Yes, and tilted up onto mom :-)  using their paws to massage breasts :_) 
Pat in SNJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gonneke van veldhuizen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Bilogical Breastfeeding - interesting aside about elephant bf


Mom may be sidelying, bu the cubs are on their tummies ...

Warmly,
Gonneke

--- On Mon, 1/17/11, Pat Young <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Bilogical Breastfeeding - interesting aside about 
elephant bf
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Date: Monday, January 17, 2011, 4:19 PM

How about for animals like dogs, cats, mice etc. where there are multiple 
babies, so multiple access is easier with mom side lying with multiple 
nipples as opposed to deer, horses etc.
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