Mouselike Marsupials 'Mate Themselves To Death' 10/08/2013 The males of several species of insect-eating marsupials have a very unusual life history. They mature quickly, often in less than a year. Then, during a short and frenzied breeding season, they mate repeatedly — for up to 14 hours in some cases — until their immune systems crash and their bodies start to fall apart. Then they die. [...] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/suicidal-reproduction_n_4063001.html [with comments]