- A paper in Nature suggests that menopause in toothed whales may have evolved to increase total lifespan. The findings suggest the evolution enables females to help younger generations survive, without competing with daughters or granddaughters for mates. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07159-9 4 comments science
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- We Finally Know Why Some Whales Have Menopause : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-some-whales-have-menopause 4 comments
- Menopause explains why some female whales live so long - News https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/menopause-explains-why-some-female-whales-live-so-long/ 0 comments
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