A small male mouse-sized marsupials (the antechinus) give up sleep for sex during mating season, then die after intense mating season, study finds

https://original.newsbreak.com/@everything-science-1589707/3310718968214-the-curious-case-of-sleepless-marsupials-love-over-slumber

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CodexArcanum@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y

Tiny opossums that fuck themselves to death? I know what I want to play in my next life!

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 2y

Living the dream

cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y

The ultimate deadbeat dad.

wahming@monyet.cc · 8 pts · 2y

So, literally death by snusnu

set_secret@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

if anyone's interested it's pronounced 'anti kine ness' when i was a kid i thought they were called anti kindness and figured they must be really mean. They used to jump on my head while i slept but never bite me like the rats did.

NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

An-TEE or an-TIE

set_secret@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

an tee

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Mammal salmon

Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

So like gamers, but for mating instead of a gaming session.

... probably skill issue tbh.