Whale milk…thick and sticky…huh!?
Everyone knows that the whale is a mammal, but what few know is that a small whale is breastfed, but not through direct contact like other land mammals...
Instead, the female whale throws away her milk while her child is near her to breastfeed, but whale milk has a high-fat content of 50%. Therefore, the form of milk is thick and sticky and does not dissolve in water.
So the baby whale can grab and eat the milk. A perfect breeding geometry.
Whale milk…thick and sticky…huh!?
Everyone knows that the whale is a mammal, but what few know is that a small whale is breastfed, but not through direct contact like other land mammals...
Instead, the female whale throws away her milk while her child is near her to breastfeed, but whale milk has a high-fat content of 50%. Therefore, the form of milk is thick and sticky and does not dissolve in water.
So the baby whale can grab and eat the milk. A perfect breeding geometry.
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