Science

12955 readers

146 users here now

Studies, research findings, and interesting tidbits from the ever-expanding scientific world.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

Space

Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

22 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It is not obvious why selection should favor menopause or the continued survival of individuals that can no longer reproduce. The famous Grandmother Hypothesis had been used to explain the evolutionary significance of menopause. A new study conducted on the Ngogo chimpanzees community of wild chimpanzees in Uganda challenges this hypothesis. Science 27 Oct 2023 Vol 382, Issue 6669 DOI: 10.1126/science.add547

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Some whales have menopause too I think.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Orcas do, and their behavior fits the grandmother hypothesis pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

And elephants.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That wouldn’t surprise me at all. They certainly live long enough.