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.

[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

this better not awaken anything in me

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Search your feelings, you know what your heart wants, Pangolin boobies.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Y'know, I was okay when it was just the elephant, like, of course, she's an elephant.

But the goddamn Pangolin having better tits than me? That's a line too far.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Be glad with the tits you have, there are sad trans who would be glad to have your tits.

Also the pangolin is being made extinct because Chinese women want help lactating, I guess because they saw pangolin titties and thought that consuming the scales of a big tittied animal would help for some reason.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I am the sad trans who wants the pangolins tits!

Though not at the cost of their entire species. We'll see where hormones can get me.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

So yeah, all mammals have breasts. Mammal comes from mammary. Is this not taught in schools anymore?

This was like primary school science for me when growing up - like 8-9 years old - and repeated on biology throughout highschool.

Or is it interesting because generally people don't post pictures of elephant breasts?

[–] tattletaletimes@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I, for one, have never seen engorged elephant breasts before

[–] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not all mammals have visible / human like breasts. That's what this is about.

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Feel free to post your own interesting content

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please make it mammary related

Asking for a friend

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago

I see we have the same friends