[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually?
[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually?
What are the consequences of not severing it? I imagine you'd have the weirdest bellybutton on earth if nothing else.
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The real question to me is what happens with animals in the wild?
14 1 ReplyMost bite through it when they are in the process of consuming the cord and placenta.
15 0 ReplyNature videos exist and in my area you can go to the county fair and watch cows be born….
10 0 ReplyThanks that's very helpful. Especially the part about county fairs—can't get much more "in the wild" than that!
4 5 ReplyOkay. What advice would you not snark about?
2 0 ReplyNone. I'm asking for information, not advice.
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2 0 ReplyRight back at ya, asshole.
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