article_snippet: There is just one other species in the wild known to undergo the menopause - short-finned pilot whales - although it has been observed in a handful of captive primates and animals.
article_snippet: It happens to every woman who reaches a certain age, but in the animal kingdom, the menopause is a relatively uncommon trait.
article_snippet: Humans can live long after Humans stop being able to reproduce, but most animals tend to remain fertile up until Humans die.
article_snippet: A few species of primate, like rhesus monkeys, orangutans and chimpanzees are also known to experience menopause while it has also been reported in elephants and short-finned pilot whales.
article_snippet: Laboratory rats, captive opossums and budgerigars have also been observed to under go the menopause.
article_snippet: However, the short-finned pilot whale and the killer whale are the only animals that been been seen to live long past the age that the short-finned pilot whale and the killer whale lose the ability to reproduce.
article_snippet: Orca are one of just two species that are known to undergo the menopause in the wild other than humans .
highlights_snippet: Short-finned pilot whales and killer whales are the only wild species whose females are known to lose the ability to reproduce as Short-finned pilot whales and killer whales age, like humans .
  