ObGyn Reacts: Weirdest Animal Births

[@gillianshima2260]

I need a you do you-terus t-shirt 😂

[@MamaDoctorJones]

Next Merch? 😆 Should we? 🤔

[@lisaloki5337]

Great idea

[@AirQuotes]

I'd definitely buy that

[@caseysilman5771]

I would 1000000% buy that. This video has been my favourite you’ve put out MDJ. Hilarious and even as an Australian, I’ve learnt some weird things about kangaroos 😂

[@ixykix]

yessssssss!

[@Kira-bh9fi]

"the two-meter fall from their mother’s womb to the ground below doesn’t hurt baby giraffes, but rather helps them by snapping their short umbilical cords and tearing the amniotic sack. The shock of the landing also helps stimulate the little giraffe to take its first breaths." Found this on some safari website :D

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Kind of like when doctors of old would smack a newborn human on the bottom. It could surprise them into taking that first breath for the first wail. Interesting to note, I have heard of cases where where when a baby's head is delivered that the baby is already breathing before full delivery. Were I birthing that way, I would probably count it as part of the joy of birthing. I think afterward I would count it a little weird. Then again, if I had birthed a baby, I would constantly be thinking of Chummy saying, "Squealing like a piglet! Just the way we like them!"

[@lucijarozitis5484]

There was a giraffe at a zoo I went to that had a distinct kink in it's neck which was apparently the result of it's mother sitting down while giving birth, instead of standing as they usually do. It got tangled up under her or something. Fortunately it didn't appear to have caused any major health issues, but I found it fascinating at the time to learn that it's actually better for giraffe babies if they do have that drop.

[@psychinteresting727]

Isn’t it amazing how everything in nature seems to serve its purpose?? So cool

[@Lau3464l]

@@psychinteresting727 that’s because the things that are detrimental tend to lead to death before reproduction. If something seems to be serving a purpose, it’s because it either didn’t kill the animal or it let it live long enough to reproduce. These processes take thousands to millions of years to completely weed out the harmful things.

[@shadowsun5704]

@@ginnyjollykidd infants can’t breath even if their head is birthed. Their lungs are still collapsed.

[@michellehanson984]

When I was pregnant with my first baby and was getting really nervous about giving birth, I started watching animal births on KZbin because it seemed less intimidating to start there. I ended up finding it very soothing, because I could reassure myself that at least my baby wouldn't be dropping six feet to the ground and wouldn't weigh 200 lbs and I wouldn't have to eat my placenta...

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

A lot of people do eat their placenta, apparently it can help reduce the possibility of post partum depression. They cook it, of course and according to someone I know who actually did it, it has the taste and texture of beef liver.

[@michellehanson984]

@@blobbertmcblob4888 I've heard that, and it must be getting more common because during my most recent pregnancy the nurses asked me if I was planning to take the placenta home, a question I had certainly never gotten before! I'm just glad it's not a biological imperative - I'm not a liver fan.

[@sheilashoop3308]

🤣

[@christinafidance340]

I used to watch the animals shows when I was pregnant just because I honestly felt like I could relate to them better than the women I was seeing on TLC at the time!!! You know, the ones talking about their birth plans and and decorating their miseries w/crazy themes and stuff.

[@homla8116]

In birth I just had a mantra going "I'm not a hyena" and "not through a penis" 😂 It helped.

[@annekecaramin]

Sloths are really adapted to living upside down, their musculature actually functions optimally in that position, which is why they look awkward as hell if you put them on the ground. Fun fact: the first European scientists to discover sloths named them sloth and described them as a 'useless animal' because they put them on the ground and were surprised when they couldn't move around efficiently. The sloth is built for saving energy and being camouflaged, which is how they survive. In fact, their metabolism is so slow they can spare a lot of energy towards healing, and can survive injuries that would kill other animals. I recently got to help take care of a sloth with a bacterial infection on its skin and the way it healed was amazing to see.

[@lauren8627]

Wow. That just reminds me of the quote "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree." I mean in this case the Sloth would have nailed that exercise, but seriously European biologists what in the world!!!!

[@bubblingbubztheklown5902]

Don't some sloths turn green from moss build up and then attract bugs? I wonder if any of that helps with the healing.

[@faolanj66]

OMG I'm so proud of sloths

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

I heard the coolest story that a zoo decided to mix up the animals and see what happened. So the put the sloth exhibit next to the dolphins and they got along so well! The dolphins thought the sloths were so cool and the sloths were more active and interactive through the glass or whatever. I don't know the details or what zoo, but I think it's so cool! Wait, I just looked it up. They had a sloth named Chico touring the Texas Aquarium.

[@kouusa]

They can also swim extremely well.

[@allisnelson]

My immediate response to the kiwi bird story was, well OF COURSE the lady kiwi makes the dad watch the eggs. She’s recovering from the absolute destruction that egg wreaked on her. Lol.

[@marquistf1996]

Lmao exactly. She’s done more than enough at this point 😂

[@drunkenelf5990]

I was kinda upset that she didn't give the male more props for sittting on that egg for 3 months, being vulnerable to predators, HOPING that an INSECT crawls by for some kind of sustenance, while anything bigger than half of my arm can swallow him whole. Like that ain't commitment??? Tell me your man would do the same if godzilla was out there somewhere. Lol. (Issa joke, be calm, my friends.) Kiwi dads DESERVE the props. You thinking with someone whose vagina was made for delivering human babies. Kiwis have "vaginas" for delivering kiwi babies. It's. Nature. 😂😂 I'm not surprised by any of the births near to the extent she seems to be. We nurture our babies a LOT because A) we can, and if B) we don't, they die. Animals are AMAZING and we parade our brains around like it's the only thing that matters. (Perhaps a philisophical point is applicalbe here, idk) I just think it's awesome! (Especially seeing how many dead-beat dads show up in the human population compared to how much care is required for a human baby to survive...

[@opalyasu7159]

The dad stays behind for moral support

[@melonsauce1474]

Not made but just able enough.@@drunkenelf5990

[@hannahwinterhalder741]

​@drunkenelf5990 The funny thing is though that as you pointed out humans are adapted to delivering human babies - and it is dangerous. Without modern medicine a lot of women would (and still sadly do in some parts of the world) die of or shortly after childbirth. So it is truly amazing that a bird can do something even more impressive. And even though they are equipped to lay that egg, they still can't eat cause it so huge....so it still seems like a struggle. And you could also say that Kiwi dad's are made to sit at the nest, so by your logic they deserve no praise too

[@megansnyder13]

An interesting fact I learned from a book I got for my daughter from the library is that 9 banded armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets. They're always either all female or all male and are the result of one egg splitting in two and then each of those eggs splitting in two again.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

Times nature got oddly specific

[@chandelier6019]

damn like meiosis or something

[@rhaenysgames8115]

I looked it up and saw it described as armadillo polyembryony which gave me some interesting articles. Definitely worth a read if you are interested in biology

[@Savikelle]

Their embryo clones then they give birth to four

[@jessc4344]

sounds just like echidnas, where the male also has a 4 pronged penis

[@starrnanigans6402]

As someone who grew up watching Animal Planet and Discovery Channel almost daily, I’m enjoying seeing Mama Doctor Jones get her mind blown just like I did when I was little lmao 😂🤣

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Right? LOL. It drove my dad crazy when I was watching animal births haha, he was all "how many animals do you need to see being born?" lmfao.

[@bunnyslippers191]

I just accepted it as weird but ok. I was probably too young to get my mind blown. Let's face it, for kids pretty much *everything* is weird the first time they see it.

[@hez5160]

Right!? This is exactly what I was thinking!

[@tatianacronk1436]

I was thinking the same thing😂😂

[@sleepykittyMMD]

Ikr? 🤣

[@spookayitsme]

7:30 fun fact, the kangaroo embryo can't actually physically disconnect from the nipple ... They're fused, you actually kill it if you pull it off due to trauma around it's mouth 😬

[@angelheart5584]

Jesus Christ!. . How'd you figure that out?

[@spookayitsme]

@@angelheart5584 I watched it in a David Attenborough documentary.

[@angelheart5584]

@@spookayitsme Well thanks for the horrifying information. I will be sure to use it wisely.

[@d-meth]

Otherwise it might fall out after being bumped off the nipple by their older twin feeding, kangaroos hop after all.

[@the.genderless.sinner7271]

All of this about kangaroos isn’t specific to them, it’s true of all marsupials

[@feliksozolina6894]

Recently graduated zoologist/ecologist from Australia coming in lol... Embryonic diapause involves halting development at the blastocyst stage (in roos it's 100-cell so super early in development). This actually happens across a bunch of different mammalian families but is most common in macropods (hopping marsupials like kangaroos and wallabies) and mustelids (including badgers, weasels, mink, etc but I'm not as familiar as those) so it's definitely evolved a bunch of times all over the world. This makes sense when you consider the advantages, especially in unpredictable environments like most of Australia. If conditions are good, you can get out babies quickly without having to take time to go mate again between them. The actual mechanism is primarily controlled by prolactin, which triggers and maintains it. So as long as a female has an infant currently suckling, the embryo will stay in suspended animation. When the infant stops suckling either because it's developed sufficiently or passed away, prolactin goes down so the diapause stops and the new baby can develop. In at least one seasonally breeding species I know of (the tammar wallaby) diapause happens and is also maintained by photoperiod after the suckling joey leaves. The embryo will stay in diapause until the summer solstice when days start becoming shorter again. I always found this really neat because it's like a completely different way of regulating a seasonal breeding cycle without actual seasonal mating that corresponds to it. Also spotted hyena pseudopenises are really a fascinating adaptation. There are other species which have a pseudopenis but hyenas are pretty unique in having their reproductive and urinary tracts run through them. Despite the obvious drawbacks it does actually give female hyenas an advantage. Because intercourse has to happen through the pseudopenis, it's really difficult for a male hyena to mate with a female if she doesn't want him to. Like basically impossible. This means that mate choice is totally up to her.

[@ScientistCat]

Sounds like natural selection has favored social structure over individual survival.

[@AstridVanTD]

This so so interesting! Im planning to do zoology when I graduate

[@rikkibarkhorn9101]

As someone who recently graduated college with a wildlife biology degree, I can tell you the way animals reproduce can be weird. As far as the two you seemed to be the most interested in, Kangaroos are almost always pregnant (though the new fertilized egg isn't always growing). As soon as the fetus attaches itself to the nipple, mom can get pregnant again (though the fertilized egg won't start to grow). Both fetus and Joey will live together in the pouch. Though most people will refer to the female hyena's unique birth canal as a pseudo-penis, people in the scientific community have started to refer to it as an enlarged clitoris as it better describes it. The weird canal can cause a baby (and mother) to die during labor, but prevents females from being impregnated by males they don't select.

[@brendaleelydon]

I'm not sure I like the thought of delivering through my clitoris any better than having a pseudowang as a birth canal... So, how do they actually mate? Does the male penetrate the clitoris? I am so disturbed right now. lol

[@jacklow9611]

Isn't Nature grand?

[@kristypenner2753]

That seems incredibly counter productive to have birth be that dangerous. Hyenas are incredibly strange animals all around. Giving birth through your clitoris sounds like one of the most painful things one could possibly endure. Maybe that's why so many die during giving birth? I can't even think about it without shuddering.

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

@@kristypenner2753 from my understanding, the mothers die if the baby ends up tearing the clitoris and start bleeding. It would be a massive wound so would be very easy for the mother to bleed to death. Don’t quote me though, I’m not a hyena expert.

[@Porcelaingirl99]

The female can retract it to allow for mating. Also they are a matriarchal species where the females are in charge. It's believed the enlarged citoris appearing like a pseudo penis helps prevent male siblings trying to kill their female siblings before they become dominant to them.

[@hannahaugustyniak11]

Fun fact about the giraffe falling: that’s actually what shocks the baby into breathing air and moving around, without the fall by baby giraffes have a hard time knowing then their out of mom. Giraffes also give birth standing up because they need to defend baby from lions, hyena, and basically everything in Africa.

[@pixxieniicky]

ur comment was stolen literally an hour later word for word :(

[@make.upexperiments7269]

I was just going to comment this! Quite possibly the only thing I remember from high school biology 😄

[@shan7180]

That is interesting.

[@gunforall6247]

“Their” is actually possessive, so the proper word would be “They’re” which is a shorter version of “they are.” :)

[@3disasterpiece031]

And basically everything in Africa 🤣💀👍🏼

[@wolfywox]

Fun kangaroo story about my local zoo: Several years back, they got a few new adult females from another zoo to join the existing mob. Not too long after the new females arrived, visitors started saying to the keepers that they saw one of them with a joey poking out of the pouch. Not the whole upper body, just an elbow or a nose. The keepers pointed out how that wasn't possible, as the male in the group wasn't able to breed, but multiple people kept bringing it up to them. So finally they isolate the female to take a closer look, and low and behold, there was a joey in the pouch. It turns out that she'd become pregnant before she left her previous zoo, and it was so early in the pregnancy that the zoo keepers hadn't spotted it, because you know, size of a jelly bean. All of the keepers at the zoo were over the moon, as they thought they wouldn't have babies again in the mob for years. They often joked about how they got two kangaroos for the price of one. 😄

[@Nan-59]

What a cool story! 🦘 Thanks!

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Squeee!

[@mossy1476]

For a second I thought it was gonna be like "she stole one from the previous group before being transfered and hid it" real happy it was NOT that

[@magicalgirlmel3289]

My local zoo got a brown bear in that had been caught raiding raiding trash cans. When she rrived they found out she was pregnant and were like "wow, okay! Two bears! Sweet!" She gave birth to triplets.

[@RLaraMoore]

And kangaroos can put the start of a pregnancy "on hold"..they can have a fertilized egg in stasis while their current baby is progressing in development, and when the first is done with nursing, then the one on hold will begin it's embryonic development towards birth. So, a kangaroo female can "get" pregnant long after she has been with any male.

[@c309176]

My sister just had her first baby this week. Her fiancé grew up on a dairy farm, and he’s helped a lot of cows give birth. Despite this he was quite apprehensive of seeing baby be born, and was planning on sticking by my sister’s side. Things didn’t go quite to plan but afterwards he said “It’s just like a calf”.

[@clarissathompson0103]

That's hilarious and a great story to tell the kiddo when they're older! 😂❤

[@wildk2425]

@Mama Doctor Jones - I'm South African and grew up in the Kruger National Park, learning a lot of things that naturalists learn and one of my favorite animals is the Hyena, they are so so misunderstood and there are amazing things their bodies can do. In females, they generally have two cubs that go through their pseudo penis (birth canal) and the umbilical cord is cut off before they go through the pseudo penis, (so their oxygen is cut off which is partly why it's so dangerous), they go down into a very narrow canal, increasing the risk for surviving birth for both mother and cub. The cubs look like little brown bears and as they grow their spots begin to show - they are born with spots you just can't see them immediately. Because they have a matriarchal system, females are more dominant than males. So if there are two female cubs they fight each other quite a bit until they establish hierarchy. Just wanted to give a little extra info if that I thought would interesting, or I'm just a nerd. lol :) EDIT: Forgot to mention they're already born with little teeth! poor mum has to suckle with cubs with teeth.

[@virginiatruett7115]

That is so interesting! I'd love to see a diagram of the internal anatomy/physiology.

[@whitneyschmitney]

Oh dear God no not teeth D:

[@raraavis7782]

They're such weird creatures. Kinda endearing in their own way, though...

[@mariontheantiquarian7849]

Saw some when I was in Kenya. Absolutely amazing creatures. Larger than I imagined. Thanks for all the wonderful information…

[@lindabenny4454]

Thanks for the extra info, they're even more amazing than I thought!

[@ThisIsNotMyPassword]

Kangaroos are really cool in that they can have three babies at once: be pregnant, have one in the pouch and one on it’s feet outside the pouch. The pausing of the pregnancy is also really useful if there’s stressful environmental conditions like a drought and they can only feed one baby at a time or know that they can’t supply for the foetus.

[@cindystewart5417]

I've always thought it was neat the way that teeny-tiny fetus moves up into the pouch, but then the Joey decides he is going to stay in there hopping in and out until he seems 3/4 the size of mom! I'd be tempted to evict him a lot sooner.

[@liz7064]

Fun fact; kangaroos can have 3 joeys developing at once, * one in the uterus * one in the pouch * one growing upside of the pouch, just learning to walk etc We love Aussie animals

[@hillbrown9672]

So they are perpetually mothering? And that man kangaroo meant bizness. Do the females get any say?

[@liz7064]

@@hillbrown9672 oh it just means they can have 3. Still they only make more if they have sex.

[@LeifNelandDk]

Humans can have many children developing at the same time with a year or less between them.

[@rinat2214]

We call that 3 under 3 lol

[@jilllangelaar1457]

I always knew The animals in Australia are big but learning this 🤯 mind blown!! So from now on animals in australia are big and very complex? 😲😳🤯😂

[@vickyg8344]

A kiwi can also lay a second egg in a clutch, only about 3 weeks after the first egg. That's a lot of work for the female! Kiwi chicks kick their way out of the egg to hatch, and come out SO cute: they're fully developed balls of fluff. They also walk and feed themselves almost straight away, with basically no post-hatching parental care... which is a big reason why they're so endangered, as they're too small to defend themselves against introduced predators.

[@jamielondon6436]

"Giraffes are kinda tall" is the kind of high-level, professional insight we've come to expect from MDJ - like Dr. Mike saying "death is pretty lethal" or something like that. ;-)

[@rileysmiley2521]

Lol

[@alissam6716]

I had to stop watching Dr. Mike. It’s hard to explain but he’s a hypocrite about covid. See D’Angelo Wallace’s Influenster 19 video

[@madalynnmccarron4590]

@@alissam6716 hadn't seen this Influencer-19 vid, thanks for this comment, that was one hell of an illuminating ride & glad i saw it

[@jamielondon6436]

@@alissam6716 It's not hard to explain, it's BS.

[@wjjsi]

@@alissam6716 nah I'm fine with watching him

[@kaleighgreen7599]

That Giraffes name was April the Giraffe and she was at a VERY small zoo in Upstate NY. The livestream was one of the best things to happen to this tiny struggling zoo (that I had been going to since I was very young), unfortunately April died at the beginning of 2021 but her baby Tajiri is still living a happy life!

[@kristypenner2753]

Oh that's sad, was it a death from old age or did she get sick?

[@Bookworm0485]

@@kristypenner2753 she was euthanized following a diagnosis of debilitating arthritis in both front legs (it had gotten to the point were there was nothing else the zoo's vets could do treatment wise) which led to her overall health beginning to deteriorate as well.

[@kristypenner2753]

@@Bookworm0485 that's very sad. 😢 Is arthritis common in giraffes? How long do the babies stay with mom? I hope the young one was not too upset. This isn't quite the same situation, though I've heard zookeepers can get quite attached to their charges; I had to euthanize my cat of 19 years just over a year ago and I'm still devastated. He was the friend that stuck by me, and didn't care one bit that I am disabled. That's one thing I love about animals, they love you no matter what. It's unfortunately difficult to find the same traits in a human being. The COVID-19 outbreak has definitely been harder on people who have a compromised body or immune system for whatever reason.

[@dani-marieward1624]

I was so excited to see that it was them!

[@tweethole2385]

I remember watching this and I remember when KZbin took down the stream because someone reported it for nudity.

[@RedAtlasMoth]

I cannot tell you how happy I got when I saw that you not only had captions available, but the fact that they weren't auto generated! I may or may not be legitimately crying, you made my whole day. It seems dumb but it really helps that much.

[@susanwilliams2392]

I get it, although from a different perspective, every time she repeats what just happened in the visuals, or says what is happening, it makes me so very happy. Love MDJ's inclusivity and thought for minorities.

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

I totally agree. Not many have captions and even less have accurate captions

[@foodofthegods]

Nah that would make my day as well

[@Good.Morning.Petty.Potatoes]

It seems to be hit or miss more often than not unfortunately.

[@williepearl278]

I watched a dolphin give birth and I must say that it was probably one of the most magical things I’ve ever seen. As soon as the baby is born, it starts swimming with her and it’s pretty cool to watch. I actually cried.

[@jamie_sitton]

fun fact: the kiwi is actually part of a group of birds that are actually almost direct discendants from dinosaurs. that group also has ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and some others. they all lay the big eggs, so thats why kiwis have such big eggs!

[@STRcircaFKR]

I feel so bad for them 😞

[@jamie_sitton]

@@Cillana yes indeed! Good that you knew all the difficult words😂 i didn't remember them

[@johnpaki1534]

Fun fact...lol relative to its size the cute little kiwi bird lays the largest egg out of all of them, but don't quote me on this I maybe wrong but I did read about, very nteresting

[@KateeAngel]

Actually, all birds are 100% dinosaurs. Cladistics don't work the way you described it. All birds are equally dinosaurs, and are equally descendants from non-avian theropod dinosaurs. Different lineages of all modern birds separated from each other already after they became "birds"

[@pappanalab]

@@KateeAngel While you’re correct about all birds being Dinosaurs there are still branches of birds that are more closely related to their non-avian theropod ancestors which is what I think they meant. IDK if Ratites are that close tho, I haven’t looked into it much.

[@JaneDoe-hy8tq]

Obgyn to Kiwi: congratulations, you’re having twins! Kiwi: 😳😳😳😳😳

[@lettherebedragons8885]

Bird/reptile twins hatch from the same egg.

[@thepip3599]

@@lettherebedragons8885 Is that always true, or just true for identical twins?

[@amiiredhead2676]

🐦: I'm dead

[@stay_p1ece_army-5.2.18]

Oh no

[@Sleepy_bobaa]

@@amiiredhead2676literally

[@KatiB5587]

Aussie veterinarian here. I love that they included the pause. I can answer questions.

[@ashleynicolesia9180]

How do kangaroos make 2 kinds of milk at once?

[@boonski]

Upvote this so MDJ can see!

[@sally8708]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but there was a good program that showed the uterine structure and that there’s two sides. One side can hold the embryo is stasis while the other undergoes the fertilization process. That way there’s always a new one ready, especially if a mother loses a joey or the fetus in the pouch. Please do correct me if I’m wrong about that though as it has been a while!! I’ll probably jump over to google for a second because I don’t remember if it’s just the vagina that is doubled or the actual uterus too. 🤔

[@alittleplaceofwonder]

So basically the kangaroo mom is non stop pregnant for 10-12 years?

[@sally8708]

Hmmm…okay so actually there’s three sections of vagina and two uteri. The side vaginas collect the sperm and the middle one actually sends down the joey embryo. But I didn’t find where the standby one is held in stasis. Fascinating though!!

[@burnt_0range319]

I remember delivering baby goats when I was a kid. The splash zone was NOT the place to be. Picking up gooey babies and seeing them realize that they are here now was a highlight though. Cute little buggers lmao

[@Brandyalla]

Birth must be such a shock from the baby's perspective (any baby)

[@stacycamacho59]

I love watching blue cactus goat dairy farm.b

[@UmmAlietha]

SAME

[@jenniferferguson1517]

Funny story, my grandma’s aunt was convinced that she had “lived in sin” because she gave birth to her first child 11 months after getting married. The reason for this: she though humans and horses had the same gestation period.

[@rjkbuny]

lol, has she never been pregnant? Or did pregnancy brain hit her real hard and she thought she made it 11mo😂

[@jenniferferguson1517]

@@rjkbuny no she was not able to have any kids

[@kristinw2600]

My great-grandmother's first child was too big and there was no way they were getting it out of her without killing either her or the baby. So great-grandpa did what you do when that happens and you live on a farm in the middle of nowhere: he called the vet to perform a very late-term abortion. Yes, vet. No, I am not kidding. It can't have been *too* traumatic for great-grandma, because she had four more kids after that and lived to be 85, but... I am *so* glad to be living now.

[@BlueUncia]

@@kristinw2600 Oh, that is horrible. :(

[@twothreebravo]

No disrespect meant towards your previous generations but this is exactly why MDJ stresses that we shouldn't rely on parents to be teaching sex ed if we want it done properly.😉

[@brockachoo]

Being an Aussie I can tell you Platypus are another amazing creature. They are a monotreme. Basically, it means that they are a mammal that lays eggs. Their babies are also called Puggles, which is mega cute!

[@JadedKate]

PUGGLES OMG STOP SO CUTE I CAN'T--

[@janedoex1398]

Another fun fact from a non - Aussie but an Austrian (Yeah the litte thing in Europe, where no animal out in the wild can kill you 🙃) They also have a spine I think near their hind legs that can release some sort of venom as defense. Also look up drop bears. Really interesting creatures.

[@leiatyndall8648]

Yes, platypus are one of very few venomous mammals. The males have a spur & will fight each other using said spurs. & yes, the babies are called puggles. The other types of monotremes, spine echidnas, will form "echidna trains," where males will follow after a female.

[@jackiepayne7843]

@@janedoex1398Male platypus have a sharp, nasty weapon on their hind leg similar to a rooster. It is called a spur.

[@jackiepayne7843]

The echidna, also Australian, is the only other monotreme. Monotremes share another characteristic with birds and reptiles. They have a cloaca which is a single rear opening which is used to excrete waste, both urine and faeces, and also to reproduce.

[@singlesightart]

Kangaroos have two “baby exits“. Also what that video did not tell you is that baby hyenas are born with teeth and immediately try to kill each other when they’re born. Bull sharks take it a step further and kill each other in uterine. Armadillos always have identical quadruplets… I’m basically an older version of your 9 year old and please do a series! I LOVED watching your reactions lol

[@emmaobrien1376]

Not quite. Kangaroos have two vaginas used for insemination. They have a third used for birth (the middle one). However all of these vaginas converge at either end - the "vaginal cul de sac" and paired uteri at one end, the cloaca at the other. VERY peculiar anatomy.

[@SquirrelNutkins]

And the males have a two pronged penis.

[@bethanyshaun8030]

Also they’re not mammals 😂

[@singlesightart]

@@bethanyshaun8030 kangaroos? They’re marsupials which are mammals, just not placental mammals

[@ginnyjollykidd]

@@bethanyshaun8030 They _are_ mammals, just one of 2 kinds: placental and marsupial. Australia has the lion's share of marsupials, and North America has one: the opossum.

[@jennievrchota2284]

As a zookeeper I found this video very interesting. The average giraffe drops around 6 feet at birth which helps to break the umbilical cord (they are also born around 6 ft tall). Kangaroos can technically have 3 joeys at different stages at a time. 1 outside the pouch, 1 in the pouch, and 1 fetus.

[@miewiegand1511]

Having that pause in pregnancy is actually quite common in most carnivores, for example bears, deers and seals have it. That way they can delay pregnancy until they are done suckling the first baby, but if the baby dies or when it gets old enough to leave the pregnancy continues. Some animals also mate and then the embryos are on pause for a bit until it makes it so the baby is born in spring rather than winter where chances of survival aren’t as great.

[@mellamokori]

Do you mean mammals maybe? Neither deer nor bears are carnivores.

[@lisamcghee6269]

Deer are not carnivores

[@lisamcghee6269]

@@mellamokori deer are not carnivores. Bears are most definitely carnivores.

[@miewiegand1511]

I know they aren’t, but most carnivores, as well as some other animals, like deer does this. Sorry if it wasn’t clear, English is not my first language. Sincerely the biologist

[@QueenErrr]

@@lisamcghee6269 technically bears are omnivores, since they eat berries, roots, etc in addition to eating meat

[@jessieburger8157]

This was so amazing to watch. I'm a qualified zoologist so these births were pretty normal for me. That being said I'm currently pregnant and the concept of human pregnancy and birth is so surreal and scary😅 Was great to see the flip side

[@tinkeramma]

Of course we wanna see you react to more animal births! This is fun content. My 5 year old is gonna love this and learn that MamaDoctorJones is a trusted, quality resource for reproductive education.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

THIS

[@carlairving]

You are not in Alaska are you? :P

[@tinkeramma]

@@carlairving Thankfully, no. Though my own state isn't much better.

[@blueismylove3128]

@@tinkeramma Same. My state seems to be goin BACKWARDS in time.

[@Floydean87]

Definitely safe source!

[@bobbiannrs880]

I’m an animal science major and just finished a project on comparative lactation, kangaroos also change the milk composition depending on the sex of their offspring, when it was born, and the mothers body condition! And through my own curiosity a few days ago, hyenas also don’t have a grossly distinguishable cervix (histologically, we can tell though). Personally, I think it’d be really cool to have a comparative video/series on human vs. animal reproduction!

[@baffledbumblebee]

Dr. Jones' righteous anger at the "kiwii situation" had me about dead. 😂😂😂 I, too, was righteously angry - a few times.🤣 Hope you & the family are adjusting well and loving your new home! 💗

[@kristinacardillo6908]

Hey there just wanted to clarify the “ Kristen bell “ moment ! Sloths are actually her all time favorite animal she talked about it on Ellen and shared a video of her husband surprising her with one for her birthday … it’s super cute/ hilarious ! You should totally check it out haha

[@CaliAmandalyn1981]

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[@jannyhawkins7135]

I love sloths too

[@courtneyrice872]

Hi Mama Doctor Jones! I’m an animal science grad and a veterinary student, and I’m working on creating educational content relating to veterinary portrayals in the media. Just wanted to say if you ever want to talk weird animal repro facts, I’d love to help!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Bumped so she sees hopefully ^_^

[@starlingcrossing3563]

This is your chance to explain how kangaroo obstetrics work ;)

[@misscarolinasousa]

That'd be so cool!

[@artchic528]

Fun fact: There are a couple of mammal species called monotremes that actually lay eggs. These eggs hatch shortly after being laid. Because they have no nipples, they then nurse their young through a patch on their belly that has milk secreting pores. Monotremes include both the platypus and the echidna.

[@autumnbrinton]

Very true my friend!

[@lynnebucher6537]

That's a seriously cool fun fact.

[@celinavivian1162]

I know of this fact but it always confuses me. I thought the definition of a mammal included live birth and nipples. Why are they mammals?

[@SouryaDP]

@@celinavivian1162 Apparently, it has all the other biological characteristics of a mammal (like warm-bloodedness, Hair/Fur, mammary glands (though they lack nipples, the glands are still present), Three bones in the middle ear, and a single-boned lower jaw). So instead of creating a semi-mammal classification for the monotremes, they just created a sub-group called monotremes in the mammal classification itself and called it a day.

[@ServiceDogPaws]

When you talk about your 9 year old and animals, it makes me think of myself as a child (and now). I was always the one spilling animal facts. My mom used to say I would grow up to be a vet or biologist. I grew up to be a disabled youtuber. 😂

[@DrStellOO]

🤣🤣

[@gecks1]

oh how plot twists go so far

[@ServiceDogPaws]

@@gecks1 chronic illnesses took me by surprise too. 😅

[@gecks1]

@@ServiceDogPaws oof

[@MrLeFluffy1]

Omg why is that exactly me???? Obsessed with animals as a kid, knew absolutely everything. People thought I'd be a vet. Grew up to learn I'm autistic, I'm now disabled, and I've been contemplating streaming as it might be fun!

[@nekonoai]

I actually watched a seahorse giving birth while I was on my honeymoon at Disney World. Right there, in the seahorse tank in the middle of The Living Seas (with Nemo and friends), right in full view of everyone, he was shotgunning those babies out rapid fire! Because of course a man would shotgun his babies out like that. ;) It was so fun and amazing to watch, and there were a few other seahorses around "helping", which I didn't anticipate. It was so cool.

[@dylanhaugen3739]

Some extra facts about seahorses, if I remember right some species mate for life and their mating ritual involves twisting their tails together like their holding hands. They're surprisingly wholesome little creatures.

[@kristypenner2753]

How were the other seahorses helping?

[@silemcdermott9103]

@@kristypenner2753 One was holding its tail and I think there were 3 others swimming around probably bro-cheering. LOL

[@lorrieharris3413]

I'm 62. I only recently learned about hyena birth. A friend online just tossed into the conversation, "Yeah, never Google, 'hyena giving birth'. You'll be scarred for life." So, naturally, I immediately opened up Google. I have not been right in the head, since. And I'm glad I'm not a hyena.

[@viciousyeen6644]

Hyenas are incredible animals, they’re loving and caring mothers and experts at hunting! They’re very intelligent and social creatures

[@SomeRandomBlockhead]

The babies are kinda psychopaths tho

[@FiSH-iSH]

yknow except for the fact that the babies are often homicidal towards their siblings and the males are treated like shit on the bottom of a shoe but yeah other than that theyre pretty cool

[@sonorasgirl]

@@FiSH-iSH I mean, it’s possible to be both? They’re just animals and have some cool stuff about them. Lions are also cool but the males kill cubs and are nasty to the females, but you know, that’s not how we want to be as humans but animals don’t have morality.

[@BrianBaastrup]

Tell that to Simba...

[@snowworld1641]

And they often eat their prey alive instead of putting it out of it's misery

[@laartje24]

As a biologist I am so hyped to watch this video. There are some weird and amazing things animals can do and I wonder how much you know about it. Edit: Diapause is pretty common in the animal world. It helps making sure baby animals are born in the right season where they have the best chance of survival. Some animals even hibernate while pregnant. If you want another cool species going trough diapause to check out, check out bats.

[@elkynethehorde5592]

how are the fetus paused? Does the digestive tract stop? Do they still require oxygen? How do the cells stop/Do they even stop? How do you stop something from growing that is alive. I want to know all of this! I am a Registered Veterinary Technician and I did not know about this!

[@samanthabatch1019]

Same and as a vet student this was great

[@durabelle]

Is this based on hormones or what? I could imagine that the female nursing the joey could produce some hormones that stall the growth of the fetus.

[@emilywilliams3624]

Hibernating while pregnant sounds like a great idea 😂

[@Arya-is4cv]

@@elkynethehorde5592 Been a while since this was covered in my growth and dev class, but I believe the pause occurs pre development of a digestive tract/lungs. I think it occurs in the Blastocyst stage, so 'barely more than a cluster of cells'.

[@micahcohn7246]

As a zoology student, this is the stuff I live for! I love all of the different forms of birth in the animal kingdom. Watching you learn this as an ob-gyn who is so knowledgeable about human birth and gestation is so interesting!

[@mackenziej6553]

i got so excited hearing you mention April the giraffe!! she’s here at the greenville zoo in greenville, sc! she’s everybody’s favorite and has mothered several calves since kiko :)

[@thymenabottle2515]

Oh wow! I’m in northwestern NC and my mom was raised in Greenville. I’ll have to organize a grandkid road-trip! Thank you!

[@mackenziej6553]

@@thymenabottle2515 the greenville zoo is such a fun little place!! it’s AZA accredited but it isn’t a large zoo, so you can get everything done in about an hour. April and her family are always out. kiko, the first baby that was live-streamed (the one that dr. Jones talked about) no longer lives at our zoo as he was transferred to another zoo for giraffe conservation!! he became a father too :)!! April recently foaled another calf named Providence in just the last year so you can see her! we also have a bunch of other cool animals

[@thymenabottle2515]

@@mackenziej6553 thank you so much for the info!

[@TerrieES]

The giraffe makes use of that fall to break the cord and the impact prompts the baby to take its first breath. If mama gave birth from the ground, the time between the emergence of the head and the rest of the body could damage the baby's neck.

[@snakebite4ever]

I was looking for this comment! Not only is the baby's fall safe, but necessary.

[@SassyWinterFox]

They also have the horny protrusions in the top of the head to act as shock absorbers.

[@lina9535]

Fun fact: guinea pig pups are pretty much ready to go as soon as they're born. Their eyes and ears are open, they have all their teeth (20), start running around within minutes and can eat solid food within hours. Plus they are really adorable with their almost oversized ears and paws 🤭🥰💜

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Aww that's cute and I love the squeals they make lol.

[@Proudtobegerman]

Guinea pigs are the cutest animals ever.

[@Unprotagonist]

I LOVE newborn guinea pigs. They basically look like smaller versions of adults but their heads are the size of their bodies.

[@taniaval50]

@@Unprotagonist That is so true.

[@mainstreammutant]

I got a guinea pig from a pet store when I was like 9. One night she was making more sounds than usual so I lifted up the shoe box that she hid in when it was too bright in her cage. Three perfectly functional and adorable babies scrambled out! I guess she got pregnant at the pet shop so I got 4 for 1!

[@unpronounceable8012]

Your reactions are priceless!! And Kristen Bell loves sloths so much that there's a video of her losing it and crying when someone (I think her husband) surprised her with a visit from a real-life sloth. Very wholesome.

[@aaronfriedman7013]

Ellen pulled an awesome prank on her as well

[@sobienz]

For the people scared of spiders but want to know what's so weird about it: the mother gives birth to a dozen of spiders, in the beginning she has to lay eggs for them to feed on and once she cannot produce any more, she starts to trigger their hunt instinct by vibrating the net and all the baby spiders jump onto her and start to eat their mother. She sacrifices herself for her babies. Zoology class, which still hunts me in my dreams.

[@hywodena]

As a goat breeder this is so cute to watch. Seeing someone react to animal births is always fun but seeing a human OBGYN react is even better because I'm used to her being completely unfazed 😂

[@Laz3rCat95]

I would love to see this become a new series on your channel. There's so many different species to observe!

[@christopherbzowski4346]

like giant isopods or oceanic sunfish

[@tadomifu]

I've watched a sugar glider give birth in person, it's just like the kangaroo but imagine, the adult is the size of a hamster, you could hardly see the fetus, it was amazing. Most of the time you only find out when a little foot starts hanging out of the pouch!

[@kristypenner2753]

That's so amazing! I can't imagine how small the baby would be. We had hamsters that were supposed to be be male, but were clearly not when one got pregnant. I can't remember how small the babies were at birth though. I don't think mom would let us see them. Though we did eventually get her to move by bribing her with food. They were so cute when they got some fur. Unfortunately, they all escaped. I don't know if they could survive in the climate in Kelowna, BC, Canada. We did get snow in the winter. It's probably better if they didn't, I don't think an infestation of hamsters would be great for the ecosystem.

[@CloudsAndCoffins]

So I've assisted with 3 giraffe births. Such an honor. But the fall is VERY important in the well being of the baby, It rips open the sack, snaps the cord, and makes them take their first gasp. The biggest job you have with assisting in giraffe births is keeping mom on her feet! One of my favorite facts to tell people as a zookeeper is the hyena pseudo-penis one haha. And ask any of us, watching a hyena birth is a top bucket list wish for most keepers. Never actually got to work with any hyenas myself though so haven't been able to cross it off yet.

[@miamanson2382]

It made me think of when doctors would hold babies upside down and slap their butt

[@clarissathompson0103]

Let me just say, your job is so important and commendable! I hope you get to do it one day!

[@AliceRose4ever]

I work at a farm. I've seen a couple calfs being born. Very interesting. Once a bunch of cows came over and echoed her calls as she pushed. At 4 am it was a thing I'd never seen before.

[@joannepepe8512]

Midwife cows

[@MigusRandomness]

Cows are the best midwives. I grew up on a small beef cattle farm as well and once, I had to assist a vet and my dad with helping a mama deliver a large calf. Her bawls and huffing as she struggled (while my dad and the vet were tugging on the calf and I was pulling the rope that held Mama to the wall of the shed - I was 17, mind you) the rest of the herd rushed to the fence they were separated by and mooed their support until the calf was out and bonding with his mama. It was the most intense but coolest birth I've ever witnessed. Even my daughter's birth was lame in comparison. Edit: The cows echoing the birthing mother's noises are probably an instinctual response in case predators are nearby, to protect the vulnerable mother and newborn until both are able to stand.

[@virginiatruett7115]

Cow Doula/Midwives Yes!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@joannepepe8512 Very interesting!!!

[@Luubelaar]

Elephants apparently do this too. Really cool.

[@chelseaarmstrong5410]

The giraffe giving birth reminded me of the "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" in which the baby fell out onto the woman's shoe.

[@boonski]

Found out the Gestation period is so long so they are strong enough to survive the fall.

[@raraavis7782]

Hahaha...true!

[@mburg33]

Now I’m thinking of “Monty Python: The Meaning of Life” where the baby drops from the Mum on the kitchen floor with a casual “Ohh, get that, would you, Deirdre?”

[@ursularowe3353]

@@mburg33 Factory’s closed. I’ll have to sell you all for scientific experiments.

[@meganturnquist2170]

As a vet I can add one more layer to the Roo’s amazing-ness- they have 3 vaginas and 2 uteruses (not uterine horns like a dog or cat but truely didelphic uteruses) but one common connection to the outside world for all 3 vaginas.

[@blaqmermaiid]

OMG

[@evanhempel5607]

Amazing.

[@operaticxingenue]

Also don’t male kangaroos have their tested above their penis and not below? I dunno where I heard that but it randomly came up in my brain lol

[@ctcdreamer]

That sounds terrifying to have 3. Do the males just pick one randomly while mating or could the female control the orafice too?

[@Tetra392]

@@ctcdreamer Needs citation but I would assume they close off if they have a frozen embryo inside and give birth one at a time to prevent competition between joeys.

[@voriaeveningflame]

I'm so incredibly happy you included the Kiwi bird. They're one of my favorite birds ever and they have some of the wildest egg to body ratios I've ever seen. I also love that you included the Striped Hyena, they're so strange! I love nature :D

[@voriaeveningflame]

Spotted Hyena, sorry

[@audreysark]

I used to run a tortoise rescue & still have 3 of the wayward special needs ones as pets. I've unfortunately learned WAY more about tortoise mating habits than any 43 yr old woman should know, including that some of the Dinosaur noises in Jurassic Park were actually tortoise's pillow talk. 😳 🐢 ❤️

[@firewoman7722]

🐢 It made me sad to learn about the growing plight of unwanted pet tortoises. I'm hoping in the not to distant future I'll be a homeowner instead of renter & would love to create a tortoise habitat in part of the yard with short walls & tortoise bungalow, both constructed from rammed earth & adopt 1-2 orphans. 🥰💚🐢

[@wetsockfullofhotmeat]

There's a tortoise rescue channel I watch and holy crap, the first time I heard the sounds tortoises make when mating, I laughed to the point of tears.

[@ChrisR_4812]

There was April the giraffe that everyone was watching, and more recently was Johari (same zoo). However, since Johari didn't have her calf by January 6, 2022, they took the camera off of her. She still has NOT given birth. I so loved your reactions to all of these. Take care!

[@Si74l0rd]

The Kiwi's closest diverging relatives are ostriches and emus. The Kiwi has shrunk over time, but the egg hasn't. It's worse for the hyena though, as 40% of the cubs can die in the birth process, from getting stuck or asphyxiated. A truly awful evolution!

[@Kiwi_DeFruit]

11:30 gives me vibes of "Oh you are a dad and you are just holding your baby, you are the most amazing dad I've ever seen... your partner is so lucky"

[@ollypa7062]

The Kiwi farther takes care of the eggs for 3 months while barely eating. While the mother only starved for some days. Kiwis has evolved to lay that big eggs. The birth is fast and the females can even lay over a hundred eggs during their lifetimes so it's not that big of a bother for them. The father have to take care of the egg longer than what the mother was pregnant and he have to starve more than the female. Imagen a singel father starving while taking care of a kid since birth while the mother is out ''geting milk'' after pregnancy. And you and the youtuber are saying that ''he's only doing minimum work.''.

[@Marynicole830]

@@ollypa7062im sorry but compared to growing that big egg and birthing it, its a lot more than you are saying. The mom has to eat less and less as the egg grows and then not eat at all, while staying active this whole time, then push out a big oblong ball. Human baby heads are also really big compared to our reproductive system, though not nearly as much, and that shit hurts like nothing I’ve ever experienced and changes the body forever. There is no way a kiwi can birth that thing and not have her body changed forever. Same logic can be applied to him, btw, he evolved to handle eating sparingly and sitting on eggs, conserving energy so he doesn’t need as much food.

[@ollypa7062]

@@Marynicole830 They are saying that starving for months while guarding one or two eggs is the same as just holding a baby. The kiwi father literally spend more time taking care of the egg then the kiwi mother stays pregnant. Oh and human pregnancy is pretty unique, our big brains have evolved faster then what our female parts, so they haven't yet had time to catch up to the big baby skulls. While kiwis have had time to evolve to easily give birth to those big eggs. They have a much easier time giving birth than us humans. In fact kiwi birthing is fast and safe. If I remember correctly they shockingly don't receive any significant damage from the process. Witch is probably why they can do over 100 times. If you wanna compare you birth with an animal I would recommend the Spotted hyena cause it's one off the few species that have a harder time giving birth than us.

[@formiscuse]

Ain't no way this crazy male is trying to claim the dad kiwi struggled more than the mom HAHAHAH shut that ahh right up and don't comment on things you clearly have no clue about ever again

[@improv6132]

The really interesting thing about kangaroos that have a diapause is that they usually are continually pregnant. When the joey clears out to go to the pouch they get impregnated again while the joey develops in the pouch. Rinse, repeat. If conditions are unfavorable, (drought, lack of food, something) the diapause can go on rather longer. I believe (if I remember right) that it's a hormonal trigger that releases the blastocyst from suspension to grow into a fetus then to a joey. But the suspension is when it's just a small clump of cells, usually under 100. So it's not like a recognizable embryo that requires significant nutrition to maintain.

[@dietotaku]

MDJ being livid that kiwi dads get all the praise for sitting on a damn nest is SENDING ME 😂😂

[@DancerCaralaBoom]

YES! Please make this a regular series: animals giving birth, it's so interesting! Also, definitely look up Kristen Bell sloths. She talked about it on Ellen years ago, it's hilarious!

[@Cat-tastrophee]

I've literally cried laughing watching that interview 😭😭🤣

[@anetraetheredge5740]

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[@DancerCaralaBoom]

@@Cat-tastrophee me too! It's so good!!!

[@laobejanegra926]

I watch that video often 😅😭😂 it's the best!

[@DancerCaralaBoom]

@@laobejanegra926 right? I love it!!!

[@MxDandiBean]

Kiwis have such big eggs because they're very closely related to rheas, ostriches, and emus. Through evolution, they lost their size, but the eggs stayed the same

[@elybellysmellyely]

As an Australian, I only just discovered the kangaroo birthing process a few months ago when my own baby brain woke me up at 2am thinking HOW DOES THE JOEY GET IN THE POUCH. Mind was equally as blown as you and it was all I could think about/discuss for the next few days.

[@mrscatlady912]

I thought they just had a "door" from uterus to pouch. This is CRAZY

[@stephsaguudefan1753]

I always thought the mother put them there, and I had no idea they were THAT underdeveloped

[@wallie4734]

For some reason I always thought their vagina was in the pouch. But that really doesn't make sense lol

[@k8tallison250]

Kristin Bell is in love with sloths. Her husband "rented" one for her birthday and she couldn't stop crying. It's a sweet video!

[@pandapixie924]

Why is rented in quotes? 🤔

[@k8tallison250]

@@pandapixie924 I wasn't sure if that was the right word. Rented, borrowed, bought, ect....

[@kmss04]

When I was little my entire life revolved around animals, animal books, animal documentaries and all that good stuff. I knew about the hyena fact in 2nd grade and proceeded to tell all my classmates about it. Yea the school called my parents for “causing emotional distressing” to the kids.

[@joeyk9441]

🤣that is amazing

[@luvsadam2009]

Love it! terrorizing the kids with facts. 😂

[@Makjaoiuewhxkjs]

I know someone that got called from their daughter's preschool because she told other children that the meat comes from animals. The other kids apparently felt terrorized by that fact.

[@emmao6578]

@@Makjaoiuewhxkjs you brought back memories of a friend who didn't realise lamb the meat was actually from a lamb rather than an adult sheep and was very upset to find out

[@rjkbuny]

I'm sure the kids were crying and couldn't sleep for yrs after learning about hyenas🤣

[@dawnnewman9473]

"This poor dad just birthed 2,000 seahorses, and only 10 of them will probably make it?" Yes, and NONE of them will ever call.

[@biancabenade8032]

As a field guide (safari guide) in South Africa watching your reactions were hallarious not in a bad way though it just reminded me of guests faces when they see or try to imagine these births. Keep up the awesome channel

[@crisaybar]

I watched "10 most extreme animal births" while I was in labor with my second. Made what I was going through seem like a breeze, lol!

[@celtichound9889]

I suppose you're glad you're not a Hyena.

[@tinacayford7549]

@@celtichound9889 I think every woman in the world is glad they are not a hyena. Yeah, matriarchal society is a fabulous idea, but not if I have to grow my vagina into a pseudo penis that basically explodes when I have a baby. Though the getting a baby process is interesting too for the spotted hyena. Yikes. Nuh uhn. Not me. lol

[@celtichound9889]

@@tinacayford7549 not only that but it's multiple cubs so after one cub, there are usually two or three more. Also spotted hyenas are born with a sharp little set of predatory teeth. Yet mama still gives them milk for the next year to year and a half.

[@Sabrina-mr7md]

Kristen Bell LOVES sloths. There's videos of her being surprised with sloths (meeting them) and immediately bursting into tears because she loves them so much. I think that's what they were referring to in the video regarding the "having a Kristen Bell moment" :)

[@ChellCube]

This is definitely it.

[@gracehowell.]

Your expression seeing the babies getting around shows that you don't care what species it is, babies are your jam.

[@misty8chsn110]

I studied Zoology, have an agricultural background, and used to teach a bit of animal reproduction/biology; your reactions were just fantastic! Animal reproduction is fascinating, so many species undergo diapause (deer, seals etc.). You should research the different types of placenta - that is a fascinating topic. The types, reason for them and how they connect to the foetus :)

[@Laurastar2009]

I've seen a taxidermied kiwi and egg in the national history section of a museum near me, and seeing the size comparison of bird to egg is incredible. But seeing the xray here was even more shocking. The animal kingdom is fascinating and I'd love to see a series on this.

[@bingus.boingus]

About "the Kristen Bell moment": she LOVES sloths. For one of her birthdays she got surprised by one. Her husband, Dax told her when someone rang the doorbell that she should go to the bedroom with the dogs. Kristen suspected that Dax rented a sloth, so she had an anxiety attack, because she just adores these creatures. The story was told on the Ellen Show i think.

[@deminiqueviljoen2014]

As a zoologist this made my day especially your face when the reality of the kiwi hit lol

[@beanyacker]

You about killed me with the “Oopsy daisy,” during the hyena birth.

[@hidingfromsomeone]

MDJ referring to the world's tallest land mammal as "giraffes are kinda tall" just made me seriously LOL

[@raquellunde]

'One of my births produced 2 children'. It's like you got a bonus prize at the bottom of a cereal box. lol . Love your videos

[@suzstone5057]

I worked on a wildlife shelter here is Australia (I'm a vet nurse) for a while. The whole kangaroo and wombat birthing and Joey process is really interesting. We primarily cared for orphaned joeys

[@valerie1124]

Biologist here, unfortunately I can't help you with explaining the kangaroo facts in details as this is not my specialty BUT I have to say your discovery of the weirdness of the animal world is adorable ❤️ and YES I want to see more of it

[@christinearrand8208]

Bump for collab content

[@Lylantares]

don't they have two uteruses and two vaginas?

[@piarateking8094]

@@Lylantares 2 uteruses and 3 vaginas

[@summonwyvern]

During my time when I was veterinary technician student, I had a first-hand opportunity to see several ewes giving birth. One mom ended up having five lambs (she was suppose to have a sixth one, but it unfortunately did not make it), still that's about one in a million by probability. That poor mother could not feed all her babies properly, and they to be helped with being bottle fed - thankfully those five all survived.

[@sandibeek]

Wow!

[@linneapenny6524]

I had a ewe a while ago who had quintuplets two years in a row, all five made it both times but some needed to be bottle fed

[@kristypenner2753]

@@linneapenny6524 wow, that's amazing. It also sounds very difficult for the sheep mom.

[@linneapenny6524]

@@kristypenner2753 she was just fine, very bright and taking care of her babies right away

[@TziporaRaphaella]

Just started but already know where the hyena thing is going and I’m geeked to watch. I think we’re all here because MDJ’s enthusiasm and responses in these OBGyn reacts videos are as entertaining or more than whatever she’s reacting to. Also, similarly fascinating and some unique parts going on- ducks. Ducks and hyenas and the sexual habits of bonobos are like the three wacky animal facts I like to pull out whenever possible.

[@user-bi8lk5qv6y]

If I remember correctly: Viviparous animals give live birth, oviparous animals lay eggs, and ovoviviparous animals have self containing eggs, but they stay inside the body as opposed to laying them; sharks are a good example. I believe mammals are usually viviparous with some exceptions like the platypus. Marsupials are technically viviparous, but this group further breaks down into placental and non-placental viviparous birth - marsupials don’t develop a placenta, which is why they can only support an embryo inside for a little while (mammals do). Birds and other reptile-y animals are usually oviparous, laying eggs! It’s been a while since I learned about this in my undergrad bio degree, but I always thought it was really cool and nobody has mentioned it so I thought I’d share!

[@VictoriaEMeredith]

Weirdly, I learned all those terms as a young child from the Official Sea Monkey Handbook! The art was a rip-off, but the info itself was super fascinating.

[@hga98]

I studied ovoviviparous sharks in undergrad too! But when you say “marsupials don’t develop a placenta…(mammals do)” I think what you meant was eutherian mammals do, as marsupials are also mammals but are in their own clade (metatheria), much like how monotremes are in their own order.

[@magscat3161]

I already knew all the animal trivia here but still found your reactions entertaining. One more fun animal pregnancy tid-bit for you: some species of sharks give live birth to a pup that has been preying on its siblings in utero. It's an accomplished predator before birth!

[@leiatyndall8648]

Ovoviviparous.

[@hazelangus]

Yep! Incidentally, I always thought that Cannibal Shark Foetus would be a great name for a black metal band. 🤣

[@clarehidalgo]

Garter snakes give live birth

[@ayblablabla]

@@clarehidalgo Anacondas too.

[@caitlynblake2773]

I learned about how hyenas give birth around 6 months ago. I can’t remember why, or how I ran into this information. All that I know is that I read about it for like an hour, and annoyed the hell out of my husband because I kept saying things like “CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?” and he was… less interested in it than I was 😂

[@GI1derY]

Nana told me, "If your cat eats her placenta, it's because she sees you as a threat." And I never really questioned it. Now I wonder if it has ANY roots in reality. 😅

[@caitlinhs9670]

I think it's just an instinct. Human's brains have developed enough that we can ignore our instincts (to a point)

[@simonduran9376]

I've found theories about this and there are probably multiple reasons for that: 1. Eating placenta can help them regain lost nutrients (pregnancy and giving birth require a lot of energy and nutrients, so they eat it to regain a portion of those) 2. Cleaning the placenta initiates bonding between the mother and the offspring. 3. They want to hide the evidence of giving birth from predators which would be able to smell the odor of a placenta. Some species of birds similarly dispose of egg shells outside of their nests.

[@ws6778]

@@Nika44 I would disagree with the last part, some things just simply are the way they are in nature without a meaningful reason or design behind at all.

[@sonorasgirl]

I love all the people in the background of the giraffe baby birth cheering them on as they try to walk. So wholesome 🥹 *edit* also thanks for the kiwi rant, I was thinking the same thing lol

[@rynb6616]

The sloth looks like it has the most relaxed birth

[@boonski]

Do Sloths ever not look relaxed?

[@virginiatruett7115]

I live in Central America and I've seen Sloths quite close by just looking up a tree :) They are lovely animals and tree branches are their natural habitat.

[@virginiatruett7115]

@@boonski Yes. When on the ground, near the main road or trying to cross it. They still move slow but the demeanor changes and one knows they are stressed. Their natural habitat is the up on the trees.

[@boonski]

@@virginiatruett7115 Ahh yes. I have seen videos of this. Let me rephrase, Have you ever seen a Sloth not look relaxed when in a tree? lol

[@CatVetNele]

As a vet, this video was super interesting. However, these are all very exotic animals for Belgium (and almost everywhere else 😜), so I have NO clue how they work in detail, especially the one about the kangourou! WAUW, mind blown! For the Kiwi, I guess it's like most birds, the egg is very soft when on the inside end hardens while it comes out (as far as I can remember because it's not my specialty, dogs and cats are 😉). Dogs and cats eat there placenta's too, pure instinctivly. BUT they do often get sick from it (indigestions and such) and that is not so good when they need their energy to now feed their babies. Had no idea about the pseudopenis of hyena's either 😅

[@Dimensionalalteration]

Film badgers and foxes giving birth

[@chesneymigl4538]

From what I remember of my avian class, the calcium on an egg is laid down as it passes down the reproductive tract, so it's only brittle and hard just prior to laying.

[@CatVetNele]

@@chesneymigl4538 YES! That does ring a bell!

[@a.w.s.9227]

Thank you for curing my baby fever. I have two kiddos under 10 and lately have been missing those baby days..... this just reminded me and I'M CURED!!! THANK YOU 😅😅😅😅

[@AnnaMrTony]

The music to the hyena birth is gold. Hilarious editing. Worth watching just for that moment.

[@kristineclevinger]

I've delivered over a hundred foals as a "horsie midwife" and must say that if they had pseudo penises I would never have entered this profession. How horrific for mama hyenas. 🤯💔

[@thymenabottle2515]

What an amazing occupation! I guess I didn’t know you guys were out there. But, I’m so glad you are!

[@lynnebucher6537]

I got to witness the birth of my mare's foal, and for me the coolest part was when she turned around and looked at him, ears pointed very hard forward and neck arched as if to say, "WOW, did I do THAT?" I know that actually that's a bonding moment but it was so cool. Edited to add: I actually got a picture of this.

[@gaygengar]

so about the kangaroo birth: the baby kangaroo has to get the heck out of there as quickly as possible, because kangaroos don't have a proper placenta. if the baby stayed in the uterus any longer, the mother's immune system would attack and kill it. so they've gotta army-crawl out of there as fast as they can lol

[@spectrumspectre]

"I have attended three of my own births" Well I sure hope so! Otherwise that's a Dr. Doofenshmirtz origin story right there

[@WolfTrot]

"I was born at a young age" ahh origin story

[@Cantmakeupmymindonaname]

12:37 that actually makes sense. They only come down to take a poop and have to be very vigilant about predators, so the ground is a no go. And if they give birth belly down its a bigger risk of dropping the newborn. So belly up and baby reachable is best

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

More fun seahorse facts: They are monogamous and many species will meet their partners in the same spot every morning and hang out for up to an hour before going off to do seahorse things. Also, the male can get pregnant almost immediately after giving birth, because after the female deposits her eggs into his brood pouch, she sets to work getting another set of eggs ready to do the process all over again. 5:48 Oh god, this show! I used to LOVE this show, because I loved the narrators voice lol. I can't remember what it's called though. MORE FUN MARSUPIAL FACTS: All marsupials give birth the way the kangaroo does, even our beloved American Opossum. Tasmanian devils are extremely metal, they can give birth to as many as *30* babies, but they only have 4 nipples, so the first 4 babies to make it are the ones that get to live. The ones that don't? well, they either die or the mother eats them.

[@corig573]

The baby giraffe trying to stand looks like when you try to stand when your leg falls asleep

[@maximumeffort78]

I avulsed my ankle that way and had a foot and ankle reconstruction! I was home alone (family in CA) and had to drive myself to the ER too! Thankfully it was my left foot so that was possible. The pain was excruciating.

[@kyivstuff]

The sloths birth appears even more incredible when you know that they descend on the ground to poop.

[@KxNOxUTA]

They ONLY descend for that (or emergencies). They do that once a week. And they then poop a very huge lot.

[@atticusgraham2824]

Doctor Jones, I came across your content on Facebook and started watching your channel a few weeks ago. I’ve learned a lot and have participated in many animal births, specifically horse and dog, and your education on this topic for humans has been super helpful for me. I wanted to comment on this specific video because of something you touched on briefly about seahorses; I’m a transgender man and it was super validating to hear you talk about trans men giving birth and the whole “seahorse dad” term for us, you talking about it positively and bringing normalcy to this topic is super helpful for us because often we are disregarded and disrespected when it comes to birthing our own children, often being misgendered and told we aren’t real men because we can give birth. I noticed in most of your videos if not all you use they/them to describe people who can give birth or get someone pregnant and you hardly ever use gendered pronouns which I was really surprised by but it just makes me super happy and even more interested in your content! Thank you for being you and thank you for your service as a doctor 🤍

[@asyoz]

Hi Atticus, welcome to the party! This is exactly why MDJ always says 'people with a uterus', rather than 'women', acknowledging that some men (and non-binary folk) have uteri for various reasons. MDJ is always incredibly inclusive in her terminology (particularly in later videos, some of her very early ones may not (unless they've been altered)) But as she always says 'we do the best we can with the information we have at the time! This is just one MORE reason to love her and her content.

[@charlii007]

Hi there and kudos to you guys I have never heard the term at all and when I heard it I thought wow what a groovy term for a really cool bunch of peeps..... You go guys and gals much love to you all and yes she said it like it was so NORMAL like it should be....❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@angelawossname]

Do you know many trans women that identify with hyenas? My dil is trans and she does, partly because the females have a penis.

[@RaeRaenicorrrn]

@atticusgraham2824 : Thank you for commenting on this! I was going to say the same thing!! Also, ty MDJ! I know a handful of non-binary and trans men dads! They are all amazing! (Non-binary trans-masc here!)