Molly Webster
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Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
She's an old-timey silent movie character.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Kevin's actually known Garbo from the very beginning, since she was about 50.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
But for the last 25 years, he's never seen her have a baby.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
But the thing Kevin wanted to figure out was like, is Garbo an anomaly or is this something that's happening to more chimps than just her?
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
And to get to the bottom of that, he had to collect.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
And he puts a little plastic bag on the end of the Y.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
And you get this stream of pee to connect with your stick.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
Now, these pee samples, they're sort of like the whale poop.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
They can tell you a lot about what's happening in the bodies of individual chimps, like Garbo, for example.