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Grandmothers Rule: Menopausal Mammals Revisited - Itchy and Bitchy

Itchy and Bitchy Podcast · Jan 17, 2026 · 14:39

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Karen Nickell revisits menopausal mammal, this time with brand new context: new research from Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees shows some chimps experience menopause too. She explains what makes humans evolutionary outliers, unpacks the grandmother hypothesis, and explores why certain toothed whales (like orcas) stop reproducing yet continue to live for decades.

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