Animals probably do not mate for pleasure especially if they know what comes next: death

It is said that animals mate instinctively. Their role is to ensure that their genes will survive and passed on to the next generations. They have to do anything in order to do so, even if they have to die in the process. Take a male antechinus for example. It takes about a year before it reaches sexual maturity, will then mate and usually die shortly after.
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