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Old 01-29-2013, 12:34 PM   #1
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January 27, 2013 - Baby Elephant in Womb



This amazing image is a from a book titled In The Womb: Animals.
A review of the book can be found at Animal Fact Guide.
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Old 01-29-2013, 01:09 PM   #2
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It looks awfully spacious in there.
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Old 01-29-2013, 02:32 PM   #3
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Spacious and brighter than I expected.
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Old 01-29-2013, 03:28 PM   #4
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You get that from a womb with a view.
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Old 01-29-2013, 04:13 PM   #5
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I strongly suspect that is a real but dead elephant foetus photographed outside the womb (e.g. after miscarriage) and then photoshopped onto a suitable background.
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Old 01-29-2013, 04:45 PM   #6
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The pictures were generated using ultrasound scans and 'computer graphics'.
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Old 01-29-2013, 06:13 PM   #7
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You get that from a womb with a view.
A womb with a hue. A pinkish hue.
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Old 01-29-2013, 06:37 PM   #8
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The color makes me think of heffalumps (and woozles.)
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Old 01-29-2013, 07:04 PM   #9
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A womb with a hue. A pinkish hue.
I'm gonna beat Zen on this one with: "A womb-wide view"

...and just try saying that 3 times fast.
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Old 01-30-2013, 05:40 AM   #10
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Spacious and brighter than I expected.

Yeah. The problem is they used a nuclear flashbulb.
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Old 01-30-2013, 06:11 AM   #11
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The inspiration for Mancini's other song, the Baby Elephant Gawk.
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Old 01-30-2013, 11:31 AM   #12
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It looks awfully spacious in there.
All the more room for the stuffing. Garlic, lemon and sundried tomato might be good....
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