Some, like horses, begin their sex differentiation before the stage where nipples would develop. Men can't nurse babies, so why on Earth do they have nipples? do all most male mammals have nipples do male . I have always been intrigued with this, about why God created not just human males with them, but nearly all male mammals have them too in the animal kingdom. 24 +13 United States Baptist Private. But we’ll get to that.)

Hi there, im a veterinary nurse so you can trust my answer :) Most male mammals DO have non functioning nipples but certain male mammals of some species DO NOT. Humans and primates have them on the upper chest. Marsupials usually have 4 to 12 teats, but the Virginia opossum has 13, one of the few mammals with an odd number.

The only difference is the mammary glands are active in females but are inactive in males. The testosterone produces male genitals, but the nipples have already formed by this time, and they remain. Also female mammals may have a different amount of nipples depending on species e.g. They lay eggs and hatch them. Not all mammals have nipples, however.

But monotremes do have mammary glands and produce milk, but do not have nipples. Although they have mammary glands, monotremes do not have nipples like other mammals. This is not the same as terrestrial mammals that have protruding nipples, and the young ones can feed at any time.

Many male mammals, humans included, have nipples. Many mammals such as gorillas and apes, on the other hand, do not have prominent breasts even when their mammary glands are full of milk.
All mammals have nipples. All mammals have nipples. As dogs are classified as a mammal, they are one of the animals that have nipples. dogs have 10, horses have two. dogs have 10, horses have two. Jun 19, 2019 #1. That is why men have nipples because they are mammals like women . Whales have inverted nipples.
During this time, all embryos follow the female blueprint.

Like all mammals, including humans, male cats have nipples but they do not serve the same purpose as those of a female cat. Some, like guinea pigs, have only two, but they are located on the lower abdomen instead of the upper chest. I'm sure they do, Most female animals have them. The number of teats varies from 2 (in most primates) to 18 (in pigs). When the baby whale is ready to feed, they dive underneath the mother and nudges the mammary slits.

Debbie3832 New Member. 0 0 2. This signals to the whale mother that the calf is ready to feed.

The baby monotremes then lap up the milk. Cats and dogs have rows of them along their belly. Now, for the sake of scientific curiosity, let's start learning about mammals and their interesting breasts and nipples. The placement is the same for males and females of the same species, but it varies by species. Almost all mammals have nipples. Puppies will suckle on their mother’s nipples to access the nutritious milk she is … Nipples are a part of the breast that produces and secretes milk in female mammals. All mammals have mammary glands whether it is male or female . Scientists believe that the reason behind this is the result of natural genetic selection –- or lack thereof. 1 decennio fa. Why males have nipples has been the subject of scientific research. Why Do Male Mammals Have Nipples Discussion in 'Creationism' started by Debbie3832, Jun 19, 2019. Certain mammals, called monotremes, don't bear live young. Accedi per rispondere alle … 7 risposte. Pertinenza. In general most mammals develop mammary glands in pairs along these lines, with a number approximating the number of young typically birthed at a time. This is how they feed their young. Mammals: Nipples are the most visible part of the infant-feeding structure of mammals. I don't know about all mammals, but male horses don't have nipples.

For example, male rabbits and horses dont have nipples. Instead, they secrete milk onto the skin and the milk pours into a pouch where the babies can lap it up. Not all male mammals have nipples, however. (All mammals have mammary glands, though not all mammals have breasts. so they can feed their young. The male doesn't produce milk since they don't produce the hormones necessary to create milk. Monotremes such as the platypus, which diverged from other mammals early in evolutionary history, secrete milk through ducts located in their abdomens.