Talk:Nipple
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- Fixed. - Patrick 17:10 20 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- A few mammals don't have nipples; zero is an even number.KJ Sam 07:12 22 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I was under the impression that having nipples was part of the definition of mammal! Which mammals don't have nipples? Also; some mammals have an odd number of nipples but as far as I'm aware this is a freak occurance and no species generally have an odd number.
- A number of marsupials don't have nipples. jk 00:36, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- Marsupials are not mammals, they are marsupials. boffy_b 23:23, 2005 Mar 22 (UTC)
- "Marsupials are mammals" says the first three words of marsupial. -- John Fader (talk | contribs) 23:29, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Well it's all lies and a conspiracy. You'l see. boffy_b 23:52, 2005 Mar 22 (UTC)
- "Marsupials are mammals" says the first three words of marsupial. -- John Fader (talk | contribs) 23:29, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Jeremy, I can't find mention of that at marsupial or here. If you have a cite it would make an interesting factiod for both articles. -- John Fader (talk | contribs) 00:09, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Marsupials are not mammals, they are marsupials. boffy_b 23:23, 2005 Mar 22 (UTC)
A sectional drawing would be more informative here than a photograph of a nipple, to show, for example, the functional relation of the nipple to surrounding tissues. Also, should there be images of other types of nipples (baby bottle, industrial, cattle, etc.)? Tom Haws 07:05, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
- Seems appropriate to me. Have any? [[User:Limeheadnyc|]] 20:56, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Here's a hint. If the anons are removing the nipple profile continually [drum roll] it might not be a very good image, and the article might be better off empty until something better is found. Sometimes listening to repeated anons is the wisest course. If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit we can do better. Tom Haws 23:36, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
- Marsupials are a sub type of mammals and they do have nipples inside the pouch.
- Marsupials are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals. They give live birth, but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals. Instead, they give birth very early and the young animal, essentially a helpless embryo, climbs from the mother's birth canal to the nipples. There it grabs on with its mouth and continues to develop, often for weeks or months depending on the species. The short gestation time is due to having a yolk-type placenta in the mother marsupial. Placental mammals nourish the developing embryo using the mother's blood supply, allowing longer gestation times. [1] (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/marsupial/marsupial.html)
- zen master T 23:27, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It seems to me that a disambiguation page would make sense here.
Monotremes such as Platypus dont have nipples they secrete milk through glands into their fur, they are not mamals, marsupials are mammals and have nipples inside their pouches