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This topic is much debated. Even people who've had personal experience with rabbits - bunny owners, breeders, vets - disagree about whether male rabbits do or don't have nipples.
DiscussionYes, male rabbits, like all male mammals, do have nipples.
Not even all female mammals have nipples. Rats, horses, mice are mammals in which the male has no nipples. There seems to be much contradictory information on whether or not male rabbits have nipples. My male rabbit does not appear to have nipples.
Yes, male rabbits have nipples, just as human males have nipples (same as human females). A buck (male) rabbit's nipples are smaller and more discrete than a female's, so they can sometimes be hard to find... but they are still there.
Male bunnies do not need to produce milk for babies. Why would they have nipples?
Why indeed? And yet, many male mammals have them, so this is a legitimate question and not rhetorical, as you seem to have intended it.
Just as with humans, male rabbits do in fact have nipples. but they're vestigial and hard to see.
My male rabbit appears to lack nipples. Some other male mammals do not have nipples; mice, rats, and horses being some of the prominent examples. Some mammals, such as the platypus, have no nipples in either sex.
My male rabbit does have nipples. They're hard to see, and I'd probably never have known about them, but then one of them became irritated and swollen and we had to see the vet. The vet showed me his other nipples for comparison: tiny, tiny flaps of skin. Even though lots of people say they don't have nipples (even vets - link below), male rabbits do have nipples.
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If a rabbit is a mammal then why dont male rabbits have nipples?
Not all male mammals have nipples. I believe mice, rats, and horses are examples of mammals where the males do not have nipples. In fact, the platypus is a mammal, but it has pores and no nipples. Why this is, I do not know. I am trying to find out, but the information seems to be hard to come by.
Do female rabbits have nipples at 11 weeks old?
All rabbits, male and female, are born with nipples, but they're so small that you usually can't see them. If you can see your rabbit's nipples, that means she is pregnant or nursing; otherwise, it means the skin is irritated. If the irritation doesn't go away within a few days, you should go to the vet. See the related question below for details.
Will rabbits build nest if not pregnant?
Yes, male and female rabbits have nipples, although they may be hard to find because they're very small under the fur; the nipples of a nursing female rabbit will be much larger and easier to find. Another word for nipple is "teat" but this word is usually only used to refer to the nipples of a nursing mother.
Do male cats have nipples?
Cat nipplesYes they do. As a matter of fact, most male mammals have nipples. Male cats, like female cats, have 6 nipples in total.
Do male donkeys have nipples on their testes?
No, they are not born with nipples.
When do rabbits get nipples?
only the females do.
Female rabbits or male rabbits whom dig?
Probably the male rabbits dig
If a male cat's nipples hang low and skin steached is it ok?
Male cats do not have prominent nipples.
What are the names for male and female and baby rabbits?
Male rabbits are bucks.Female rabbits are does.Young rabbits are called kittens or kits.
Do male cats have multiple nipples?
no, they don't. Yes, both male and female cats have between 4 - 8 nipples.
Are female rabbit's bigger than male rabbits?
no usually the male rabbits are bigger than female , because male rabbits are more dominate.
How should a rabbits nipples look after giving birth?
A little swollen.
