Male quolls: When too much sex is fatal

In Australia, male quolls abstain from sleep in favor of reproduction — with serious consequences, as researchers have now discovered in a study. SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen reports on exactly what this is all about and whether we humans should perhaps also be alert when it comes to the issue.

Marsupial maggots (Dasyurus maculatus) are a genus of the predatory possum family with six species. Credit: Wikipedia