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Because they are not supposed to feed babies.

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Male human beings and males of most mammal species have teats, too. They are just undeveloped in males, fully developed in females.

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Does a female dog only get teats when pregnant?

She has them, so do male dogs (there are very few male mammals without teats, rats are one of the only species where this occurs). They do become more apparent with pregnancy


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Female Rats and Mice have 12 teats.


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