# Grandmothers Rule: Menopausal Mammals Revisited - Itchy and Bitchy

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Podcast: [Itchy & Bitchy Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast-397229)
Published: 2026-01-17T23:07:28+00:00
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## Resource

Karen Nickell revisits menopausal mammal, this time with brand new context: new research from Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees shows some chimps experience menopause too. She explains what makes humans evolutionary outliers, unpacks the grandmother hypothesis, and explores why certain toothed whales (like orcas) stop reproducing yet continue to live for decades. Visit our website itchyandbitchy.com to read blog posts on the many topics we have covered on the show. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support . Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system. From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we’ll call that too. For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers : WE OFFER No BS

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