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Male marsupials cannibalize to fuel 14-hour, death-inducing mating sessions

Por: Newsweek Tech January 18, 2024

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Tiny Australian mammals have been observed eating each other during grueling 14-hour mating sessions, that ultimately result in the males' death.The bizarre behavior was first observed by Sunshine Coast Council employee Elliot Bowerman, who had been on a hike in the New England National Park at the time, an article on The Conversation reported. Emerging from the bushes, he saw a small mammal dragging the carcass of another. The mammal then... + full article



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