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That incident came during the mammal's breeding season.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In September 2021, after the breeding season had ended, Hiemstra and his colleagues ventured out into the city looking for nests.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Seasonal closures to protect wildlife during spring breeding seasons go into effect this weekend at several Jefferson County Open Space parks and will remain in place through July.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Coyotes Rampage in Chicago Coyote activity in Chicago is on the rise amid the breeding season, which lasts from January through March, with numerous reports of sightings across the Chicago area.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
This behavior is most commonly seen during the breeding season, when food may be scarce, and the thrush must exploit all available food sources.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
These charges vary between male and female fish and, during breeding season, can be clearly differentiated from the discharges of another common electric fish species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The impacts were more pronounced in females, particularly during the breeding season, when their energy demands are highest.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In September 2021, after the breeding season had ended, Hiemstra and his colleagues ventured out into the city looking for nests.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Seasonal closures to protect wildlife during spring breeding seasons go into effect this weekend at several Jefferson County Open Space parks and will remain in place through July.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Coyotes Rampage in Chicago Coyote activity in Chicago is on the rise amid the breeding season, which lasts from January through March, with numerous reports of sightings across the Chicago area.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
This behavior is most commonly seen during the breeding season, when food may be scarce, and the thrush must exploit all available food sources.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
These charges vary between male and female fish and, during breeding season, can be clearly differentiated from the discharges of another common electric fish species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The impacts were more pronounced in females, particularly during the breeding season, when their energy demands are highest.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Breeding season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20season. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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