The ontogeny of nursing in Babyrousa babyrussa and a comparison with domestic pigs

Abstract 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:43.3.CO;2-B The nursing behavior of eight babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) infants was studied. Four were from single births and four were from twin births. The age at weaning, the time of day and number of nursing bouts per day, the mean duration of nursing bouts, and whether the offspring or the dam ended nursing bouts […]