Episode 7: Matriarchal Animals

Woes and Wonders of Women, Witches and Wives

Happy Monday! We are SO excited this week because we are talking about animals that organize themselves in matriarchies. We know this may not quite qualify as "women, witches or wives" but the ladies in the animal kingdom deserve the spotlight too! In this episode Juliana takes us deep into the ocean to tell us all about orcas and then Elaine takes us over to the continent of Africa to talk about African elephants! Both these animals are complex socially and emotionally and we think it is so important to tell their stories too!
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/what-elephants-can-teach-us-about-the-importance-of-female-leadership/2014/01/27/32db3f5e-7eeb-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html
https://eia-international.org/blog/happy-mothers-day-now-meet-the-greatest-matriarch-in-the-animal-kingdom/
https://www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-sense-a-sociality-4/elephants-are-socially-complex.html
https://www.elephantnaturepark.org/interesting-and-fascinating-facts-about-elephants-feet-and-legs/#:~:text=It%20is%20an%20interesting%20fact,underground%20vibrations%20through%20their%20feet.
https://www.biointeractive.org/sites/default/files/media/file/2022-04/ExplanationTuskless-Educator-act.pdf

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Elaine and Juliana
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