The word "finally" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Finally.
What happens during menopause? Science is finally piecing it together. nationalgeographic.com/magazine/artic… via @NatGeoMag #menopause
Finally.
What happens during menopause? Science is finally piecing it together. nationalgeographic.com/magazine/artic… via @NatGeoMag #menopause
Humans and killer whales (and the short finned pilot whale) are the only species who go through menopause.
And we really don’t know why. Yes, really.
feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…
And we really don’t know why. Yes, really.
feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…
The theories that abound mostly revolve around the notion that we are here to reproduce.
It’s either the “granny effect”
theguardian.com/science/2017/j…
It’s either the “granny effect”
theguardian.com/science/2017/j…
I like the “After Menopause, Killer Whale Moms Become Pod Leaders,” but I am childfree by choice. I have signaled to the universe that I am not here to reproduce. smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…
So these theories are a moot point for me.
I am nobody’s mother and will not be granny to anyone either. My offspring and the survival of their offspring should not be my price of admission to leadership. feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…
I am nobody’s mother and will not be granny to anyone either. My offspring and the survival of their offspring should not be my price of admission to leadership. feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…
And you want to know more patriarchal fuckery that connects us with killer whales?
A study of orcas in the North Pacific has revealed rearing a son significantly reduced a female killer whale's chance of reproducing in the future. bbc.com/news/science-e… h/t @maazaland
A study of orcas in the North Pacific has revealed rearing a son significantly reduced a female killer whale's chance of reproducing in the future. bbc.com/news/science-e… h/t @maazaland
The energy Orcas need to feed sons appears to compromise their health, leaving them less able to reproduce and raise other young.
"Mothers sacrifice their own food and their own energy," said Prof Darren Croft from the University of Exeter.
"Mothers sacrifice their own food and their own energy," said Prof Darren Croft from the University of Exeter.
Orcas remain closely bonded to their families throughout their lives. But while young female offspring become independent in adulthood, males depend on their mothers - even demanding a share of the food that their matriarchs catch.
bbc.com/news/science-e…
bbc.com/news/science-e…
It may seem paradoxical that such powerful, intelligent animals remain dependent on their mothers through their lives, but it appears that males simply don't have to become independent, because their mother remains by their side.
"If my mother cooked my dinner for me every night, perhaps I just wouldn't learn to cook my own dinner," joked Prof Croft.
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