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Yes. Mammals do use their mammary glands to nourish their young, which is located in the groin of the whale.
Sarks are fish, not mammals. They do not make milk or feed their young with milk.
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Do egg-laying mammals nourish their young with milk?
Yes. Both platypuses and echidnas, which are the only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) nourish their young with mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic of a mammal.
Do whales have bellybuttons?
Yes whales do have belly-buttons. Whales are mammals and to be classified as such they need to fulfill certain criteria. They breathe air, have hair, give birth to live young and nourish their young with milk. When a whale is born it is still attached to the cow (mother) by the umbilical cord which then needs to be detached (exactly how this is done is not fully known). leaving behind a belly button or scientifically the 'umbilicus'.
Do marsupials nourish their young with milk?
Yes. Marsupials are mammals, and the defining characteristic of mammals is that they feed their young on mothers' milk.
Which part produces the milk in female mammals to nourish young?
mammary gland
How long does a mother killer whale give milk to its calf?
Killer whales suckle their young, for approx 12- 15 months.
Groundhogs belong to this large group of animals that nourish their young with milk?
Their called mammals.
What do baby killer whales like?
Their mother's milk.
What do females have that secretes milk enabling them to nourish their young until the young are mature enough to find food?
Mammary glands .
What type of glands are mammals named after?
The mammary glands, which produce the milk, with which mammals nourish their young.
Why does your mom have breasts?
A mother's breasts provide milk to nourish and feed her baby. The milk contains essential nutrients for the baby's growth and development.
How does a whale or dolphin nurse?
Whales and dolphins nurse their young by producing milk in their mammary glands and nursing their calves by squirting the milk into their mouths. The young calf typically nurses by swimming alongside the mother and positioning itself to suckle from her teats.
How are killer whales fed?
They drink milk from their mother, i think.
