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Based on the published notes, this opening episode follows zoologist Lucy Cooke as she questions male-centric ideas about animal behavior. Expect examples from capuchin monkeys, fruit flies, and northern jacanas, alongside scientists rethinking Darwin’s legacy on sex and selection.

This preview, based on the show notes, points to an episode that challenges male-centric ideas about evolution. Lucy Cooke looks at female authority in species from naked mole-rats to ducks and bonobos, with scientists adding context on Darwin and modern biology.

This preview is based only on the published show notes. Ben Garrod and Jess French explore Mola mola, the world’s largest bony fish, focusing on its unusual body shape and how this predator can swim across a huge range of depths.

Based on the published notes, this final episode of Political Animals explores new research on animal sex, sexuality, and sexed behaviour. Lucy Cooke looks at sex-changing fish, female-female albatross pairings, devoted frog fathers, and how these examples challenge male-centric ideas in evolutionary biology.

This show-notes preview suggests a science-meets-history introduction to the menstrual cycle, starting inside the womb. India Rakusen is joined by medical experts and a historian to explore anatomy, function, and long-standing myths around the uterus.