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Mammals (beehaw.org)
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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 47 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They're not warm blooded. Maybe they're flamingos.

[-] frog@beehaw.org 21 points 5 months ago

And they produce dairy-free milk, whereas mammal milk is definitely of the dairy variety.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 9 points 5 months ago

Is human milk a dairy product?

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 14 points 5 months ago

Human milk certainly contains Lactose and Whey Protein.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

But is it a dairy product?

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 14 points 5 months ago

I just gave you a pretty succinct definition of Dairy. Yes.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 months ago

Google shows conflicting answers and the Wikipedia page doesn't list human milk.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 5 points 5 months ago

Well if you go by FDA's Title 21 Chapter I Subchapter B Part 131 Subpart B then not only is human milk not a dairy product but the only animal who produces milk is a cow, however in 2018 they requested submissions weighing in on whether plant products should continue to use "dairy group" words such as milk and yogurt on their labeling, so I think there is probably some leeway on this.

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

the only animal who produces milk is a cow

Some kids are gonna go hungry, no goats milk for ewes.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

And we all know how trustworthy Google Search is...

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 months ago

Not actually using Google, just using it as a generic term for search.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago

Yes, but it's pretty difficult to buy.

[-] SamVimes@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

It's not actually especially difficult. People who produce more than their kid needs will sell or give away the extra to people who are struggling to produce enough. Also... Some hardcore body builders buy it as well.

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

There's apparently also breastmilk ice-cream!

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago

Also, beware the diseases. Milk can spread virus AFAIK.

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They’re not warm blooded.

depends on the climate. natural habitat: yes. grocery store: no.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 10 points 5 months ago

By definition, "warm blooded" means "produce their own heat" (obviously drastically simplified). I don't think it matters whether the coconut is on a deserted island or on the shelf at Woollies, it's still not warm blooded.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 13 points 5 months ago

What if it's on fire, using it's own energy to produce the heat?

[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 5 points 5 months ago

As I'm burning I'm the happiest I've ever been. I'm finally mammal.

-the coconut

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

I mean, that sounds like poikilothermy to me

[-] megopie@beehaw.org 20 points 5 months ago

They don’t secrete a filtered blood derived substance through modified sweat glands, thus not milk producing, nearly milk substitute producing.

Wild thought, vampires that drink milk instead of blood.

[-] oo1@kbin.social 18 points 5 months ago

you mean like human babies?

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 11 points 5 months ago

Neither Coconuts nor Oats have Mammary Exocrine Glands

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago

I heard that in Sheldon Coopers voice.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 9 points 5 months ago

You can milk any animal that has nipples... but, do coconuts have nipples?!

I rest my case 😎

[-] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago
[-] duramu@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

Is not about the nips, but the mammary glands.

[-] midnight@kbin.social 9 points 5 months ago

Behold, a man!

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 5 months ago

Mammals aren't "living organisms with fur and milk". They're "the most recent common ancestor of the echidna and the cat, and anything descended from that".

[-] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago

Whoa, so cats came from coconuts?

[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 8 points 5 months ago

Then why are there still coconuts? Check mate atheists

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

Proof that humans and coconuts lived together. Suck it science!

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 4 points 5 months ago

echidna I understand, but why cat?

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

The actual definition is "monotremes and placental mammals". I just picked one of each.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

You can milk a cat, that checks out.

[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 5 months ago

Nah, coconuts don't have the right kind of teeth and ear bones.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

While "having fur and producing milk" may have been the original description of mammals, biology no longer classifies things that way.

Today, all of the classification is based on Clades, which can be established by doing DNA investigation (similarity matching). So, "mammals" are defined as a clade. And whether somebody falls into it or not depends on their DNA similarity. And coconut clearly do not belong into there.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago

Geez I thought we left the coconut fuckers back at the place which may not be named.

[-] solanaceous@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

In this essay I will

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

coconuts are plants and you're an idiot

[-] remington@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

you’re an idiot

Name-calling isn't nice. Remember to be(e) nice at Beehaw. Consider this a warning.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

But "idiot" isn't a name, i guess?

/jk Sorry, I'll show myself out.

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

gasp!

[ clutches pearls ]

[-] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Vegans hate this one weird trick

[-] cafuneandchill@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago
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