produce young

“The condor is slow to mature, taking up to eight years before they can produce young, and with an average of one young every other year, the rate of replacement for a loss in the wild is a big impact,” Chris Parrish, president CEO of the Peregrine Fund, told the Republic.

He is undoubtedly right that such a program would produce young adults “better prepared to become useful citizens.”

“The two red wolves have been paired,” the program noted at the time, “giving biologists hope that they will produce young in the spring of 2022.”

In fact, the entire species of Amazon mollies is unable to produce young on its own.

Traditionally, Ms. Monk said, any mating behavior that doesn’t produce young is seen as a waste.