breeding
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Humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere live in well-defined pods and usually follow the same migratory routes every year, travelling between feeding areas in cold water and breeding grounds in the tropics.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Across more than four decades of data covering nearly 20,000 identified humpback whales, only two whales were found to have traveled between the two breeding regions.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Colbert responded humorously about a ‘captive breeding program’ for the Jimmys.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
In conversation with a Daily Prophet reporter last month, he admitted breeding creatures he has dubbed “Blast-Ended Skrewts,” highly dangerous crosses between manti- cores and fire-crabs.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - High School
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