mating

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His doctoral thesis involved years watching the aggressive mating dance of the 10-spined stickleback.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Palps are specialized appendages that male spiders use to transfer sperm during mating.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The cam has followed Jackie and Shadow, who have been mating since 2018, and made the birds worldwide celebrities and regular fixtures of morning TV shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Males die within months after mating while female giant Pacific octopuses lay tens of thousands of eggs and then enter senescence, caring and protecting the eggs until death.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Um, its...um, eating habits, that sort of thing. Its mating habits. Right. Yep, there’s territory, wingspan, things like that.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly