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StormlitRadiance t1_j6sxoar wrote

Reply to comment by Billbat1 in Endangered male northern quolls are giving up sleep in favour of having more sex – and it could be killing them, according to a study that investigated why male northern quolls usually mate themselves to death in one season while females can live and reproduce for up to four years. by MistWeaver80

Males are less important. You can lose one male and it has no impact on the next generation, because it's easy for the other males pick up the slack.

If one female dies, that's a whole litter of pups that are missing from the next generation.

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TacTurtle t1_j6ta1l4 wrote

Are litters weighed more heavily towards majority females?

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