That's right. In fascinating research on the evolution of pesticides, chemicals and their effects on the environment, scientists have discovered that men really are the weaker sex. Animals and mammals exposed to certain materials and chemical hormones have developed feminizing features such as smaller genitalia, reduced sperm count and the production of eggs in the testes. I kid you not. The animal kingdom has gone girly, and scientists suggest that the prevalence of such traits means that human men are facing a similar developmental fate. Instances of this sort of feminization include: hermaphrodite polar bears (they have both male and female genetic sex traits), deer with testes that do not drop, bald eagles that cannot reproduce and reduced levels of testosterone in alligators. This comes from a fascinating article. It's worth a gander: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/its-official-men-really-are-the-weaker-sex-1055688.html

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