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Fetus in the Womb, by Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci depicts a cotyledonary placenta characteristic of ruminants in the central drawing as well as in smaller studies to the lower and upper right. Used with permission, Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022
