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Birth facts for kids

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Cow and newborn calf

Birth (to be born) means when a baby animal comes out of its egg, or out of its mother after pregnancy. It is sometimes thought of as the beginning of life. It is also known as calving in livestock or whelping in meat-eating mammals.

Images for kids

  • Lambing in England -10March2012 (2)

    Lambing: the mother licks the first lamb while giving birth to the second

  • Cephalicpre

    An illustration of normal head-first presentation by the obstetrician William Smellie from about 1792. The membranes have ruptured and the cervix is fully dilated.

  • Cow giving birth, in Laos (step by step)

    A cow giving birth

  • Rodząca dafnia

    A Cladocera giving birth (100x magnification)

  • Aphid-giving-birth

    Female aphid giving birth

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nacimiento para niños

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