Extreme Bungee-jumping Baby Birth

Northumberland Zoo ‪@NorthumberlandZoo‬ officials are excited to announce the births of another two critically endangered bat pups at the Zoo on Mother's Day! Imagine, giving birth to a baby whilst hanging by your thumbs and the baby hangs by the umbilical cord... 🙃🤔 On Mother's Day, keepers were treated to the birth of a critically endangered bat pup at the Zoo and the whole birthing process has been caught on camera. Livingstone's Fruit Bats are the 3rd largest bat in the world and there are less than 1,200 in the wild and only around 100 in captivity. This is a huge success for the captive breeding programme.

[@tejana971]

Good job mommies! 😊

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

I know it saves money, but letting AI write your subtitles leads to some weird mistakes. The baby isn't instinctively moving to its mother's "teeth" near her armpits.

[@pepita7053]

Parmi mes petits animaux préférés,une merveille,merci!❤❤😊😊

[@elainevankat5353]

Wow, so amazing and beautiful! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!

[@erinwalker711]

Cute little critter. Bats 🦇 are like sky puppies.

[@RLB74]

Awwww so cute 😊. I want to see thank you sue for providing us with this beautiful footage

[@gracianne]

What a blessing, being able to contemplate this magical moment that is so unusual to us ❤✨️

[@THATGuy5654]

It's so sweet how the mother's help each other out.
I mean, if there was any species you'd expect to leave each other hanging...

[@sparkee1224]

That is so amazing!

[@marlenelechowitz6099]

WONDERFUL 🦇❤

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Adorable ❤❤

[@suzmaca650]

Amazing

[@cmanon6014]

Magnifique 😍

[@imogen2092]

Wow! This was epic 🦇🦇❤❤❤

[@mamaksstorytime]

Using gravity makes sense for the mama! I wonder if that would work for humans, ha ha

[@bjorntantau194]

It does. Many mothers give birth while squatting. Lying on your back is often the worst position, but it's favoured by doctors for accessibility and by movies because they can show the birth without showing the birth.