Woolly mammoths were addicted to sex
Woolly mammoths had sex on the brain.
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Woolly mammoths had sex on the brain.
A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) have analyzed traces of sex hormones in extinct woolly mammoths’ tusks. The study, published in <i>Nature</i>, is the first to provide molecular evidence that male mammoths experienced musth.
Traces of sex hormones extracted from the animal’s tusk provide the first direct evidence adult males experienced musth, researchers say.
Analysis of ancient tusks has unveiled that woolly mammoths experienced huge surges in testosterone during mating season, according to a University of Michigan-led study.
Hormone measurements from the tusk of a male woolly mammoth show these animals went through musth, a seasonal peak in testosterone seen in elephants