National Geographic Channel and Channel 4 will present a documentary in Britain featuring photographs of various animal species before they are born. Extraordinary Animals In The Womb will air October 20th.
Not all the stories are cute and cuddly. Lemon shark fetuses eat their siblings! The Mail Online has a sneak peak with photographs of several species, including a larger image of the kitten shown here. Link -via Unique Daily
Ground-breaking photographic techniques, plus state-of-the-art graphics, 4-D scanning techniques and the most sophisticated natural history models ever, have all been used to provide an unparalleled glimpse into a world that few of us would ever expect to see.
For the first time ever, we can follow the embryonic journey of four different animals: our kangaroo, the lemon shark, the Emperor penguin, and the parasitic wasp. And one of the most jaw-dropping sequences is a glimpse of the joey just before he is born - a mass of kicking legs and punching arms, raring to go.
Not all the stories are cute and cuddly. Lemon shark fetuses eat their siblings! The Mail Online has a sneak peak with photographs of several species, including a larger image of the kitten shown here. Link -via Unique Daily
Doesn't this suggest that we are not going to see reality?
Yeah! And are they sure that only cats come out of cats and sharks from sharks? Cuz to hear the pro-abort... Umm, I mean, pro-CHOICE crowd talk, when a woman is pregnant it's just a blob of tissue until it magically becomes human at the moment of birth.
(*crosses fingers no one starts talking to Tim or Dave*)
(*crosses fingers Tempscire doesn't post here anymore*)
and edward, they used the graphics just to enhance the images, because the images alone were hard to understand, so they basically enhance the image
at least thats what i remember them saying when it came out here
While fascinating to watch, I did want to see more, especially something outside the Order of placental mammals. It looks like this should help satisfy that wish!
I'm sure that at least some of the crowd arguing about whether a foetus is "alive" are joking... but, without dragging ethics into the equation, here it is: Yes, an embryo or foetus is considered to be alive in the scientific sense. However, it cannot sustain itself outside of the womb until it reaches a certain point in its development.
And regarding the "4-D scanning technology" --- In the earlier videos, and possibly this as well, we saw 3-D computer animation that was based directly on scans of the actual embryos and foetuses. As Jenny said, they basically cleaned up the scanned images. The result was a little better than most CGI.
Nothing personal. I just loathed the thought of some little abortion flamewar starting and your post was rather provocative.
Besides, Tim W. started it. ;o)
@Nicholas Dollak
"I’m sure that at least some of the crowd arguing about whether a foetus is “alive” are joking…"
Yes, joking a bit, but with the intention of poking holes in the pro-abortion position, with the (sometimes vain) hope of convincing someone of the truth of the pro-life position.
"but, without dragging ethics into the equation, here it is: Yes, an embryo or foetus is considered to be alive in the scientific sense.
Not only is the fetus "alive in the scientific sense", it is also a unique individual in a strictly scientific sense. That's something the pro-abort crowd conveniently dismisses.
"However, it cannot sustain itself outside of the womb until it reaches a certain point in its development."
True enough, but even beyond that point a human child cannot sustain itself outside the womb; it requires care rendered by an adult in order to survive. The child is no less vulnerable before or after that magical moment of birth, but somehow the distinction is made that a child outside the womb is worthy of protection, but the one inside the womb is expendable. That makes no sense on any level.