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 ...

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At just 11 months, the male antechinus mouse reaches sexual maturity. He searches his territory every night, hoping to satisfy his voracious sexual appetite. The escalating hormones lead him to ...

A highly sexed mouse-like marsupial in Queensland's Springbrook National Park, Australia, has been discovered by a mammalogist. The rare, Black-tailed Antechinus is a rare, mouse-like marsupial with a ...

'The breeding period is basically two to three weeks of speed-mating, with testosterone-fueled males coupling with as many females as possible, for up to 14 hours at a time' You can save this article ...

A yellow-footed antechinus – presumably before the annual sex marathon (Picture: Getty) Australia has some wild wildlife, that isn’t news. Just look at the platypus – but don’t touch, or the ...

Every year, antechinus marsupials get it on until the males all drop dead. Researchers classified two new species of Dusky Antechinus, mouse-like creatures that engage in suicidal reproduction, and ...

Every year, antechinus marsupials get it on until the males all drop dead. Researchers classified two new species of Dusky Antechinus, mouse-like creatures that engage in suicidal reproduction, and ...

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 ...

Every year, antechinus marsupials get it on until the males all drop dead. Researchers classified two new species of dusky antechinus, mouse-like creatures that engage in suicidal reproduction, and ...