ScienceActually<p>There are more than 5,000 mammal species and only six are known to go through menopause; humans, narwhals, belugas, orcas, false killer whales and short-finned pilot whales.</p><p>Some researchers are investigating whether other species, such as certain elephants or primates, may exhibit menopause-like traits, though these are not confirmed.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sciencefacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefacts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/menopause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menopause</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>species</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/orcas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orcas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/narwhals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narwhals</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/belugas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belugas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/falsekillerwhale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>falsekillerwhale</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shortfinnedpilotwhale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfinnedpilotwhale</span></a></p>