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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
Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mysteryTammar wallabies are one of many species that can pause their pregnancies until the time is right.LCAT Productions / Shutterstock

Putting 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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