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Yes and no. Pigeons are birds, and birds do not provide the same sort of milk for their young as mammals do. Some birds are fed on special secretions from the parent birds' crop, and these may even be called crop milk, but it is not milk in the true "mammalian" sense of the word. It is not produced in mammary glands.
The production of the milk is controlled by prolactin, which is the same hormone that begins milk production in mammals, and is released from the pituitary gland. The lining of the crop sloughs off fluid-filled cells containing more fat and protein than cows' milk, as well as minerals and antibodies, forming a nutritious milk-like substance known as crop milk. Both males and females produce this liquid.
Birds which feed their young with "crop milk" include pigeons, doves and flamingos.
The only animals that truly feed their young on milk are mammals. Only mammals have mammary glands, which are necessary to produce milk.
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Well, pigeons feed their young something known as 'Crop Milk', but it isn't real milk.
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What animal that produces milk but the young does not suckle?
I believe that Pigeons and Flamingos produce a 'crop milk' that they feed to their young by regurgitation.
Do pigeons nurse their young?
Pigeons do not have milk glands so they cannot nurse their young.
What is the composition of crop milk in pigeons?
Pigeon milk, which is quite different from mammals' milk, is produced from the regurgitated food, and it is the substance on which pigeons feed their young. This pigeon milk is rich in fats and nutrients. Australian researchers have recently found that it also contains antioxidants and immune-enhancing factors.
Does a lyrebird feed its young milk?
Birds do not feed their young on milk. The lyrebird is a bird, so it does not feed its young milk.
Which bird gives milk to its young?
Birds do not provide milk for their young. Some birds are fed on special secretions from the parent birds' crop, and these may even be called crop milk, but it is not milk in the true sense of the word. Birds which feed their young with "crop milk" include pigeons, doves and flamingos.
What do little pigeons eat?
Grown up pigeons or mature pigeons feed their youngsters for the first five days of their life a special milk that they produce in the gullet .After this period the parents will feed the babies with food that they are eating on a daily basis and also water.
Does a parrot feed milk to their young?
Parrots do not feed their young with milk.
Do raccoons feed milk to their young?
Yes, raccoons feed milk to their young.
Do porcupine feed there young milk?
Yes, they are mammals so they feed milk to their young.
Can birds give milk?
Birds do not provide milk for their young. Some birds are fed on special secretions from the parent birds' crop, and these may even be called crop milk, but it is not milk in the true sense of the word. Birds which feed their young with "crop milk" include pigeons, doves and flamingos.
Do bird feed their young milk?
no,birds feed their young with worms and insects.
How do Chipmunk feed their young?
They feed them milk
