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Chimp Menopause, Ancient Tsunami, Sexism in Science

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6935 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about how a population of female chimps have surprisingly been found to go through menopause and live well beyond their reproductive years, an ancient tsunami and its devastating impact on stone age populations, and the dire effects of sexism in science.  

 

Chimp Menopause  

 

 

Ancient Tsunami 

 

 

Sexism in Science 

 



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0:00.0

Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.

0:09.0

Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.

0:11.6

And I'm Callie. If you're dropping it for the first time,

0:13.6

welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.

0:17.2

If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today, you'll learn about how a population of

0:20.9

female chimps have surprisingly been found to go through menopause

0:24.3

and live well beyond their reproductive years. An ancient tsunami and its devastating impact

0:29.5

on stone age populations and the dire effects of sexism in science.

0:34.0

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.

0:37.0

Researchers have discovered a surprising connection between humans,

0:41.0

a few different species of whales, and now chimpanzees in the forests of East Africa.

0:45.4

And that connection is Menopause.

0:48.0

Menopause.

0:49.0

Okay, it had never occurred to me that animals other than humans wouldn't go through menopause.

0:54.6

Like is it really that rare?

0:56.4

Okay, it's actually pretty rare in the animal kingdom.

0:59.1

If you think about it, that would make sense, right?

1:01.2

Menopause is the point in time

1:02.8

when a female hasn't had a menstrual cycle

1:05.1

past 12 months.

1:06.8

It's basically the end of a woman's reproductive years.

1:09.4

So for wild animals with a biological need

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