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Garter_Gertie · 06-23-2008, 07:31 AM

Nah. Not new. Ovoviviparous was around in the '70's.

I'd forgotten all those terms. "Live birth" is redundant anyway. All births are live no matter the means of security prior to the birth.

I'd always known by eduction the ovoviviparous way of the garter. But in SEEING the pictures the ol' eye-mind took over (along with the fact I'd learned those terms almost 40 years ago and had totally forgotten about them...) and I *saw* placentas, e.g., nuturing sacs. Know what I mean? I saw what I was more familiar with (transference of information) than what I really saw.

Kicker is the lack of the embilical cord. For me. Also the growth from the inside out vs. nutrients from the mother. But the lack of the embilical cord is, to me, the biggest difference.

06-23-2008, 07:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,185	Re: Live Births Nah. Not new. Ovoviviparous was around in the '70's. I'd forgotten all those terms. "Live birth" is redundant anyway. All births are live no matter the means of security prior to the birth. I'd always known by eduction the ovoviviparous way of the garter. But in SEEING the pictures the ol' eye-mind took over (along with the fact I'd learned those terms almost 40 years ago and had totally forgotten about them...) and I saw placentas, e.g., nuturing sacs. Know what I mean? I saw what I was more familiar with (transference of information) than what I really saw. Kicker is the lack of the embilical cord. For me. Also the growth from the inside out vs. nutrients from the mother. But the lack of the embilical cord is, to me, the biggest difference.