Tiny marsupials that practice ‘suicidal’ mating declared endangered

Mongabay
May 21, 2018, 1:58 am94 pts
The antechinus is a strange little mouse-like creature that endures two to three weeks of marathon mating sessions that leave the male so exhausted that it ultimately dies. But suicidal mating is not all that’s killing these animals. Habitat loss, climate change and threats from feral animals like cats,…

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