Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery
- Written by Jane Fenelon, Research fellow in monotreme and marsupial reproduction and development, University of Melbourne
Tammar wallabies are one of many species that can pause their pregnancies until the time is right.LCAT Productions / ShutterstockPutting your pregnancy on pause until the time is right to give birth sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but for many mammals what’s known as “embryonic diapause” is an essential part of...
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