Chapter
The Evolutionary War Between Plants and Animals
1:09:35 - 1:18:13 (08:38)
Plants have evolved to increase estrogen levels in animals that consume them, as a way to lower sperm counts to keep populations of animals clamped at certain levels so the plants can continue to flourish. Female hyenas have an enlarged genitalia due to high levels of androstenedione produced in their bodies.
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Female hyenas give birth through an enlarged clitoris-like phallus which splits open during the process, and their clitorises are larger than male hyena penises.
1:09:35 - 1:12:12 (02:36)
Summary
Female hyenas give birth through an enlarged clitoris-like phallus which splits open during the process, and their clitorises are larger than male hyena penises.
ChapterThe Evolutionary War Between Plants and Animals
EpisodeThe Science of Sexual Development
PodcastHuberman Lab
Plants have developed the ability to increase estrogen levels in animals that consume them as a way to lower the sperm count in males and control the population of those animals, aiding the plants' survival.
1:12:12 - 1:18:13 (06:01)
Summary
Plants have developed the ability to increase estrogen levels in animals that consume them as a way to lower the sperm count in males and control the population of those animals, aiding the plants' survival. Additionally, there are plants that produce the equivalent of testosterone and estrogen like pine pollen.