New study: Chimps undergo menopause too

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Originally published at: New study: Chimps undergo menopause too | Boing Boing

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It’s long been thought that, aside from a few species of toothed whales, humans are the only mammal that experiences menopause.

I am advised that elephants are also mammals.

Asian elephants exhibit post-reproductive lifespans - BMC Ecology and Evolution