These animals show extreme dedication by reproducing and then dying shortly afterwards. Below are ten examples.
Pacific salmon
After swimming thousands of kilometres to spawn, Pacific salmon lay their eggs in freshwater rivers. Once reproduction is complete, their bodies begin to shut down and they die soon after.
Octopus
Female octopuses guard their eggs until they hatch. During this period, they stop eating and eventually die from exhaustion and starvation..Read The Complete Original.