mates

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The genetic profiling revealed that female belugas regularly switch mates across breeding seasons, also over a long reproductive life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Researchers thought this social structure could give females access to many different potential mates over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Those behind the project hope it will help to shed light not just on where hedgehogs live across the UK, but barriers preventing them from finding food and mates.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"One of my Spurs mates said they would be cheering on Arsenal," Tottenham fan Ali Speechly tells BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

She'd read that most Marvellers had pets and sometimes monsters in their homes, but only Conjurors had companions, which were like your animal soul mates.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton