Quote Originally Posted by Fulmar View Post
Oh- and the protective measures are for the mother and not for the baby.
I think it is a wonder that mammals (including your beloved herbivores) have survived at all given what, according to you, their poor benighted mothers are feeding them on. A wonder too that new born baby mammals suckle with such obvious relish when they are receiving something that, in your take on things, is so utterly putrid.
Goodness, it's enough to make anyone reach for a latte!
An animal who suckles its mother is a natural process. We are the only animal that drinks the milk of another animal. That is not natural. Dairy milk is baby bovine growth food. It isn't supposed to be for humans. It is designed to get a 90kg calf to 500kg in 18 months. That is probably why we have so many health problems with dairy.