The merits of menopause. End of. Period‪.‬ What The Duck?!

There's only a handful of animals on earth that go through menopause, where females get to hang up the ovaries and enjoy a change of life.

So, why have we (humans, chimps and some toothed whales) established a sexual retirement of sorts? What is everyone else missing out on?

Featuring:
Associate Professor Kevin Langergraber, Primatologist, Arizona State University.
Charli Grimes, PhD student, University of Exeter.

Production:
Belinda Smith, Reporter/Producer. 
Ann Jones, Presenter/Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering: Hamish Camilleri.

This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung, Wurundjeri and Kaurna people.