Fierce female moles have male-like hormones and genitals. We now know how this happens.
- Written by Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
ShutterstockMoles live a tough life underground. As a result, they’ve evolved helpful adaptations, such as excavator-like claws. Female moles in particular have evolved an unusual strategy: high levels of the male hormone testosterone.
This is an evolutionary advantage. It produces stronger muscles for digging and foraging and aggression, to...





