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Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Yeah, I could probably even tell you the breed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

This latter stance can breed an idleness that, as we’ve now seen, ensures it may not happen at all.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

One of the main varieties is called Eureka Sunrise, a breed with large, sweet berries developed by Australian company Mountain Blue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I am told you had a remarkable breed of tumblers. Could you commission any friend of yours to bring me a pair, if you’ve no further use for ’em?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Ronnie Eunson runs Uradale Farm on the west side of the islands and breeds native sheep and cattle which graze on the nearby hills and coastline.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Certain breeds are predisposed to heart or orthopedic issues, for example, that can be expensive to treat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The sanctuary’s mission is to conserve and protect the world’s wild cat populations and, sometimes, in partnership with zoos and other humane wildlife facilities, it breeds certain species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Since parchment was widely used for centuries, DNA recovered from it may help researchers investigate how domesticated animals changed over time, how different breeds emerged, and what diseases affected livestock.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

To appreciate the changes that developed under domestication, just compare wolves, the wild ancestors of domestic dogs, with the many breeds of dogs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Excellence in football and excellence in life is bred when men recognize their opportunities and then pursue them with a passion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

They instead often raised expectations, forced dependency and gave rise to a vision of progress that reinforced social exclusion, bred anxieties about status, and concealed the environmental costs of a culture built on consumption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Chason Gordon investigates the rise of produce bred for perfection, and argues that there are unintended consequences to making fruit too delicious.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

"You're born and bred and brought up with it. What do you expect? You don't know anything different."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A regally bred mare named Brushup had foaled a near-black colt, a son of Man o’ War, and they couldn’t take their eyes off of him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Yet Pretorius, while canoeing with a guide, was able to capture these two – likely a breeding pair collecting material for their nest.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Between 2021 and 2022, Paxton purchased two homes in Ocala, known for its horse breeding industry, and a townhome in Dunedin, on the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Now, half of all U.S. adults under 50 get their wellness advice from social media, and that is a ripe breeding ground for private companies to market to audiences.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lamu hosts 70% of Kenya’s mangrove forests that provide a massive carbon sink and are vital breeding grounds for marine life and migratory birds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The forest clearings made by African farmers also provide ideal breeding habitats for malaria-transmitting mosquitoes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond