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“Pili is nursing her baby who is suckling well, but we have hurdles yet to cross so we are cautiously optimistic at this point,” Moore said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2022

The baby clings to its mother as long as it is suckling, but the mother leaves it hanging from the roof or wall while she goes on brief foraging expeditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearby a young Gr�vy's zebra is suckling its mother.

From Time Magazine Archive

What ought to be the diet either of a wet-nurse, or of a mother, who is suckling?

From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Chavasse, Pye Henry

Mary, seated in the centre, is suckling her Child.

From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)