Incredible footage has been captured of the moment a group of kittens roll around a pregnant sphynx cat's stomach and, well, It's like a damn party in there.
Kieran Miller-Riste was looking after a pregnant cat, Pandora, when he noticed just how visible the unborn kittens were.
After quickly snapping the footage, Kieran was amazed to see just how bold the outline of the kittens were in the pregnant stomach.
Several tiny roaming lumps can be seen under Pandora's gestating belly.
Though Pandora is looking chill and enjoying a well-deserved kip in the clip, her kittens are looking ready to roll.
The unborn kittens certainly look like active little buggers. Maybe they've somehow managed to find a ball of yarn and an old sock in there? Either way, they seemed ready to enter the world.
Kieran explained: "At the time of recording the video, Pandora was eight weeks pregnant and she gave birth five days later."
"She gave birth to three babies at 2pm and the final two were born five hours later - and all were healthy."
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According to Kieran, Pandora has also taken to motherhood like a boss. He said: "This was Pandora's first litter of kittens and she did everything herself, she is an amazing mum."
Pandora's sleepiness and the visibility of the kittens in her stomach is about normal for a cat in the nesting stage of pregnancy.
Kittens can often be seen moving around their mother's stomach about two weeks prior to pregnancy.
Meanwhile, pregnant cats will be on the lookout for somewhere warm to give birth a week or two prior to labour.
Of course, it isn't just a phenomenon restricted to kitties.
In recent years there's been several videos released online of women with some extremely visible unborn babies in their bellies.
The movement can be visible in the later stages of pregnancy. Sometimes the outline of a foot or a hand can be seen through the skin.
Naturally, this can provoke various comparisons to similar moments in sci-fi movies involving strange alien gestations because people have no chill.
Whether you find the footage startling, amazing or just plain weird, there's no denying it's extraordinary.
Kudos to you, Pandora. We hope you and your kittens are currently enjoying all the catnip and balls of yarn the world has to offer.
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Words: Amy Roberts
Topics: Pregnancy, Animals, Cats