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Adult female elephants have two breasts, or mammary glands, located between their front legs. When a female becomes pregnant or is nursing her young, her mammary glands become more prominent. (reddthat.com)

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

In mammals that live in the water the nippels are normally protected with a skin flap. The infant needs to push this flap aside in order to drink the milk from its mother. The flap closes to be water tight, to protect the nipples.

For species that live in both the water and on land, it can be different. Sealions for example have retractable nipples. Just something to think about I guess.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's super cool

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I believe I also have retractable nipples

[–] pdxfed 3 points 3 weeks ago

Can you milk me, Greg?

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

retractable nipples

I'll take "Things I never thought I'd read" for $500 please Alex.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Now i wanna see whale calf drinking milk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I watched a documentary that said the milk is as thick as yogurt! Both gross and so cool

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I wanna try milking an elephant