On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:50:59 -0700, "Dutch" > wrote:

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>"Digger" > wrote
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>> Rather, your conception of a vegan is flawed. Suckling
>> babies aren't vegans, so the definition of a vegan as a
>> person that doesn't drink milk remains the same and isn't
>> flawed, despite your misconception.
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>The one interesting fact coming from this debate is that, contrary to what
>some vegans try to portray, no human is born a natural vegan, the first
>natural human food is primarily animal fat and protein.

That's very true. Another interesting fact is that sucklings;

suck·ling;
n.
A young mammal that has not been weaned.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=suckling

once weaned can be either obligate carnivores or animals
that feed exclusively on vegetation.