I saw this article and thought it was a funny tribute to motherhood. It's from animal planet and talks about the top 10 animal mothers. Here are my two favorites:
1) Elephant: The first mom
on our list earns her spot for giving birth to the biggest babies on Earth -- we're talking an average of 200 pounds here! (Can you even imagine a diaper that large?) Female elephants also deserve a prize for enduring a 22-month pregnancy. The calves are initially born blind, forcing them to rely on their trunks for navigation and discovery, but fortunately, they live in a matriarchal society.
2) Polar Bears: Male polar bears are the kings of one-night stands. These Casanovas give females the cold shoulder after mating, leaving the moms-to-be to put on around 400 pounds during their pregnancy! That's a lot of "baby weight," but in this case, late-night cravings are encouraged -- in fact, if the female doe
sn't find enough food to double her weight, her body will actually reabsorb the fetus. Sound like something from a science fiction movie? It's all too true. After she packs on the pounds, the polar bear has one of the easiest labors on record. She digs a maternity den (usually in a snowdrift), where she goes into a hibernation-like state, doesn't eat for two months and also sleeps through the baby's birth. Can you imagine? "Push!" "Zzzzzz." "One more!" "Zzzzzz." Newborns are blind and toothless, but super cute, and they generally stay by their mom's side for just two years before being sent out on their own -- sort of like condensing the toddler, tween and adolescent years. A todtweenscence, perhaps? Hmm.
I wonder about stretch marks? I would rather be the polar bear cuz my fur would cover it up but elephants already gots such nasty leathery skin could you imagine any additional shiny stretch marks?
1) Elephant: The first mom
on our list earns her spot for giving birth to the biggest babies on Earth -- we're talking an average of 200 pounds here! (Can you even imagine a diaper that large?) Female elephants also deserve a prize for enduring a 22-month pregnancy. The calves are initially born blind, forcing them to rely on their trunks for navigation and discovery, but fortunately, they live in a matriarchal society. 2) Polar Bears: Male polar bears are the kings of one-night stands. These Casanovas give females the cold shoulder after mating, leaving the moms-to-be to put on around 400 pounds during their pregnancy! That's a lot of "baby weight," but in this case, late-night cravings are encouraged -- in fact, if the female doe
sn't find enough food to double her weight, her body will actually reabsorb the fetus. Sound like something from a science fiction movie? It's all too true. After she packs on the pounds, the polar bear has one of the easiest labors on record. She digs a maternity den (usually in a snowdrift), where she goes into a hibernation-like state, doesn't eat for two months and also sleeps through the baby's birth. Can you imagine? "Push!" "Zzzzzz." "One more!" "Zzzzzz." Newborns are blind and toothless, but super cute, and they generally stay by their mom's side for just two years before being sent out on their own -- sort of like condensing the toddler, tween and adolescent years. A todtweenscence, perhaps? Hmm. I wonder about stretch marks? I would rather be the polar bear cuz my fur would cover it up but elephants already gots such nasty leathery skin could you imagine any additional shiny stretch marks?
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