Fact or Fiction?
Baby's Firsts
Baby Animal Facts!
100
Fact or Fiction: A newborn babies stomach is the size of an apple
Fiction!
A newborn babies stomach is actually somehow SMALLER it's the size of a cherry!
100
At about how many weeks does a baby first start to smile intentionally?
8 weeks!
100
Two other animals babies are also called kittens, can you name either of them?
A baby rabbit and a baby beaver are both called kittens!
200
Fact or Fiction: Babies do not have kneecaps until they are around 6 months old!
Fact!
Please someone check this for me, it sounds made up -Chris
200
How many months does it take for most babies to begin crawling?
7 to 10 months
200
What is the first thing a baby giraffe does when it is born?
Falls!
Mother giraffes give birth standing up, so their babies fall 6ft when they come out of the womb, ouch!
300
Fact or Fiction: Valentina Vassilyeva holds the world record for the most babies born to one person with a staggering 45 babies!!!
Fiction!
While Valentina Vessilyeva did have the most babies in history, she actually had 69 babies.
300
How many hours does the average newborn sleep each day?
15 to 16 hours!
Newborns sleep an average of 15 to 16 hours per day. This extensive sleep is crucial for their rapid growth and development.
300
Which baby animal can gain 10lbs per hour?
A Blue Whale calf!
Their mothers milk is so fat dense that just from feeding they can gain 10lbs every hour. So much for dieting.
400
Fact or Fiction: September is the month in the US where the most babies are born.
Fact!
How many September babies do we have on our team I wonder?
400
How many bones are babies born with?
300!
Babies are born with approximately 300 bones, which is more than adults. As they grow, some of these bones fuse together, resulting in the 206 bones found in the adult human skeleton.
400
How long is a an opossum (possum) pregnant for?
14 days!
When their babies are born (they have up to 20 in a litter) they’re each about the size of a jelly bean. Immediately after birth, they climb into their mother’s pouch, where they’ll stay and continue to develop for the next 100 days.
500
Fact or Fiction: Newborn babies have more taste buds than adults.
Fact!
Newborns have approximately 10,000 tastebuds while your average adult has between 2,000-8,000. Despite this did you know newborns can taste sweet, sour, and bitter, but they cannot detect salty flavors until around 4–6 months of age, when their taste buds and kidneys mature enough to process sodium?
500
Of the primary senses, which is most developed when a baby is born?
Hearing!!
Babies can hear their mother’s voice even before they’re born!
500
Which animal has the longest pregnancy?
Elephants!
An elephant mother is pregnant for 22 months!