Remarkable close-up pictures of animals in the womb

Dog in the womb: at 52 days a full coat of light cream hair is visible with whiskers forming. At 39 days, the eyelids are fused to protect from contamination.





A two-hour documentary called “Animals in the Womb” will air on the National Geographic Channel next month.

Using a combination of three-dimensional ultrasound scans, computer graphics and tiny cameras, the team were able to show the entire process from conception to birth.

“These kind of images from inside animals have never been seen before,” said Jeremy Dear of Pioneer Productions, who made the film.

“We worked with dozens of zoos and animal sanctuaries across the world. There were a lot of different challenges - recording a dolphin is very different from an elephant, for instance.