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What's the point of the menopause? | BBC Ideas
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Ever wondered why humans experience menopause while most other animals don't? This fascinating video dives into the evolutionary 'grandmother hypothesis' and even explores menopause in orcas! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to biology and women's health while learning something totally new.
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to keep
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- Transitive Verb
- To retain possession of; not lose or part with.
- To continue or cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.
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More the human
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- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A being belonging to the species Homo sapiens; a man, woman, or child.
- An individual person; a member of the human race.
- Adjective
- Having the qualities or attributes of a human being; characteristic of people.
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More there's a
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- Phrase
- A shortened form of 'there is a,' indicating the existence or presence of something.
- A shortened form of 'there is a,' indicating a possibility or likelihood.
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More the next
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- Adjective
- Immediately following in time or order.
- Nearest in space or position.
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