breeding
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Gray whales typically do not feed during their migration to and from tropical breeding grounds.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
A nature reserve has played a vital role in helping restore numbers of the UK's tallest bird species during a record-breaking breeding year.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The sea lion breeding and pupping season is fast approaching at main rookeries such as the Channel Islands, according to Giancarlo Rulli, associate director of public relations for the Marine Mammal Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
He supplements his income by breeding: In the opening chapter, Muthammai, a woman with a genetic defect, gives birth to her 18th child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
They had been deliberately created by humans—by the selective breeding of variants from the same ancestral cow.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing breeding
Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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