Some good international news: a little Dibbler named Steve helped save his species, even though he never became a father himself Dibblers are small, endangered marsupials native to Australia. Females of this species never give priority to the first male they meet, but remember him as a guide in order to choose a larger and more attractive one later. This has become a problem for experts at the Australia Zoo in Perth. So they decided to use Steve as their "zero reference point". Due to its light weight, it has become a kind of low-level standard. After meeting Steve, the females began to perceive the following males as much more attractive. This helped increase the number of successful matings and maintain the population. Yes, not all heroes wear capes Pravda Gershchenko / Submit Content / X / Bluesky / Telegram / Threads.