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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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Cooperative breeding is a strategy that’s arisen across the tree of life.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

In December, plans were announced for a breeding colony of white storks to be introduced to Eastbrookend Country Park in Dagenham in London for the first time in 600 years.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Ridglan, which denied wrongdoing, offered a deal: It would close its breeding operation this coming July, keeping only its smaller testing operation open, in exchange for avoiding charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

However, state parks statistics show that the western snowy plover breeding population has grown from at least 32 breeding adults in 2002 to at least 281 in 2024, exceeding state targets since 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

For example, quail into whose diet DDT was introduced throughout the breeding season survived and even produced normal numbers of fertile eggs.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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