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That, said Adam, has given the puffins the space to grow and breed.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

The result was a new breed of centaur: half-man, half-machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

But a celebrity must continue to sell, and that tension can breed incredibly adverse effects for everyone involved.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Dust falls from The ceiling Where spiders breed In shadowy corners.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

Researchers have identified genes in Tibetan dogs that allow them to function in oxygen-poor conditions that would challenge breeds from lower elevations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Bigger chicken breeds and flocks not being decimated by disease over the summer have led to a glut in an industry that slaughters more than nine billion birds a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Now she breeds her own yaks on 120 acres of pasture, foothills and mesa tops high in bucolic Ridgway, about 290 miles west of Denver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Dogs raised for eating were often large breeds like Nureongi, also known as the Korean Yellow Spitz.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

The breeds were all fascinating and beautiful, but the sleek hounds aroused awe within her breast.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

They selected promising puppies and may sometimes have bred dogs with wild canids to reinforce particular characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The mosquitoes that bred in settlements eventually evolved a preference for blood meals from their human neighbors, who were now the most available food source.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well bred, were not inviting.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Giving evidence in her defence Fong said Joshua Jones, her partner, had organised all breeding and registration of the dogs.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

KD1 is nearing the breeding age of five.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Female cats begin breeding when the weather starts to get warmer, according to Michelson Found Animals, an animal welfare nonprofit funded by surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A breakthrough on how avocado trees change sexes could cut years from the breeding cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

We know, too, that the antimosquito breeding campaigns in Cuba and Panama were very effective in halting the infections and that massive insecticide campaigns can control the populations of Aedes aegypti.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy