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AN ANATOMICAL MISCELLANY <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

A male\u2019s nipples <\/h4>\n\n
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Silverback mountain gorilla, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

EVOLUTION FASHIONS BODIES THAT are exquisitely adapted to their environment. It\u2019s not perfect, though. Why, for instance, do male mammals have nipples when only females need them? Males and females develop along very similar lines using much the same genetic recipe. Characteristics of one sex will, then, be expressed in the other as long as they don\u2019t confer a disadvantage. Male nipples neither help nor hinder. <\/p>\n\n

Stuart Blackman <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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PHOTOS: GORILLA: INGO ARNDT\/MINDEN\/NATUREPL.COM <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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