Meet the mardo, an Australian mammal that can mate for up to nine hours straight and then dies.
Wheatbelt conservation leader with the Department of Biodiversity, Conversation and Attractions Brett Beecham said the males served one purpose."So they basically exhaust themselves, all their hormones go haywire then they die."
The mardo population increased through the 1990s in Dryandra, about 170 kilometres south-east of Perth, before declining. Mr Beecham said both the fox and cat baiting programs had helped ensure the survival of the mardo and other animals.
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