Women Offer Their Breastmilk To Chimps

[matcom]

no, NOT "W" so STOP saying that! :D

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TWO young mothers in China have donated their own breastmilk to help feed two new-born chimpanzees facing malnutrition in Beijing Zoo, state-owned media said.

The women, who were identified only by their surnames Pan and Bing, were selected by officials after the zoo issued an urgent notice seeking human milk donors, the Beijing News said.

Born in the zoo on Monday and Tuesday this week, one of the baby chimps was abandoned by its mother and the other mother suffered serious milk inadequacy, the report said.

Newborn chimpanzees are in dire need of their mothers' "first breast milk," usually generated within three to four days after the delivery, animal experts at the zoo said.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10248327%255E13762,00.html

[SarahB]

1. Talk about being kind to animals.

The last thing I would have wanted to deal with the first few days after delivery is extra pumping to give to chimps, but hey, nice there are those who do.

And whenever breastfeeding is mentioned, I always have to add my lactivist link http://www.promom.org/101/ :)

[Blue-Jay]

2. Are they getting it straight from the tap?

It doesn't really say in your synopsis.

;)