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Men age faster 'because of Stone Age sex'
Telegraph ^ | Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | Roger Highfield

Posted on 10/30/2007 6:30:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Roger HighfieldThe reason that women outlive men by an average of around five years is due to sex, harems and violence in the Stone Age, according to a study published today... our prehistoric male ancestors kept female harems and fought over them to procreate: because male life was nasty, brutish and short, evolutionary forces focused on making males big and strong, rather than long lived... What they find is that the difference in life span between males and females in creatures such as red deer, prairie dogs, lions, baboons, geese, mongooses, wild dogs, beavers and others grows in direct proportion to the degree to which an animal's society is polygynous. that is a society where one male enjoys the attentions of several female breeding partners... In animal societies where males protect harems from the attention of their rivals until they are toppled, the males age faster and have shorter life spans... "This effect applies quite generally," said Prof Clutton Brock. "If you look at royalty, you find that kings do not live as long as queens."

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To: SunkenCiv

41 posted on 10/31/2007 7:02:46 AM PDT by Daffynition (The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
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To: EveningStar; martin_fierro; JRios1968

PROFESSOR CLUTTON BROCK?


42 posted on 10/31/2007 7:19:32 AM PDT by Froufrou
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To: SunkenCiv

There is a simple reason that most men die before their wives -— it’s because they want to. ;~))


43 posted on 10/31/2007 7:22:18 AM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: SunkenCiv
Obviously, the professor never heard of Henry VIII. ;') ROfL! My first thought.
44 posted on 10/31/2007 7:23:55 AM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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To: SunkenCiv; Froufrou
Did Racquel Welch lead Stone Age man astray?

I have no idea, but she's leading my mind astray...
45 posted on 10/31/2007 7:52:30 AM PDT by JamesP81
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To: SunkenCiv

Do they figure in all the women who died in childbirth? Guess not.


46 posted on 10/31/2007 7:55:43 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: JamesP81; SunkenCiv; Shimmer

You know, hogwash, really. I used to argue that women are not natural nurturers. So I could see men arguing against men being natural protectors.

But what would be the point?


47 posted on 10/31/2007 8:58:00 AM PDT by Froufrou
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To: Ditto; BlackHood55

My man wouldn’t want to. He’d want to live forever. :P


48 posted on 10/31/2007 9:05:48 AM PDT by Shimmer (30 degrees to 300 degrees in seconds.)
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To: Shimmer
My man wouldn’t want to. He’d want to live forever. :P

Well, just be careful you don't overdue it on him. ;~))

49 posted on 10/31/2007 11:25:08 AM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: SunkenCiv
Well, looks like I’m doomed, and I don’t even have a harem to show for it.
50 posted on 10/31/2007 11:59:23 AM PDT by colorado tanker (I'm unmoderated - just ask Bill O'Reilly)
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To: Ditto

I’ll try to hold back. a little bit.


51 posted on 10/31/2007 12:49:26 PM PDT by Shimmer (Purrrrrr)
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To: Shimmer

Well, if it turns out to be too much on the poor guy... ping me. I’ll take my chances. ;~))


52 posted on 10/31/2007 1:05:28 PM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: Ditto

He says he can take it. (wink) so far, so good. But thanks for the kind offer! :D


53 posted on 10/31/2007 1:17:41 PM PDT by Shimmer (Purrrrrr)
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To: Shimmer

Well, just in case. I have to admit, I have always been a risk taker, but it sounds like hubby is too. ;~)


54 posted on 10/31/2007 1:27:44 PM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: SunkenCiv
Luckily, many men will now live longer because of the more modern, "digital age or Internet S*x"
55 posted on 10/31/2007 1:35:14 PM PDT by NativeSon (off the Rez without a pass...)
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To: NativeSon

Those who don’t starve to death at their keyboards, anyway. ;’)


56 posted on 10/31/2007 10:34:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, October 22, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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