mating

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His doctoral thesis involved years watching the aggressive mating dance of the 10-spined stickleback.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Palps are specialized appendages that male spiders use to transfer sperm during mating.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The cam has followed Jackie and Shadow, who have been mating since 2018, and made the birds worldwide celebrities and regular fixtures of morning TV shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Humpback whales have never been directly observed mating in the wild, which means the identity of a calf's father has historically been unknown.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Less benevolently, he might monopolise particularly coveted foods and prevent lower-ranking males from mating with the females.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari