breeding
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There are cooperatively breeding insects, rodents, and even reptiles.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Ridglan, which denied wrongdoing, offered a deal: It would close its breeding operation this coming July, keeping only its smaller testing operation open, in exchange for avoiding charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
However, state parks statistics show that the western snowy plover breeding population has grown from at least 32 breeding adults in 2002 to at least 281 in 2024, exceeding state targets since 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Ahead of their repatriation to Kenya, Prague Zoo said each animal would undergo "acclimatisation and detailed monitoring before being gradually integrated" at the MKWC's breeding programme.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
They had been deliberately created by humans—by the selective breeding of variants from the same ancestral cow.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing breeding
Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - High School
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