Too much sex puts Australia marsupials on endangered list
9 years agoThis undated handout photo from the Queensland Museum released on May 15, 2018 shows a silver-headed antechinus. Two marsupial species with males that die after marathon sex sessions have been put on Australia's endangered list, with scientists warning on May 15, 2018 they are racing the clock to save them. The tiny black-tailed dusky antechinus and silver-headed antechinus -- discovered in 2013 and found in wetter, higher-altitude regions of Queensland state -- are known for suicidal-mating habits that include up to 14-hour sex sessions. / AFP PHOTO / QUEENSLAND MUSEUM / Gary CRANITCH / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / QUEENSLAND MUSEUM / GARY CRANITCH " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
Two marsupial species whose males die after marathon sex sessions have been put on Australia's endangered list, with scientists warning Tuesday they are racing against the clock to save them.