Quick, count your nipples. There should be about two of them.

There is a reason for this…. Quick, count your nipples. There should be about two of them.

There is a reason for this. Nipples are for feeding babies and the number of them is a pretty safe indicator of how many babies a species should be batting out at a time. Humans have two: enough for one baby and a spare, or twins. Cats and dogs have around five, and they bear litters.

In Wichita, Kan., on Saturday, Sondra Headrick gave birth to six babies