Small wonders

It is indeed true that young animals are cute, adorable etc. But even during their babyhood, they possess jaw- dropping characteristics or talents which would stump us.

One needs to think before concluding that there are no remarkable methods animals boast to give birth. Giraffe calves fall down during birth from a height of around 6 ft. Shockingly, they don't get wounded. It might sound gross but there is a frog species whose tadpoles pop out through its back.


It would be incorrect to think that all young animals weigh less. A typical weight of a blue whale calf is around the same weight as an adult hippo.


When we were young, some of us have engaged in nail biting for fun. Similar is the case with elephant calves who do suck their own trunks for the same reason.


In case of us and other animals, babies and adults have the same color. But fascinatingly, babies of lot many animal species boast different colors which slowly change as they approach adulthood.

In case of herbivores, tapir calves boast white stripes upon brown skin which fades as they near adulthood. Similarly, the orange colors of calves of bison (shown in pic) and wildebeest start fading upon nearing adulthood.

Now in carnivores, the spots on the skins of lion and puma cubs keep fading when turning into adults. Spotted hyenas are pale black as cubs which gradually turn into yellowish orange when reaching towards adulthood.

Many birds do boast this uniqueness. The most ideal example is that of a flamingo. Flamingo chicks are born white which beautifully turn into pink as adults if they get more and more shrimps to feed on. Even adult flamingos do remain white as snow if there is shrimp scarcity. 









Thus, we are now aware that baby animals do have remarkable lives.