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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.
Why aren't birds mammals?
Birds are not mammals because they belong to a different class of animals called Aves, while mammals belong to the class Mammalia. Birds have feathers, lay eggs, and have a unique respiratory system, while mammals have fur or hair, give birth to live young, and nurse their offspring with milk.
What 3 three characteristics distinguish birds from other animals?
Birds-------------------------mammalsfeathers--------------------furEggs-----------------------live youngdoesnt produce milk------produces milk
Is any bird can produce milk?
No. Only mammals produce milk for their young. The only birds that produce milk are pigeons.
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.
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.
Is milk safe for birds to drink?
The only "human milk" there is, is breast milk. And no, you cannot feed this to birds. If you meant cows or goats milk, everyday dairy products, the answer is also no. Milk is very bad for birds, it is fatty (bear in mind they are smaller than humans) and it can cause digestive complications for them.
