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What do post menopausal Orca females do? - Catherine - 07-25-2023
Orcas can live 40-50 years after menopause. That is a lot of time. What do the females do? They look after their adult sons.
It seems they keep the young adult males from getting into trouble.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/orca-postmenopausal-mothers-study-1.6916065
Maybe we are not so different from Orcas. Mom keeps her sons out of trouble.
Don't you wish you could talk with an Orca and ask questions.