TIL that in the Australian marsupial Antechinus, the entire species reproduces in a single suicidal mating event: all males breed nonstop for 2–3 weeks, the stress of which causes every male to die from internal bleeding, organ failure and immune collapse.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3816400
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qskgnh/til_that_in_the_australian_marsupial_antechinus/
