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Life of a Ranger: Breastfeeding elephant

- Wildlife, Ranger's Blog

Did you know that mother elephants have teats, making them one of the species that feed their babies milk through their breasts? Rhulani's Ranger Willem shows us this peculiarity of elephants today, which distinguishes them from other mammalian species. We also learn that younger babies reach the teats with the trunk, while older ones reach them with the mouth.

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