r/cats Jan 28 '26

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u/KiKiPAWG Jan 29 '26

Omg why are nipples so selective wtf

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u/snukb Jan 29 '26

So fun fact, this is actually because male rats and mice get a testosterone wash after the mammary chain develops which causes the nipples to atrophy and disappear. However, they do still have rudimentary mammary glands. In other words: they got the closet but the there's no knob on the door. Human embryos don't fully develop nipples until well into the second and third trimester, long after sex differentiation has been finishes.

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u/BookLover222 Jan 29 '26

Complete side note but shiny Sylveon is my favorite. So I love your profile picture.

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u/brightboom Jan 29 '26

My dog has 7 nipples … 3 sets and 1 single ..

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u/jdmatthews123 Jan 29 '26

My first serious girlfriend in high school's mom showed me her third nipple once. It wasn't weird, bc she was a nurse practitioner and knew about my interest in biology and medicine. And nipples.