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Suckle

Suckle | Suckler | Suckled | Suckles | Suckley

Suckle meaning

A teat. | An act of suckling

Example sentences (20)

The tech bros will suckle on government subsidies, while the suits from private equity get to set government policy.

Given this sad experience, the mother urges her child to come back home and suckle.

When I entered the room I saw her holding my son to her breast, letting him suckle.

A female llama will only produce about convert of milk at a time when she gives milk, so the cria must suckle frequently to receive the nutrients it requires.

Calves continue to suckle at the same rate as before until their sixth month, after which they become more independent when feeding.

Crias are up and standing, walking and attempting to suckle within the first hour after birth. citation citation citation Crias are partially fed with llama milk that is lower in fat and salt and higher in phosphorus and calcium than cow or goat milk.

During this period, the mother provides relatively little maternal care, visiting her young only for a few minutes every other day to suckle them.

He promoted the use of baking powder to make lighter bread, studied the chemistry of coffee-making, and developed a breast milk substitute for babies who could not suckle.

However, for the first few days they are not easily able to keep up with the rest of the herd, so young calves are often left hidden by their mothers, who visit them several times a day to suckle them.

If a calf wants to rest, it will press against its mother's front legs and when it wants to suckle, it will touch her breast or leg.

Infants suckle at least once per hour and sleep with their mothers in the same nest. citation Infants begin to break contact with their mothers after five months, but only for a brief period each time.

Like horses, zebras are able to stand, walk and suckle shortly after they are born.

Pups are weaned by a year but can continue to suckle for another year.

She sent a female bear to suckle the baby, who was then raised by hunters.

Suckling bouts tend to last 2–4 min/hr for a calf younger than a year and it continues to suckle until it reaches three years of age or older.

The female rests at the surface with its head held up, and the young suckle upside down. citation Male pinnipeds generally play little role in raising the young.

The need to suckle is instinctive and allows newborns to feed.

The young often rest on their mothers' backs when the water is too deep for them, and they swim under water to suckle.

They suckle on land when the mother leaves the water.

They usually stand within a few minutes of calving, and suckle within an hour.