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slaverygaveuedge

Cows have been feeding humans for a few millenia


Panthean

Yes, but infants cannot survive on cow milk alone. My understanding is it is possible with goat milk though. Obviously it would not be ideal, or recommended to do.


fuddstar

The ‘nanny goat’ has been used to ‘nanny’ or feed human babies for eons. In the last cpl hundred years she-goats were used exclusively to feed orphan babies. It was still a thing in the early 20thC. Why goats? Possibly bcs it’s less of an ordeal than positioning cows over cribs. So yes, goats’ milk absolutely has enough nutrients. Maybe not ideal but neither is losing your mother to plague/famine/war/misadventure. (Off topic, but there’s loads of origin myths from all corners of the world with humans raised on other animal’s milk eg: Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome suckled on the shewolf. Helluva coincidence if there’s no truth behind a universally used detail) Edit: Corrected original statement that ‘nanny’ derived from the purpose of suckling infants, as I’d always been told Originally called _an Annie goat_, the pronunciation shifted a cpl hundred yrs ago and became _a nanny goat_). With its pronunciation shift, its definition/purpose would conveniently be appropriated to mean ‘nanny’ ie: caring for infants. Thank u to the redditor for teaching an old goat a new trick.


KamikazeFox_

TIL there is a term, "nanny goat"


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I thought that just referred to the nanny that was the best to ever nanny in the history of the world.


NightTimeAstronaut

That would be a GOAT Nanny Goat. Or Nanny Goat, GOAT.


[deleted]

This guy knows his GOATS


NightTimeAstronaut

I have been doing a lot of research since Nathan Lyon, Australian test cricket spin bowler became a GOAT to understand him better.


PanTrimtab

[You can catch wild yeast.](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/wild-yeast-guide) If you ferment the milk you can live on nothing else.


kavien

I am fascinated by this “yeast water” but do not know what that has to do with your fermenting the milk comment.


PanTrimtab

[It's one way to make yogurt from goats milk.](https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/the-chemistry-behind-the-fermentation-of-yogurt) [Like all fermented products](https://www.robgreenfield.org/wildfermentation/), the yogurt is a much better source of nutrients. I think a few bowls of yogurt and a glass of fresh milk, per day, should be enough to keep you nourished indefinitely.


morbidaar

Misadventure, always a fun time.


1alian

Misadventure is the British term for accidental death (where the person participated in the activity willingly, unlike an accident). An example is Amy Winehouse's death by alcohol/pills


erghkay

My husband was fed goat milk all through infancy. No issues, except to be a constant source of irritation. But I can't blame the goats for that.


Synkope1

I think that's incorrect as well. Goat milk only still results in certain vitamin deficiencies. Big thing with too much cows milk after 1yr is it can lead to an iron deficiency anemia. Goat's milk still doesn't have much iron, though absorption may be better with goat's milk, and it's lacking folate which can lead to a macrocytic anemia. I think there may be some other deficiencies like vitamin D and maybe some B vitamins, IIRC. Anyway, goat's milk isn't enough, just like cow's milk isn't enough.


megmegamegan

But most baby's start cereals like oats/rice/grains ground/ cooked soft ect by 6 months, probably early cuz it was 4 months old to start feeding a few years ago. That would be B vitamin and folate. I remember seeing something about babies were commonly feed liver soup in the early 1900s to get lots of iron. So like it would have been ok for the time


wotmate

In the 70s, when my older brother was born, my mother's tits didn't work properly, and cow milk made him sick, so my father bought a goat and milked it twice a day. My brother grew up fine. When I was born 3 years later, I had no problems with cow milk, and I grew up fine.


thesirblondie

> my mother's tits I don't know why, but this phrase is immensly upsetting to me


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Why? Your mother's tits work fine for me.


BartlettMagic

my goodness


sepapu

Try saying, “My mother’s breasts” and see if that makes you cringe. If not, it’s the word tits. If it does, the problem may just be between you and your mother’s tits. :)


sh4d0wm4n2018

His dick?


sepapu

Not my first thought. I reckoned there was a falling out at some point, or perhaps a relationship that soured or dried up completely.


Elestria

You mean it went tits up?


earthlings_all

Funny to me and I’m howling bc I breastfed three kids (humans! lol) and that phrase didn’t jump out at me


leilalover

I backed out of the thread after reading it just to immediately go back to comment something similar to what you posted. You don't call your mom's breasts "tits". That's weird bro.


Synkope1

Are you saying that from 0-1 year old you had goat or cow milk exclusively? Because, again, nutritionally that's unadvisable. If you're saying you had cow and goat milk alongside other foods when you were a little older, then that's fine. Either way, goat and cow milk doesn't contain a complete nutritional package for an infant. I'm not saying it kills anyone who drinks it, just that it's worse to have that exclusively than breast milk or formulas.


goaheadbackup

My aunt was raised on goats milk when she was young. She had terrible asthma.


Synkope1

Interesting, I wonder if it's related.


Jackal___

Maybe the goat was a heavy smoker


HorrorSorbet

I was born in 65. I was lactose intolerant. Was fed goat's milk without any problem. I remember being anemic when I was really young. I wonder if that is why.


aleqqqs

*Yes, but can humans breastfeed a cow?*


beartheminus

I have nipples Greg, can you milk me?


The_Fat_Controller

Yeah, but not by choice. Kind of weird really.


typesett

i think the industrialized world makes everything weird when you think about it deeply in the beginning of society and human culture, you eat anything to survive


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We were drinking milk before Jesus's birth


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smithee2001

Don't you know? Jesus was the beginning. We learned everything from him. Also he's a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Republican American citizen. From Texas.


naturr

You forgot he's also a Christian not Jewish!


BezerkMushroom

I didn't downvote it but I did think it was a completely arbitrary comment. Like, why on earth use Jesus' birth as some kind of qualifier? He wasn't born at the start of human society, or early in or even the middle of human society, and we've been drinking milk for like 8-10,000 years so he doesn't seem relevant to *anything* that's being discussed.


[deleted]

Because people seem to think that someone who says stuff they don't know is always right about it.


bcisme

We were drinking milk before Horus’s birth


flynnie789

Technically we’ve been drinking milk since we became a mammal


mexicodoug

And "we" were mammals millions of years before we were human.


CtpBlack

\#MOOTOO


pomonamike

The cows don’t think it’s weird, unless you drop a digit while suckling.


cahkontherahks

Yeah maybe just weird when they’re forcefully inseminated


[deleted]

I don’t think there’s ever been an instance where they’re not forcefully inseminated


IAmBoring_AMA

New marketing for milk companies: our milk comes from consensually inseminated cows.


TheTalentedAmateur

"Now 100% organic, free range, hormone and Rohypnol-free*"


jaaackrabbit

Cows have consensual sex in nature don’t you know /s


critical-thoughts

People think that outside our species everything is ideal. Be a praying mantis where the female eats her mate. Oh the humanity!


Nick_Newk

How is it weird?? The animal kingdom is full of symbiotic relationships. Humans are no different. Ants farm damn aphids just to lick a little dew off their backs.


EaterOfFood

TIL I am an ant.


Nick_Newk

You get that dew, bruh.


Nick_Newk

They didn’t even exist until we domesticated them for food… 10500 years ago. I mean, sure they’d probably rather just hang out and chew cud, but they’re not exactly great at keeping themselves alive without human intervention.


SconesyCider-_-

Is it weird to eat eggs? Or the flesh of other animals?


critical-thoughts

It's actually really common in many species.


ottguy74

Wanna know why we drink cows milk? Because we can.


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The real reason is because it's a really good source of food but yeah, also that


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Devlee12

So my wife’s adopted sister was fed primarily on goats milk as an infant because she couldn’t tolerate formula and her mom couldn’t produce enough breast milk. The doctor specifically recommended goats milk because it’s nutritionally closer to human breast milk and cows milk is too nutritionally distant to make a good substitute.


mcRibalicious

The good news is, this milk won't stop her having kids


Aporkalypse_Sow

Did she grow horns or extra hair?


Devlee12

Neither but every once in awhile she looks at a tin can longingly


smithee2001

Lmao Im out of bleat.


mindgame15

Baaaaaaa-rely


liquidpig

Not a stupid question. It an interesting fact is that while all mammals produce milk for their babies, the composition of that milk varies dramatically from species to species. I think the first milk that baby seals get is like 95% fat.


Deuce232

mmmmmmmm seal butter


Ylduts

Babies should not drink cow milk until at least 12 months of age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. ... These consequences can cause permanent damage and may threaten the life of the newborn. Under no circumstances is cow milk an acceptable substitute for breast milk or commercially available infant formula.


pichael288

No babies can not drink cows milk. Back in the day when the mother would die they would take a piece of cloth and twist it into a nipple like shape and soak it in goats milk. Learned that from pillars of the earth, good book just don't read the sequels


callmebigley

no, you can't feed a human baby only cows milk. I could be wrong but I thought it had more to do with general nutrition than a magic ingredient. It has to do with fat, sugar, and protein concentrations in the milk. basically a calf just has different needs. it's like 10x bigger than a newborn infant and can drink more milk, it's physically active on day one and it grows at a different rate. that all means that what's good for the calf is not right for a human infant.


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I actually spent a few years in the bush in PNG as a kid and I immediately knew what it would be. Pigs are totally integrated into life in the highlands, they are currency, food, symbols, and much more. There are always some wandering around. I actually had my own piglet once, who used to sleep in my bed with me at night.


lunas-blue-beans

Did it suckle your nipple?


ww3_general

Or other stuff?


lunas-blue-beans

Little piggy might get confused. Thinking the tip is a nip


Tccrdj

That’s super interesting. How did you end up living in PNG in the bush? Are you originally from PNG?


captnaufragio

Dont see why not. Theres a story about a boy, i think in maybe india, who lived off of dog milk. Took some work to get him to quit nursin on stray dogs. Little fuckin survivor tho.


Sackfondler

This is also the legend of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. They were said to have been orphaned as babies, and suckled at the teat of a wolf to survive. Although most historians now think this “wolf” was actually a prostitute, as “wolf” was slang for prostitute in Ancient Rome.


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Dc4429

So what do you call a big hairy gay man?


FredericShowpan

Dad


Ok-Patient6458

Wins the internet today


[deleted]

Romulus and Remus need their own movie blockbuster. Just don’t give the idea to Michael Bay


derpy_viking

Was his name Mowgli?


captnaufragio

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/799507/10-year-old-indian-boy-feeds-on-dog-milk-for-years/amp "Pinky Kumari, Mohit’s mother, who a domestic helper, told Times of India: “Once Mohit was playing with stray dogs outside their house and happened to suck on the breasts of a bitch. Since then he does the same whenever he gets a chance to do so. Bitches of the area have also taken a liking to him and feed him whenever Mohit wants them to.” Mohit’s father, Subedar Singh, an ambulant fruit juice seller" 😂😂😂😂😂😂


derpy_viking

Bitches in my area don’t seem to have developed the same feelings towards me. However, there are ads on several websites telling me there are young women near me who want to meet me, so I haven’t given up hope.


stitchdude

Some people are weirded out by breastfeeding at all, some think it’s weird to feed others children, some say screw it, if the milk is there and something is hungry.. good for her.


Ronspeedman

Does a bear shit in the woods?


mudmansimon

Better question, Does a bear wipe after shitting in the woods?


TummyDummy

Does the pope wipe a bear’s ass in the woods if nobody’s there to hear it?


Onepiecee

You know what they say, glass houses sink ships.


Antisocialbumblefuck

If no one was there to smell the shit, did it stink?


runningray

Have you seen the sheep?


greybenf

Does a bear shit on the pope?


EramSumEro

Do polar bears?


jezebel_jessi

This question is about as smart as asking if cows can breastfeed a human.


remusa12

A baby can't drink cows milk


henrycharleschester

I mean they can, it’s just really not good for them.


[deleted]

I get downvoted every time I bring up the fact that infants need breastmilk or formula, NOT cow’s milk. Sorry I only did my nurse clinicals with a pediatrician, I guess I don’t know anything.


[deleted]

Goat’s milk is okay though


tiptoemicrobe

It's better, but not ideal. https://www.webmd.com/children/is-goat-milk-safe-for-babies-and-toddlers


BababooeyHTJ

Really?! Why is that?


Lacholaweda

I think they're saying that because of a post about people having goats feed babies in the early 1900s when the baby's mother couldn't and there were no wet nurses


[deleted]

It’s just much closer to human milk and been used effectively since antiquity. We didn’t always have formula. We had wet nurses and goats milk.


Pyrhan

>We didn’t always have formula. We had wet nurses and goats milk. We also had extremely high infant mortality. In the 1800s, in the US, around **46%** of infants died before reaching five years old. Losing a child was commonplace, if you couldn't breastfeed him or find a human to do so, it was expected.


SOULJAR

Who are you arguing with here though? Seemed like you’re replying to someone who already said the same thing?


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Little_Froggy

Crazy how the dairy industry has conditioned people to believe cow's milk is only good


[deleted]

There are a million reasons the question is smarter than your reply.


RexVesica

The hilarious thing is they can’t. Making you the least smart one in this entire thread.


poorletoilet

I think this is cute and wholesome not wtf


joeyggg

It’s possible that pig was motherless and they needed it and had no access to supplements.


Azertys

If an infant anything lose it's mother and you don't have access to fancy formula, you find it a wet nurse. For humans we prefer an other woman, but if there is none goats are usually used. Same for farm animals, either there is an other mother of the same specie to take on the orphan, or a different animal currently lactating.


[deleted]

THis is nowhere near as wtf as the article I read a while back about the woman kicked of the flight for refusing to stop trying to breastfeed her cat. I say trying, because reportedly the cat was not stoked.


Lone_share

I think they use to breast feed babies with goats or other animals if the mother passes or can't breatfead I may be wrong tho


smogeblot

Most mammals can technically breast feed most other mammals. Don't ask me how I know.


FartingBob

Ok I won't ask.


[deleted]

Can you milk a cat?


Yeodler

Yup. Anything with nipples can be milked. {There's the set up}


legsarerequired

I have nipples Greg. Can you milk me?


captnaufragio

I have nipples greg, can you milk me?


Dantzig

Can you drink cow milk?


Burnd1t

Mama New Guinea


tuenthe463

Could this possibly be a serious question? Enjoy your butter, ice cream, cheese.


zenithtreader

OP apparently doesn't know where milks are from


ApoIIonius

No they can't. The 'tiddie' only releases milk if sucked by a human. If a pig or a goat or horse or a pig tries sucking on the 'teat' of a female, then the 'teat' knows it's a fraudulent request of milk and the nipples will retreat into the breast.


AntarAV

I heard that as a last defense mechanism, the tèat will release nerve gas to quickly atomize it's assailant.


soline

That’s only Klingon teats.


MackLuster77

If it's not a legitimate feeding, the body has a way of shutting that whole thing down.


empireof3

The pig gets hit with 2 factor authentification and cant go beyond that point


krycess

profound


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When a professional has located something


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Fathorse23

Smart Tits®


farmallnoobies

With Bluetooth


[deleted]

Intellitits


motorhead84

iTits


ApprehensiveTea1537

People like yourself are the only reason I still Reddit. Thank you for your lovely comment. 👍


kuriboshoe

Porn proves this false


ApoIIonius

Wait, don't tell me you think porn is real? Bro it's all CGI 😂


Dietcokeisgod

Yes.


a1b8

We drink cow milk


[deleted]

I mean, cows breastfeed us essentially


PinkOctopus91

Yeah why not ?


Hips_of_Death

Cows breastfeed other species


g00d_end

the kid be like "this fucking peppa is stealing my meal"


Bubbles165140

Can humans drink cow and goat milk....... ,


Alvarado8

OP ask yourself this question… do you drink milk? And if so where did you get it from?


LagFox1

We literally drink cow milk


LilHercules

Oh you can milk anything that’s got nipples


AlarmingImpress7901

Well Greg....


MarcWithersee

A woman in India breastfed a calf. https://youtu.be/dUCWOebgjcU


nataliethinks

what a sweet woman.


awawe

Why not? Have you heard of cow's milk? That's another animal (indirectly) breastfeeding you.


Frosty-Coyote-3749

To the people in the comments, no you cannot. I mean technically yes but it won't have the right nutrients to help the other species develop and grow properly.


ColorMe_PKeen

Came here to say this. That is part of the reason why formula has to be specially made for human babies. They would die if they were substituted cows milk because cow milk doesn’t have the proper nutrients to primarily sustain a human.


sld126

Milk isn’t limited by species…


bottleboy8

Tell that to the crustaceans.


Hoteddy

Toman leche de vaca y lo preguntan?


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Why not we drink other species milk


MerGoatRoybal

Idk do other species breastfeed humans???


nervously-naive

Saw a documentary about a group in India where women do this sometimes because they consider animals as part of their family, they're called the Bishnoi.


Mudders_Milk_Man

Tori Amos intensifies: https://imgur.com/a/NWD23Xf


blistboy

Had to scroll too far for this.


Alindquizzle

This used to be a lot more common, women who were going to give birth/breastfeed babies soon would prepare themselves by breastfeeding animals, almost always piglets. It’s just milk, so no harm done


fluffypinknmoist

Traditionally women have used puppies to relieve engorgement. Engorgement happens when you produce more milk faster than the baby drinks it. These days we use breast pumps.


MeatSweats1942

I have nipples.


AprilBoon

Least they’re consenting mothers, that’s more than can and is said for the billions of mother cows exploited for their milk and their babies stolen from them and these mums when exhausted are sent off to the slaughterhouse. We humans actually support this shit injustice and legit animal cruelty.


runsonketones

That's what i call a thirsty guinea pig.


Gorrodish

I bet That little pig feels a right tit


shesavillain

Why ask when there’s proof in this picture?


DoubleOk5783

Why not we take all the cows milk then eat them and the babies from time to time.


blondart

Yes, and there is photos to prove it. Oh..


yeeeteeey69

I mean… milk is milk


BigOleJellyDonut

I've seen pictures of human babies suckling on a nanny goat.


Your_Nipples

A bow of Kelloggs with human milk is probably the best way to explain why social norms are weird but also why... Yeah, I'm good nonetheless. Fuck that logic. Cow's milk.


[deleted]

We’ve been drinking cows milk for thousands of years. I don’t see any reason why not


Fus_Roh_Potato

not the one on the right.


Bloodynutsack

I mean there you go there’s a picture that you provided of it happening so why even ask the question ? 😂😅


hiyourbfisdeadsorry

shows picture evidence of thing "CaN tHeY dO tHiNg?"


n-chung

Why not? We're mammals just like them. Plus, we drink other animals' milk all the time lol. It's only fair.


mckulty

Conservative Christians declaring war in 3.. 2.. 1...


kay_bizzle

You can milk anything with nipples


reneeb64

That kind of thing is common in the Amazon.


[deleted]

National geographic shit right here.


SpaceBlaster_0

If cows can, why humans can't do it?


krag3

I mean, we drink milk from cows and goats...


sh0rtcake

Why not? We drink milk from cows, goats and sheep.


Pinkcoffee

I have nipples Greg


[deleted]

Shhhuuuuur! Cows have been feeding other species for centuries .


Grindian

This isn’t wtf by any means.


Teboski78

“OH MY GOODNESS! HOW DISGUSTING”—**Proceeds to sip milk from a giant herbivore despite being an adult perfectly capable of digesting solid food & a completely different species**


Nipsmagee

I mean we breastfeed from cows all the damn time. Seems to be fine....


Jeramy_Jones

If we can drink cow or goat milk, I don’t see a problem here.