http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2006/07/seed-on-grandmothers/ Sun, 19 May 2013 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2006/07/seed-on-grandmothers/#comment-2633 Gerry L Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:03:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2006/07/27/seed-on-grandmothers/#comment-2633 I saw an article recently about a study that concluded gorillas do indeed experience menopause. This surprised me because I had been told that female great apes (excepting humans) could continue to get pregnant their entire lives. (Note: Our zoo has a female chimpanzee who is about 54 and goes through estrus frequently. I get a lot of questions from the public about her ability to have more babies. She is on birth control.) I saw an article recently about a study that concluded gorillas do indeed experience menopause. This surprised me because I had been told that female great apes (excepting humans) could continue to get pregnant their entire lives.
(Note: Our zoo has a female chimpanzee who is about 54 and goes through estrus frequently. I get a lot of questions from the public about her ability to have more babies. She is on birth control.)

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