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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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In a coordinated captive breeding program, conservationists trapped wild cats and bred them under carefully controlled conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The company also said it would stop breeding gentoo penguins at both centres.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

According to a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, a ring-shaped area just beyond Jupiter's orbit acted as both an efficient and remarkably versatile "breeding ground" for planetesimals.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Mendel was aided in his studies by a long interest in breeding among farmers in and around Brno.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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