Who would've thought that an animal can teach us a lot about parenting and gender roles?
Pigeon chicks actually feed on their parents’ milk for a few days after hatching. The chicks get the milk from a sac located near the throat of a parent pigeon. Both male and female parents have this sac. Pigeon parents share the responsibility of caring for their chicks equally. That’s fair and responsible parenting for you! Now if we can only get our husbands to produce breast milk... That would be an interesting study for a female geneticist.
Fact or Fiction?
Fact! (I mean the one about the pigeons!)
Photo by Ian Britton at Freefoto.com
Wow, I had no idea. Very interesting for sure. I wonder if Pigeons are the only ones who have that milk sac?
well that's a good question for me to research on ladyk. thanks for dropping by :)
I also thought only mammals produced milk. That is an amazing fact. The similarities between all animals is remarkable. Little facts like these are cool, you have a great blog.:)
thanks ratty. i appreciate the visit and the comment :)
Great info! I had no idea pigeons have milk. Does this go with other birds too?
hi cafe. thanks for visiting me. as far as i know i've only learned of pigeons having milk. i'll try to check if there are any other birds with milk :)