My daughters were talking about my lactose intolerance, and how the three scoops of ice cream I just ate were going to cause me some issues in the next 24 hours. Having more than the average information regarding various forms of milk, they asked why monkeys or gorillas or other various primates have not been utilized to create an alternative milk source as surely primate milk would be closer in form to human milk. I couldn't answer their question. Any ideas? It stands to reason that maybe an alternative more natural source of milk for the rare mother who could not produce enough or any milk for her child would be another primate, and that this milk would be better for that child than any soy or cow milk formula (not to mention, better for my own lactose intolerant body for chocolate almond ice cream). But I've never heard of this being an option (well, old tales of Tarzan not taken seriously, and anyway, wasn't he nursed by a wolf? How close is canine milk when compared to human milk?) I really must stop having these late night conversations with extended nursing children but I'm curious if anyone has read about primate milk being used? Joylyn and curious Lexie *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html