Male northern quolls walk up to 6.5 miles a night to find a mate, ... become increasingly aggressive and appear to be more risk-prone, as well as becoming more susceptible to parasites.

The male northern quoll, a small endangered marsupial, is walking so far and sleeping so little in its desperate search for sex that it may be causing its own early death, according to a study ...

The male northern quoll can walk more than 6 miles in a single night in the search of a mate, leading to exhaustion that can prove fatal, according to a new study. IE 11 is not supported.

Male northern quolls are what’s known as “suicidal reproducers,” which means they die after a single mating season, or about one year. The cause of this untimely demise was previously unknown.

The northern quoll is the smallest, but the most aggressive of the four Australian species. Once common across northern Australia, this species could be found from the Pilbara, WA, to south-eastern ...

But devils are larger and more aggressive, so quolls tend to avoid them. The researchers analysed 3,431 genetic variants in the genomes of 345 quolls across 15 generations.

An eastern quoll. CREDIT: Aussie Ark. “The release is another powerful step toward one day rewilding the eastern quoll to the mainland of Australia,” Aussie Ark Operations Manager Dean Reid added.

The quoll underwent surgery for its tail injury and was treated for skin inflammation, Portas said. ... Aggressive tumor found on 150-million-year-old leg bone of young Jurassic giant ...

Ecologists used plane to track down missing western quolls after the radio-collared animals escaped from fenced-in sanctuary, photos show.

Ecologists found four baby Western quolls, the first ones born in the wild at Mount Gibson Sanctuary in 100 years, stealing bait from traps, photos show. Photo from the Australian Wildlife ...

Researchers found four baby Western quolls, the first born in the wild at Mount Gibson Sanctuary in 100 years, stealing bait, photos show.