What if I told you that in Australia, a mouselike marsupial called antechinus breeds so manically during its three-week mating season that the males bleed internally and go blind, until every male ...

For some, happiness is getting enough sleep. But for a small marsupial in Australia, sex is a higher priority than getting some shut-eye — and it is willing to sacrifice hours of it daily to reach its ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The antechinus is a small, shrewlike marsupial indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. These ...

Two “suicidally sexed” marsupial species have been placed on Australia’s Endangered animals list due to their perilous mating habits. Scientists warn that Australia’s black-tailed and silver-headed ...

Fears have been raised that a rare Australian marsupial has become extinct - and scientists say sex is to blame. Two new species of the tiny antechinus were discovered five years ago, as scientists ...

Fire-smart marsupial A little Australian marsupial survives the aftermath of bushfires by spending its days in torpor and only going out to forage during the night, say researchers. The findings from ...

SCIENTISTS discover three new species of animals with frenzied sex lives, one of which is living right on Brisbane's doorstep. One has been found at Samford, just northwest of Brisbane, one on the ...

A small Australian mammal that mates itself to death will struggle under climate change, scientist have said. For a study published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology, a team of researchers ...