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Okay, I have a weird question. When animals are in the womb, do they have imbilical cords?

Because if they do, where are their belly buttons then?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If that animal is a placental mammal, yes. And since the vast majority of mammals are, then yes they have an umbilical cord. They will also have a belly button. Marsupials are not placental mammals.

  • 1 decade ago

    All mammals have umbilical cords in the womb.

    The reason you don't see animals with bellybuttons is that the umbilical cords are differently shaped than ours. The area in the abdomen where it is usually grows together as they age and seems to disappear. Sometimes it doesn't and it can cause an umbilical hernia, sometimes seen most commomly in puppies.

    Source(s): Registered Vet Tech
  • 1 decade ago

    They do have umbilical cords and belly buttons too. Look at the pendulous belly bottom of the cow ,it is hanging down you cant miss it. In other animals it is covered with hair but it is there.

    Source(s): A Professional Vet.
  • 1 decade ago

    Their belly buttons are on their bellies but are hard to see because first, you have to find a safe way to to take a look and second, they are covered in hair which makes it a little harder to find.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes all animals born live (not in eggs) have bellybuttons. And they are most likely covered with hair!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They do have umbilical cords and i don't know why they don't have belly buttons, they just don't.

  • 1 decade ago

    As long as they're mammals

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