mating
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Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world's largest mating event for giant cuttlefish.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their pleasant mating call, Mr. de Greef writes, sounds like “a distant ferryboat whistle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
According to the British Pest Control Association, external, during the warmer months of the year bedbugs, thrive due to being more active, feeding and mating.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
For four-day periods every year from March to August, legions of small, silver fish called grunion ride the waves ashore for mating rituals, beginning on the nights of the full and new moons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Special seal-strips between the patches ensured airtight mating.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
