natal
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More generally, female dispersal and the tendency for males to remain in their natal group also constitute a predominant pattern among the great apes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
In 1839 Lincoln served as a Fourth of July parade marshal in Springfield “in honor of Freedom’s natal day,” as one newspaper put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
"It's the males that set up the territories so, over time, we tricked them that this was their natal site."
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Steelheads migrate to the ocean and return to their natal streams to spawn, while rainbows spend their lives in freshwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
The eyases grew their second, heavier coat of natal down when they were about fourteen days old.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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