breeder
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Showhouses are always extravagant, and this year’s event takes place inside the 8,000-square-foot former home of Clara Baldwin Stocker, daughter of land investor and racehorse breeder Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Her subsequent axolotls were purchased from a specialist breeder, making them more expensive, and she also cares for four rescued axolotls that were not been properly looked after by previous owners.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
In breeder parlance, miniature can apply to any pig under 300 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
"We are being treated like third-class citizens," said 72-year-old Yiannis Dinas, a sheep breeder from the Greek region of Macedonia.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
But as Darwin, or any bull breeder, could tell you, the breeds had not arisen by accident.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The super breeders saving their endangered parakeet species.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Although there aren’t any other cooperative breeders among the great apes, there are South American treetop monkeys called marmosets and tamarins who do cooperate to raise young.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The findings may prove especially valuable for crop breeders who are trying to address challenges such as drought and food shortages.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
Still, a search for “teacup pigs” yields a deluge of breeders promising improbably small pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Some are purchased from local breeders, while others are trapped in big-city railroad yards.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
