why don't hamsters have belly buttons? how would they get food from there mommys when there in there tummys?
2007-10-19 15:42:27 · 14 answers · asked by pokeableanna 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
ooh thx guys Lol i was wondering that all day long and its not a weird question D:
ANOTHER QUESTION
does it hurt when they cut off the "food" line?
2007-10-19 16:06:39 · update #1
Hamsters in the womb are indeed fed by an umbilical cord and placenta (as are all Eutherian mammals).
When they are born, they are attached by the cord, which is nibbled off by the mother. The nubbin of a belly button which is left is buried under their fur.
In humans, especially in modern times, the cord is tied in a knot, and makes the noticeable and obvious belly button we associate with bikinis and navel-gazing meditations. The fact that we don't have a thick pelage of fur on our bellies, and that our bipedal stance puts the navel right front & center of our presentation to the world makes it much more noticeable on us than it is on other mammals.
2007-10-19 15:49:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm notably particular all placental mammals have abdomen buttons, yet i might wager on some thing as small as a hamster it may be incredibly complicated to work out. possibly it replaced into some thing else?
2016-10-04 04:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All placental mammals have belly buttons. It is the scar left by the umbilical cord that attaches the baby to the placenta. You don't see it in many animals because it is small and flat and hidden by fur.
2007-10-19 19:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, the baby hamsters are in their mommy's uterus, not her tummy. All placentals have an umbilical cord. Hamsters have "belly buttons" but it may not be as prominent as ours or it heals completely.
2007-10-19 15:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They do, they are just flat, like it is with all creatures of nature. Ours would be flat if our mothers tore the ubilicus loose with their teeth and allowed it to dry off naturally as well.
2007-10-19 15:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by CB 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tee hee, hamster belly buttons. I wonder if they smell like cheese?
2007-10-19 15:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The chew off the umbillicol cord, it is not cut off, that is why theirs are different
2007-10-19 15:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
they have belly buttons, it's either not in a normal place or under all it's fur
2007-10-19 15:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
do you realise that almost no animals have belly buttons?
horses
cows
pigs
sheep
goats
dogs
cats
rabbits
fish
koala
kangeroo
ect
2007-10-19 15:48:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
the food came in from somewhere else??
or it's a TRICK question.
2007-10-19 15:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by 11swim11 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋