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Re: Bilogical Breastfeeding - interesting aside about elephant bf
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gonneke van veldhuizen <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:34:00 -0800
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As far as I know there are few mammals with only two ''breasts'' and located between the front rather than the hind legs, other than primates and they include bears and elephants. This intrigues me. Anyone knows of any other mammals to include and any possible reasons why the front position is rather unique?

Warmly,

Gonneke, IBCLC in PP, LC lecturer in spring-like southern Netherlands (where we are having the strangest sequence of seasons, from summer via just a hint of autumn into winter and via a week of autumn right into spring)

--- On Thu, 1/13/11, Judy Campbell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: Judy Campbell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Bilogical Breastfeeding - interesting aside about elephant bf
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Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 9:04 PM

I just saw a sweet video about a 55 year old elephant mom & her twin babies recently born at Orang Park. It was interesting to see how her breasts (teats?) were at the front of her underbelly, closer to her head than her rear, and how much they looked like human breasts/nipples. The twins have to reach up to drink. They bopped all around under her till they found the way. So cute, needless to say!
Judy

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