...the size of a jelly bean at birth with no legs!!!!! Soooo little. Are they technically still incubating in the pouch then? I know what I'm procrastinating with today!!
@elliebean: Yep. Marsupials hail from an earlier branch of gestational mammalian development. It's a nice compromise between uterine development (which can be rough on mom) and infant development (which is frequently complicated for the infant).
Ever since watching the World of Mammals documentary series with David Attenborough, I've been a little obsessed with monotremes (platypus and echidnas) and marsupials. They're sooooooooooooo werid... and adorable!
Human babies fill me with fear and loathing. But animal babies make me want to be an animal mommy. I think I was mistakenly given the biological clock of another species—maybe a poodle. Which means there could be a poodle out there who desperately wants a human child of her very own…
@Kivrin: A poodlebaby for you, as long as I get my kittenbaby. It's just what I've always wanted. And if a kittenbaby isn't possible, then a giant-wad-of-moneybaby would also be welcomed.
Garrett: Steve, would you be happier if your wife gave birth to a baby or a kitten?
Steve: A kitten, of course.
Garrett: That’s the right answer. Next question, what would you do if your wife gave birth to a baby made of chocolate?
Steve: "You’ve made me the proudest father in the world… CHOMP!"
@JinxyMcDeath: Which is cool by me, although, as a friend maintains, it's a little sexist that women can have men's names and be considered cool, whereas men with women's/unisex names and usually mocked or pitied. But what can you do?
@Ms. Audrey Horne: actually newborn humans can survive. I was given cow's milk from the get go & lived to tell. It's definitely not recommended now, but it was to my mom, 30 yrs ago.
Now I can't stand milk, especially the smell of it.
@Norton: I agree. I have two chihuahuas (a boy and a girl) and people always ask us why we never bred them (they're both fixed, obviously). It's all I can do to keep from screaming about lack of proper breeding, "sizing" down dogs to the point that they can't give birth unassisted, and the fact that irresponsible breeding is the reason one of my two was days away from being put to sleep at the pound and the other had been in three homes, then the pound-- too many aww!cutepuppies!!! and not enough homes. Grr. My blood pressure.
@xuatastic: Until the enemy decides to use a cat attack to defeat us. We'll think they're our friends, but no doubt they'll have missile packs and grenades. Cats are shameless in their strange loyalties, and also evil. This is why I prefer them as pets.
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Garrett: Steve, would you be happier if your wife gave birth to a baby or a kitten?
Steve: A kitten, of course.
Garrett: That’s the right answer. Next question, what would you do if your wife gave birth to a baby made of chocolate?
Steve: "You’ve made me the proudest father in the world… CHOMP!"
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And I die of whooping squee.
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OMGGGGGGGGGG SO CUTE MORE SHRILL NOISES.
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I am always shocked when I see these itty bitty dogs. "If Yukon Cornelius were a mean kitty he could eat you for a midmorning snack!"
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Now I can't stand milk, especially the smell of it.
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We have a love/hate relationship. I love her, she hates my guts. It's so sad.
All I want to do is squish her because she's so cute. But she's an equal opportunity discriminator. She hates everyone except my husband.
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and aw, poor momma.
Srsly guys, can we stop breeding pets that can't even give birth on their own safely? Sorry to be a downer on a cute thread.
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YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!
I feel so sorry for animals that pretty much have to birth via c-section by default.
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