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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.
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Do doves give milk to their young?
No. Doves are birds, and 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.
Does a mother sheep feed its babies milk?
No. No birds feed milk to their young. This characteristic is unique to mammals alone. Only mammals have mammary glands, which are necessary to produce milk. Ducks and geese do not produce milk, so, no they do not feed milk to their young. That is something that mammals do, of which waterfowl are not. Baby ducklings are hatched knowing how to find food and eat. The mother may lead them to a good spot for some tasty roots, but the ducklings know how to eat all by themselves. As mentioned, no species of birds 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.
Are roosters mammals?
NO. Chickens lay eggs. The belong in the group of organisms called Aves (birds). Mammals are born of a mother without ever being laid in an egg, have hair and drink milk as babies (Exception the Acidna and the Duck billed platypus are mammals that lay eggs)
What 3 three characteristics distinguish birds from other animals?
Birds-------------------------mammalsfeathers--------------------furEggs-----------------------live youngdoesnt produce milk------produces milk
What will happen if you give birds chocolate?
You shouldn't give birds chocolate because it is toxic to them.
Do owl moms give milk?
No. Owls are birds. Only mammals give milk.
What animals that do not give milk to their young?
Birds and Fish!
If birds are mammals how come they lay eggs?
Birds are not mammals. Mammals give birth to live young and nurse them with milk from the mother's body. Birds do not give birth to live young and do not feed their babies with their milk. ----
Can you milk a cowbird?
NO ... birds do not give milk. They lay eggs and, the babies are hatched ready to eat a regular bird diet.
What bird feeds its young a milk like substance?
Birds such as Pigeons/Doves, Flamingos, and Male Emperor Penguins give their young a milk-like substance.
What do baby birds eat?
baby birds eat worms and other things that the mom ate but only a mother can digest it into the baby birds mouth. DO NOT GIVE IT MILK OR BREAD BOTH ARE USELESS AND BIRDS CAN NOT DIGEST MILK! Call a bird rescue ASAP so you can save it if you found it and DON'T PICK IT UP
Give three differences between a mammal and a bird?
1. Mammals have fur; birds have feathers. 2. Mammals produce milk; birds do not. 3. Mammals are synapsids by descent; birds are diapsids by descent.
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.
Can cockatoos have milk?
Birds aren't designed to digest milk, so it might give a cockatoo an upset stomach if it is only a little bit. More than a couple ounces could cause serious gastric distress, so no you shouldn't give a cockatoo milk.
Do doves give milk to their young?
No. Doves are birds, and 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 baby Bird eat?
baby birds eat worms and other things that the mom ate but only a mother can digest it into the baby birds mouth. DO NOT GIVE IT MILK OR BREAD BOTH ARE USELESS AND BIRDS CAN NOT DIGEST MILK! Call a bird rescue ASAP so you can save it if you found it and DON'T PICK IT UP
Does a bird give milk or water to it babies?
No people say but yes! Well not all birds, some of them such as pigeons do. But it is sort of gross, its not like a calf sucking the milk out of its mother, the mother bird hacks up the milk into the babys' mouth.
