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I believe that Pigeons and Flamingos produce a 'crop milk' that they feed to their young by regurgitation.
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What does suckling mean?
Suckling is when an infant mammal gets milk from its mother by sucking on her mammary glands or teats; all mammal infants do this including human beings. The word is also used of the mother feeding her young with milk. e.g. "The young mother suckled her newborn child." "When the calves are weaned, they no longer suckle, and the milk can be used for human consumption."
Is there a mammal with no backbone?
No - part of the definition of a mammal is that it is a vertebrate with hair, viviparous birth, endothermic and produces milk to nourish their young. A vertebrate is, by definition, an animal with a distinct backbone.
Why don't chicken breasts have nipples?
Chickens do not have nipples because they don't suckle their young. When a chick is hatched, it automatically begins eating chicken feed. It does not take milk from it's mother.
What do animal lay eggs like a bird and give milk like a cow?
There isn't one. An animal who lays eggs isn't a mammal. An animal who gives milk to it's young is a mammal.
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.
Do rats feed milk?
yes they suckle their young on their own milk
What do young calves do?
Play, suckle milk, and sleep.
Do rabbits nurse their babies with milk?
Yes all mammals suckle their young with milk.
Do koalas suckle their babies?
Yes. Kangaroos are marsupials, which are a sub-group of mammals. All mammals suckle their young.
Pictures of mammals that do not suckle their young?
All mammals suckle their young. That is one of the defining characteristics that makes them mammals. Even egg-laying mammals (monotremes which include the platypus and echidna) suckle their young.
Why is a whale described as an animal and not a mammal?
A whale is an animal, but is also definitely a mammal, because it has warm blood and produces milk for its young.
What does it mean when a person SUCKLES?
Suckling refers to the action of a baby or young animal drawing milk from a breast or teat. It is a natural instinct for babies to suckle for nourishment and comfort.
Do beluga whales get fed milk by their mom?
Yes all mammals suckle their young.
Why are raccoons classified as mammals?
Raccoons have a body covered in fur and they suckle there young with milk.
Do young elephants be fed form their mother?
Mother elephants are mammals, and suckle their young babies with mother's milk.
Do dolphins suckle off of their mother?
Yes, Dolphins nurse and carry their babies.
Does the mother eagle have breast and do the eaglets get milk from her?
NO, only mammals suckle their young. Definately not birds.
