
This photo shows a bottlenose
dolphin about six months through its gestation period. Bottlenose dolphins can
be found wherever the ocean is relatively warm. They give birth after twelve months.
Tiny teeth have begun to form inside the mouth of this dolphin fetus, and its
tail flukes are beginning to develop.
9.Elephant:

Halfway through its twenty-two month
gestation period, this Asian elephant is a perfect miniature of its
already-born brethren. Even the tiny trunk has formed, and small hoofs can also
be seen. Unlike humans, infant elephants have physical proportions which remain
the same into adulthood.
8.Tiger Shark:

Sharks are extremely rare among
fish, since they bear their young in the fashion of a mammal. This tiger shark
will soon grow into one of the ocean’s deadliest predators. Even in the womb,
its sharp teeth are clearly visible and just as intimidating—they even allow it
to eat its unborn siblings if it feels the urge to do so. This shark species is
responsible for deaths nearly every year, but most of them are avoidable.
7.Penguin Peep:

Thanks to
ultrasound, we can see through the eggshell of this emperor penguin chick. It’s
floating in egg fluid, just days from hatching time. Soon it will enter into
one of the coldest environments on the planet, protected by a set of down
which, as you can see, has already developed inside the egg. Attached to the
belly is the last of the egg yoke.
6.Chihuahua:

Looking rather like a small bear, a
half-developed chihuahua puppy is already developing its distinctive canine
features. Upon birth, its nose will have become much more pointed, and its
sharp juvenile teeth will already have grown.
5.Cheetah:

Cats may hate water, but this
two-month-old cheetah—as yet unborn—has no choice but to swim in amniotic
fluid. In another month, the animal will be born almost entirely helpless,
eventually developing into the fastest carnivore on Earth. Even at this stage,
spots are visible among the hairs.
4.Snake:

Its secret
world pierced by ultrasound, a corn snake is growing inside its hard, birdlike
egg. Although their lack of legs can make them appear alien and frightening to
us, a snake shares many similarities with lizards and young birds—including a
well-defined brain region, and spinal column.
3.Opossum:

Here’s an exception to the title of this list. An ultrasound
was not needed to capture images of this opossum which, as a marsupial, was
born while still a fetus. The under-developed animal will proceed to the pouch
of its mother, until it has developed enough to be “born” once again.
2.Lemon Shark:

This tiny
lemon—still in the very beginnings of its development—almost resembles a
tadpole with its strangely frilled gill covers. In just a few weeks, it will be
born alive and ready to hunt as one of the fastest tropical shark species on
earth. Fish will be immediately targeted—and as the shark matures, it will even
learn how to snatch seabirds.
1.Polar
Bears:

Two thirds
of the way to being born, these polar bears already have their insulating fur,
and possess tiny claws. Their tiny ursine bodies are engaged in what resembles
a bear hug—but sibling rivalry will inevitably escalate once they are born into
what is often a life of great hardship. Polar bear cubs grow into the largest
carnivore species on land.
(Source:listverse.com)
(Source:listverse.com)
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