>"It's a bit late in the day to introduce the idea now, but almost any
>mammal's milk would be easier to modify than cow's milk. Pig's milk is
>actually nearest to human milk. Camel milk and mare's milk have a better
>balance for humans. Sheep's milk is OK and so is goat's. Reindeer milk
>would be a bit fat, dog's milk a bit thin. Now, otter's could be just
>right. Perhaps we should look into it."

Wonder where the PRIMATES are in this list?  At first I thought, "Oh,
they're only considering domesticated farm animals".  But then I came to
otters . . .
Chimpanzee and gorilla milk would be the closest to human milk, obviously.
Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University