pseudopregnancy

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In late July, the giant panda began sleeping more, eating less, nest building and body licking — behaviors consistent with pregnancy or pseudopregnancy, the zoo said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2020

A hormone spike in a female panda tells scientists that one of two things will happen in 40 to 55 days: She'll either give birth, or experience the end of a pseudopregnancy.

From National Geographic • Aug. 20, 2015

Officials said they couldn’t tell if she was pregnant or experiencing a pseudopregnancy.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2015

Females can experience a "pseudopregnancy" that causes hormone spikes and changes in behavior, such as reduced appetite and mobility - similar to the symptoms of an actual pregnancy.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2013

Since female sufferers who become pregnant usually get relief about the third month, asked Dr. Roger Demers of Quebec, why not try the effects of a pseudopregnancy?

From Time Magazine Archive