copulation

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Copulation lasted approximately three seconds; immediately thereafter the male flew to a nearby cattail stem and the female climbed a tussock of grass and chipped quietly.

From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Woolfenden, Glen E.

Copulation in wolves was only observed once during our study, on February 19, 1969.

From Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota by Frenzel, L. D.

Copulation is accomplished without the hive, and in the air.

From New observations on the natural history of bees by Huber, François