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Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

Re: Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

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Originally Posted by TheNorm (Post 34486158)

Bizarre!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7235205.stm

youve put me off my breakfast norm.;)

Re: Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

kind of freaky, but interesting way of feeding your wee ones

I wonder if thats how canibals started out??? :erm:

ik

Re: Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

That's fascinating, and squick-worthy, all at the same time. :)

The article didn't say that her offspring were haming her in any way, just eating the extra skin. It seems beneficial for them both; Babies get bigger, and Mum gets rid of the extra skin she grew during the reproductive process.

Did anyone else watch the video and go 'aww!' when they showed their little teeths? :romance:

I checked Wikipedia to see if maybe they're related to slow worms, but found no connection. I did happen across this bit of info:

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

75% of the species are viviparous, meaning that they give birth to already developed offspring. The fetus is fed inside the female with special cells of the oviduct, which are eaten by the fetus with special scraping teeth.

So the ones that don't eat the mother's skin.. eat her insides instead! :shocked:

Re: Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

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Originally Posted by KaySquirrel (Post 34486246)

...So the ones that don't eat the mother's skin.. eat her insides instead! :shocked:

And I thought "Alien" was scary!

Re: Babies eat mother's skin - pictures

Suppose it does go beyond nicking cigs and the odd fiver from your purse :erm: