These males use all their energy trying to mate, then promptly die of exhaustion

Male northern quolls are what’s known as “suicidal reproducers,” which means they die after a single mating season, or about one year. The cause of this untimely demise was previously unknown. But now scientists believe they have the answer: sleep deprivation.

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