Good thing survival has nothing to do with fitness, or this little lamb would be DOOMED.
When a lamb starts to fail, one suspects the following:
A) The mother has little/no milk.
B) The mother dislikes it and won’t let it nurse.
C) The lamb is being out-competed by stronger siblings.
D) The lamb is ill.
In this case, the lamb just couldn’t figure out WHERE to nurse. A mystery! The udder is back there, yes, but how does one approach? Her twin sister had no problem figuring out where to set down the landing gear for nursing, but this one did not, and so began to fade away from malnourishment. I named her Billy Madison after one of my favorite movies.
Here she is:
