Sex and no sleep may be killing endangered quolls
New research has found that lack of rest could explain why males of the species mate themselves to death. …
“Sleep deprivation, and associated symptoms for a prolonged duration would make recuperation impossible and could explain the causes of death recorded in the males after breeding season,” said Joshua Gaschk, the study’s lead author. “They become easy prey, are unable to avoid vehicle collisions, or simply die from exhaustion.”
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