Is animal milk (cow or buffalo) essential for a child’s growth?
– Mamma of 2-year old from Hyderabad
Well, of course it depends on whose child it is! I am sure the zebra, elephant, deer and cow below would each tell you with full confidence that her milk was essential for her child’s growth!
Baby Zebra Nursing
Doe, a deer … nursing her fawn From: http://lilian-thewondersofnature.blogspot.com/2009_09_29_archive.html
Calf feeds from cow. Like all mammals, cows lactate to feed their young. From http://www.uproar.org.au/dairy/
Baby Elephant Nursing from Mama From: http://keaphotography.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Hv7IWNG.N5U
Ask Amma 