What animal often give birth to a octuplets?

1. What animals give birth to multiple babies?
2. Are octuplets possible naturally?
3. Can you give birth to octuplets?
4. Which animal can give birth once every year?
5. What is the only male animal that gives birth?
6. Which animal dies after giving birth to its baby?
7. Can a man get pregnant?
8. Who had the most children?
9. Are the nine babies still alive?
10. How many twins can a woman have?
11. How many kids can a woman have at once?
12. What animal is born pregnant?
13. Can humans breed with any other animals?
14. What animal gets pregnant by itself?

What animals give birth to multiple babies?

Sheep, goats, and deer all regularly give birth to fraternal twins, Long said. But what about identical twins? These genetically identical siblings form when a single fertilized egg splits in two.

Are octuplets possible naturally?

Very few incidences of spontaneous conception of octuplets have been reported; nearly all of the higher-order multiple births since 1971 (when the first case was recorded) were the result of fertility enhancements, such as ovulation-stimulating drugs.

Can you give birth to octuplets?

The Suleman octuplets are six male and two female children conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and subsequently born to Nadya Suleman on January 26, 2009, in Bellflower, California. Residing in Lancaster, California, they are the first known octuplets to survive their infancy.

Which animal can give birth once every year?

Nine-banded armadillos hit this tally by giving birth to four identical quadruplets every year of their reproductive life.

What is the only male animal that gives birth?

Seahorses and their close relatives, sea dragons, are the only species in which the male gets pregnant and gives birth. Male seahorses and sea dragons get pregnant and bear young—a unique adaptation in the animal kingdom. Seahorses are members of the pipefish family.

Which animal dies after giving birth to its baby?

There are four common species of animals who die soon after giving birth. These are the octopus, the squid, salmon and the common mayfly. For the most part, the males die soon after fertilizing the female's eggs and the females live only long enough to birth their young before dying.

Can a man get pregnant?

Is it possible? Yes, it's possible for men to become pregnant and give birth to children of their own. In fact, it's probably a lot more common than you might think.

Who had the most children?

Valentina Vassilyev and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.

Are the nine babies still alive?

Professor Youssef Alaqui, the director of the private clinic of Ain Borja in Casablanca, said during the birth, the nine babies and Cisse were in danger. ... Three months later, the nonuplets are all alive and thriving, being cared for in a neonatal unit in the Moroccan hospital.

How many twins can a woman have?

There's no scientific limit, but the largest reported number of fetuses in one womb was 15. In 1971, Dr. Gennaro Montanino of Rome claimed to have removed 15 fetuses from the womb of a 35-year-old woman.

How many kids can a woman have at once?

A California woman gave birth to eight babies Monday. This is only the second time recorded in the U.S. that a woman has given birth to live octuplets. Slate.com's Christopher Beam breaks down the science of the rare event.

What animal is born pregnant?

Aphid. Aphids, tiny insects found the world over, are “essentially born pregnant,” says Ed Spevak, curator of invertebrates at the St. Louis Zoo.

Can humans breed with any other animals?

Probably not. Ethical considerations preclude definitive research on the subject, but it's safe to say that human DNA has become so different from that of other animals that interbreeding would likely be impossible. ... In general, two types of changes prevent animals from interbreeding.

What animal gets pregnant by itself?

Most animals that procreate through parthenogenesis are small invertebrates such as bees, wasps, ants, and aphids, which can alternate between sexual and asexual reproduction. Parthenogenesis has been observed in more than 80 vertebrate species, about half of which are fish or lizards.