Caecilian Youngs Eat Their Mother’s Skin Alive
By Alex in Animals & Pets on Feb 13, 2008 at 4:47 am
A caecilian’s motherly love knows no bound, as a team of BBC crew recently discovered. The female worm-like amphibian allows her young to peel off and eat her skin!
The female caecilian’s skin becomes thicker and more nutrient-rich when she bears offspring. And the young have specialised teeth for tearing and removing it.









