums are the size of a dime
TIL newborn opossums are the size of a dime
I knew they were tiny because they are marsupials, but not that tiny. Squee!
it looks like a fetal tortellini
18 0 ReplyForbidden tortellini
11 0 ReplyLike super forbidden or just frowned upon? Asking for a friend.
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So... A fetallini?
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So I guess the marsupial pouch is really like an external womb, because that would be a fetus of any other mammal. Nature is crazy.
16 0 ReplyYes, that’s it! They climb in there, swallow the nipple and continue to “bake in the oven.”
14 0 ReplySugar Gliders are tiny, they look similar in size to larva last time I saw them
7 0 ReplySo is it just like full of shit when they are coming out?
5 0 ReplyAnd they probably have a nice proper fourth trimester too.
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For anyone else who had no idea how marsupial fetus-babies climbed from vagina to pouch: link
3 0 ReplyFuck knows how that evolved.
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11-13 days after mating. That's some real time baby feedback.
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i thought you were presenting your weird ear wax at first.
5 0 ReplyI can do that, too. One time I got my ears irrigated cause I had a wax buildup, and I swear the piece that came out looked like Africa. I could hear so much better that day.
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