Whale menopausal woes

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Whale menopausal woes
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Richard Collins: What zebrafish can tell us about lockdown
Richard Collins
Richard Collins is a polymath from Limerick with a special interest in birds, particularly swans.

Does no other animal experience the dreaded hot flushes? Not quite.

Female killer whales can live to be 90 but they stop having babies in their forties. Non-reproductive individuals are a drain on the resources of a community and natural selection usually ensures they are shown the door.

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