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Amphibian Milk (mander.xyz)

submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/1236408925/researchers-have-found-an-amphibian-that-makes-milk-for-its-babies

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[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 66 points 10 months ago

Researchers would use the proper "its"

[-] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

Plot twist, their son is a linguist.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Classic milk-fed amphibian linguists

[-] OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca 35 points 10 months ago

Frog milk!!! I'm disgusted!! You promised me rat or higher!!

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago

Frogs don’t care about your disgust. Frogs do what they gotta do.

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 10 months ago

So can almonds and oats. /s

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 36 points 10 months ago

as an aside, this is the background image on my messages

[-] JAWNEHBOY@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

This is the funniest comment I've ever seen on lemmy

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago

I want salamander kefir. Anyone who attempts to get in my way of this is lacTOAST 😤

[-] Pietson@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

Can't wait for this to reignite the snitties argument in the DND community

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Do I want to know more?

[-] wahming 3 points 10 months ago

Yes, you just haven't realised it yet

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

Don't echidnas and platypuses also lay eggs and feed their young milk?

[-] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, but all mammals by definition produce milk

Thing is this isn't even the second time mothers secreting food for babies has evolved - some birds do it as well as mammals (birds are basically just mammals 2.0 really, warm blooded, big brains, produce milk, highly active)

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 months ago

What birds give milk to their kids?

[-] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pigeons/doves, flamingos, penguins

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Birds have big brains?

[-] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

They don’t, but their neuron density is similar to some primates.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

How else do you think they remember the directions to their summer home every year?

[-] Turun@feddit.de 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, and?

Edit: before this we knew of two groups of alive things that produce milk: mammals and monotremes (egg laying mammals). Finding an amphibian that also does it is very interesting.