• Question: Do whales produce milk?

    Asked by georgieuplandsbabz to Clare, Dave, Glo, Ozge, Sean on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Ozge Ozkaya

      Ozge Ozkaya answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Whales are mammals so yes they do produce milk, it’s very fatty and thick and they squirt it directly into the mouth of their baby

    • Photo: Gloeta Massie

      Gloeta Massie answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Yes! Super, super thick milk! Not at all what you would think of – more like fatty goo! But, when your baby needs to eat 500 liters a day of the stuff, you want to make it as rich as possible!!!! Check out more about marine mammals here: http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/education/marine-mammal-information/cetaceans/blue-whale.html

    • Photo: Dave Sproson

      Dave Sproson answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Yes – as mammals whales will produce milk for their young. In fact the ability to do this is where the word ‘mammal’ comes from. As the other guys say though – you probably wouldn’t recognise it as milk as it’s so thick and fatty!

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