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How whales feed their babies underwater

Animal Kingdom Life TV

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[0:00]This baby is drinking milk underwater. A whale is a mammal.

[0:06]It carries its calf for 12 months and produces milk, just like every mother on land.

[0:13]But whale milk is up to 60% fat, the consistency of toothpaste.

[0:20]That's why it doesn't dissolve in the ocean.

[0:23]The mother fires it directly into the calf's mouth in one single burst, done in seconds.

[0:30]The calf rolls its tongue into a tube, catching every drop, 200 liters every day.

[0:39]The ocean has its own kind of love. It just looks different.

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