tanglekelp t1_j6u3v8s wrote on February 1, 2023 at 10:08 PM

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

I’ve also heard that the ‘women and children first’ thing is because men are usually physically stronger and bigger so women and children wouldn’t have a chance to get to the lifeboats when everyone is scrambling to save themselves

Incredulouslaughter t1_j6vo0dv wrote on February 2, 2023 at 5:08 AM

Yeah and without women and children first, some men would just push past smaller, more vulnerable people. Like women and children.