Animal Babies
Is a baby koala bigger or smaller than a gumball?
Smaller. A baby koala (aka a joey) is the size of a jelly bean.
How many words does science recommend a baby hear in a day to maximize brain growth? 210, 2100, or 21000?
21,000
What holiday was Ketakee born on?
Mother's Day
This animal in unique in that the males go through pregnancy and give birth. What is it?
Seahorses
Who was the first woman to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant?
Rihanna
What color are flamingos when they are born?
Gray
Surprisingly, babies cannot produce this liquid until they are one or two months old?
Tears
Ketakee and Kevin have both never done this very common "dirty deed" of parenting?
Changed a diaper
What hormone does a woman's body start to produce when she becomes pregnant?
HCG
The longest hair for a baby under 1 year is held by a baby from what country?
Gaurangi Nyati from Rajasthan had 14 inches of hair at 7.5 months old.
"Kittens" are not just baby cats. Name one of the two other animals whose young are also called kittens.
Rabbits and beavers
In what month are the most babies born?
September
Kevin and Ketakee found out they were pregnant on the morning of what significant family event?
Jonathan and Phi's (first) wedding
Babies have 50% more of these body parts than adults do. What are they?
Bones. Babies have 300 bones are birth, half of which fuse together as they grow.
True or false: The oldest woman known to give birth was old enough to collect Social Security?
True. The oldest age at which a woman is known to have given birth is 74.
Plus or minus one year, how long do baby orangutans breastfeed from their moms?
Eight years!
Plus or minus 2%, what percent of babies are due on their due date?
5%
Reading books
Babies do not grow these bones until roughly 6 months old. What are they?
Kneecaps
The largest baby born in 2022 was born in Brazil. Rounded to the nearest pound, what did he weigh?
16 pounds. (He was two feet long.)
What animal's babies get "dropped" the moment they enter the world?
Giraffes give birth standing up, meaning newborns fall as much as 6 feet to the ground.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, a peasant woman in Russia in the 1700s holds the record for most children born to a single mother. Plus or minus 5, how many children did she have?
Sixty nine!
As a toddler, Kevin wanted to be what when he grew up? (Hint: It is red and not actually a job.)
A fire truck
Babies are supposed to eat what percentage of their body weight every single day, plus or minus 2%?
15.5%. Each day, a baby should take 2.5 ounces of milk for every 1 pound (16 ounces) of body weight.
According to several studies, all babies are born with perfect.... what?
Perfect pitch