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Does interspecies breastfeeding occur in the wild?
Does interspecies breastfeeding occur in the wild?
Say, for example, a zebra feeding a wildebeest, or a bushbuck feeding a gazelle.
There is a Wikipedia page on this topic but it only shows animal-...
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What happens to quality of breast milk when twins of two different sexes are born?
It says here in Scientific American
Mother's milk may be the first food, but it is not created equal. In
humans and other mammals, researchers have found that milk composition
changes depending on ...
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What do chimpz/bonobos/orangutangs/gorillas feed their babies with?
I just read this question and it made me curious about what a more original baby diet would look like. So, at what age do our closest relatives in the animal kingdom start giving their offspring more ...
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Which mammal produces the most milk?
I'm searching for the mammal species that can produce the most milk during lactation. I Googled it, but it says dairy cattle which biologically speaking is not right answer, because a baby whale can ...
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Are there any non-mammalian species known that lactate?
Are there any non-mammalian animals that produce milk to feed their young, or are mammals the only milk-producing animals?
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How do Kangaroo mothers deliver the correct kind of milk to the correct joey?
Mother kangaroos are able to rear multiple joeys (young kangaroos) at different stages of development at the same time. According to Wikipedia, "the mother is able to produce two different kinds of ...
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Do cows produce milk excessively?
Do cows produce more milk than it is required for their calves? It seems like cows are able to provide milk all the time (all year around). Is it so? Or do they, like other mammals, produce milk only ...
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