18 Baby Animal Facts That Make Us Want to Thank Mother Earth for All the Smiles

When born, a giraffe calf falls 6 feet to the ground. Human babies are lucky: they're born into waiting hands with plenty of detailed medical procedures that involve snipping the umbilical cord and coaxing the baby to take its first breath. Giraffe calves, on the contrary, fall up to 6 feet (2 meters) to the ground. This breaks the umbilical cord and gives them the shock and incentive to take a breath. © YourLocalImgurZookeeper/Imgur