Just to add to the mammalian discussion.  There is a Manatee in Florida
(named Phoenix) at the Miami Seaquarium that could NOT get pregnant due to a
boating accident.  She was paired with a calf that lost its mother.

       Before too long Phoenix was producing milk for the calf.  This is the
first recorded "spontaneous lactation" case for a manatee.

Debbie Albert, Ph.D., IBCLC
Tampa Lactation Counseling
Tampa, Florida

In a message dated 2/25/02 2:21:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> In an article in Science and Medicine, Nov/Dec 1997, Hanson, L,
> Breastfeeding Stimulates the Infant Immune System, there is a photograph of
> a manatee with two calves suckling -- one on either side, underwater.  Says
> it comes from the National Audobon Society Collection.
>

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