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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Clues for the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/menopause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menopause</span></a> in whales — and humans?<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1198909539/menopause-humans-whales-evolution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/03/22/1198909539/</span><span class="invisible">menopause-humans-whales-evolution</span></a></p><p>The evolution of menopause in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ToothedWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToothedWhales</span></a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07159-9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41586-024</span><span class="invisible">-07159-9</span></a> </p><p>"menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We are one of the few <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> to experience it... There are five species of toothed <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> that undergo menopause — short-finned <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PilotWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PilotWhales</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FalseKillerWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseKillerWhales</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/KillerWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillerWhales</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/narwhals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narwhals</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/belugas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belugas</span></a> — making it the type of animal that is known to have evolved menopause most frequently."</p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>The only other mammals to go through the menopause live longer because of it | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/menopause-whales-live-longer-study-b2512062.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/science</span><span class="invisible">/menopause-whales-live-longer-study-b2512062.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Menopause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Menopause</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whales</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortFinnedPilotWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFinnedPilotWhales</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseKillerWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseKillerWhales</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Narwhals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narwhals</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Beluga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beluga</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BelugaWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BelugaWhales</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grandmothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grandmothers</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Babysitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Babysitting</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSharing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeverhulmeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeverhulmeTrust</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalEnviromentResearchCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalEnviromentResearchCouncil</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NERC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NERC</span></a></p>
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