In each case, the animal might just lie motionless, and permit simple procedures to be done on it. Animals can't relate their experiences to us, at least not in a way we can understand. I've observed alpacas and llamas 'calmed' into a state of relaxation by gently rubbing the upper gum just beneath the cleft in the upper lip. The animals stop resisting being held, and stop vocalizing. Though most would-be parents aim for spring or early summer, actual births don't peak until August or September, says University of Oklahoma psychologist Joseph Lee Rodgers.
Couples fail to take into account the two to three months often required for conception to occur.
Summer heat wreaks havoc on sperm counts and disrupts ovulatory patterns, shifting many conceptions toward winter. Q. A woman lived to be over 80 but never celebrated a single birthday. Beginning 45 BCE, the old calendar had added a leap day every 4th year, making for a calendar year of 365.25 days to keep better in sync with the actual sun year of 365.242 days. Thus any Swede born on that extra leap day February 30 fell into a no-one's land of official birthdaylessness.