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Mimicking the spring-to-summer breeding season in their native South Africa and Namibia, the African penguins' breeding season at the zoo begins in mid-September and lasts until the end of February.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The timeline mimics the spring to summer breeding season that African penguins follow in their native habitats in South Africa and Namibia.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
This rare spectacle happens only during the breeding season, between late May and late June.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Deer breeding season happens in the fall, usually around the first frost.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
Some gather in dense flocks during migration and non-breeding season, feeding on tiny organisms that abound on tidal flats.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Arctic Tern is not the only bird that spends its breeding season in the Arctic.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Each breeding season, male leopard seals dive beneath the ice and repeat long, solitary sequences of five distinct call types for hours on end.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The frogs live most of their lives in their underground burrows but can be found in ponds during breeding season beginning in March and running through mid-April.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The timeline mimics the spring to summer breeding season that African penguins follow in their native habitats in South Africa and Namibia.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
This rare spectacle happens only during the breeding season, between late May and late June.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Deer breeding season happens in the fall, usually around the first frost.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
Some gather in dense flocks during migration and non-breeding season, feeding on tiny organisms that abound on tidal flats.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Arctic Tern is not the only bird that spends its breeding season in the Arctic.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Each breeding season, male leopard seals dive beneath the ice and repeat long, solitary sequences of five distinct call types for hours on end.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The frogs live most of their lives in their underground burrows but can be found in ponds during breeding season beginning in March and running through mid-April.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Breeding season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20season. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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