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Eagles often mate for life, and Jackie and Shadow are quite the pair.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles usually mate for life, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles mate for life, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, but if an eagle in the pair dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Beavers, who also are monogamous and mate for life, have a different strategy.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles usually mate for life, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles mate for life, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, but if an eagle in the pair dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Beavers, who also are monogamous and mate for life, have a different strategy.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Mate for life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate%20for%20life. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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