Giraffes give birth standing up.
10 of the strangest ways animals give birth
There are all sorts of ways that members of the animal kingdom give birth. Babies can come from a male or female, out of a vagina or even a back.
Surinam toads give birth out of their backs.
Spotted hyenas have a painful and risky birthing process.
The platypus is one of few mammals that lays eggs.
Marsupial babies are born in an embryonic state.
Male seahorses give birth.
Cichlids hold fertilized eggs in their mouth.
The Cuckoo catfish forces others to raise its young.
The catfish use the mouth of the cichlid to harbor her eggs. The cuckoo catfish will actually swim over and lay an egg in the mouth of a cichlid for her to carry.
Australian spider wasps have a slightly disturbing birthing process.
Flatworms can split into two to create new flatworms.
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