mating

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Because little was known about mating patterns in wild belugas, the team developed predictions based on evolutionary theory and what scientists already knew about the species.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Even after the split, movement and mating continued between these early groups.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

Slips them into divots he’d made weeks before, when he was scouting these coves for mating terns and shearwaters’ nests.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs