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[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The milk drinking is just as weird, since no other animal continues drinking milk after passing their baby state. Only humans do that.

[–] Bananigans@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

Your comment is proof that my cat is human.

no other animal continues drinking milk after passing their baby state

any predator will eat lactating mammaries. birds and reptiles are also known to drink mammalian milk.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Not as strange as Mongolians, who drink horse blood.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

no other animal continues drinking milk after passing their baby state

This is not even close to true. Even adult cows will occasionally grab a sip from another cow or even themselves.