A List Of All The Wild Animal Babies People Haven’t Witnessed Being Born
Everyone knows what a kitten or a puppy looks like. They’re basically just miniature versions of their parents. Horses and elephants are the same way. They emerge from their mother’s womb, appearing exactly how you would expect them to look.
But there are lots of other animals that we’ve never seen when they’re young, so whether they take after their parents or not is just a big question mark to us. Here is a list of animals you might recognize but have never seen as a newborn.
Great White Shark
It’s tough to observe the reproductive cycle of deep-sea species because, well, they’re deep underwater and surrounded by darkness. Even for creatures as large as great white sharks, their designated birthing places have remained elusive.
However, in 2024, a drone captured rare footage of a newborn great white shark. The baby shark was five feet long and was shedding a layer of some kind of white substance from its body as it swam.
It’s likely that the shark was shedding intrauterine substances after just entering the world. It is also possible that the shark may have just been a juvenile with a skin condition.
Blue Whale
The biggest mammal on earth is the blue whale, and yet nobody has ever observed one giving birth. But blue whales have been spotted performing a mating ritual and nursing a calf.
According to the Marine Mammal Center, newborn blue whales come out weighing around 5,000 to 6,000 pounds. Over the course of their lives, they visit every ocean except for the Arctic. It’s thought that they travel to the waters near Central America to have their babies.
John – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual whales
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Saola
Saola, also known as the Asian unicorn, is found in Laos and Vietnam within the deep forests of the Annamite Mountains. It is similar to other hoofed animals like cattle, bison, and yaks.
Very few people have seen a live saola. We only know of their existence from remains in villages and camera traps. With the saola being so difficult to track down, it’s not surprising that nobody has ever seen one give birth.
Javan Rhino
There are just five species of rhinoceros left on the planet, and the Javan rhino is one of them. Toward the beginning of 2024, wild newborns were caught on camera.
The Javan rhino is an endangered species, and the entire population lives in the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java. So, of course, that is where the rhinos are giving birth. Still, no one has reported witnessing an actual birth.
Snow Leopard
Snow leopards are bred in captivity, so scientists have a better chance of gaining insight into their birthing process. They have only recently discovered the dens where snow leopards have their cubs after tracking females wearing radio collars.
The dens are well hidden, blending seamlessly into the rocky terrain. Perhaps a remote wildlife camera will finally capture some footage.
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