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> Animals also live significantly longer in zoos. Humans and many apes probably had similar lifespans in the wild, but humans have this huge post-reproductive
by mlyle 3y ago
> Animals also live significantly longer in zoos.
Humans and many apes probably had similar lifespans in the wild, but humans have this huge post-reproductive lifespan in safe environments that other apes don't.
- thriftwy 3y agoYou can turn that on the head and say human females have really short reproductive span. Human males don't, though. They're often reproductively capable at 60.
- mlyle 3y agoYah, that's the possible patriarchal effect mentioned elsewhere. But it's unclear how much that actually happened "in the wild."