Our bodies grow taller and taller for years or decades across all mammals then suddenly just stop. We can gain or lose weight, this applies to mammals like whales that don’t live on land or worry about gravity the same, and it can vary from person to person (or elephant to elephant) the exact height.
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During childhood and puberty your body makes a lot of growth hormones. Then puberty ends and it really slows down making them.
We’re not sure how the body knows when to start puberty or when to stop.
Your body keeps making some growth hormones that would cause you to slowly get taller except… around that time the “growth plates” on your bones seal. This is your bones turning off their ability to get longer.
The cartilage parts of your body keep growing slowly. This is why older folks have larger ears and noses.
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