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Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Oct 2002 23:44:12 +0100
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Kangaroos ovulate and conceive shortly after their young let go of the
nipple for the first time.  When born, the young find their way to the pouch
and latch on, nearly permanently, for some time.  It is when the newborn
finally lets go that ovulation occurs.  The firstborn continues to suckle
regularly from its designated nipple.  The next offspring latches onto
another nipple and they make age-specific milk.  The norm for kangaroos is
to be providing milk for two offspring at once, all the time.  I don't think
there are more than two nipples but to be honest I have never been close
enough to a kangaroo's pouch to check.
This was one of many interesting facts presented by a zookeeper at the home
birth conference in Amsterdam in March, 2000.
Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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