Sentences with phrase «during mating season»

While it appears true that females are much more receptive to being stroked and touched during the mating season than during any other times of year, scientists describe the behavior as «boxing,» not specifically «stroking» during the courting process.

Tinbergen studied male stickleback fish who would naturally attack a rival male that entered their territory during mating season.

Wild animals: It can be a jungle out there on the roads, especially during mating season.

Hissing is a common vocalization that indicates defensive behavior and is often used during feeding, fighting, and repeatedly by females during mating season (San Diego Zoo, 2016).

«Drilling near breeding areas would be prohibited during mating season, and power lines would be moved away from prime habitat to avoid serving as perches for raptors who prey on sage grouse,» notes Bette Grande, a research fellow at the Heartland Institute and a former North Dakota state legislator.

The teeth and claws could be for symbolic threat displays during mating season.

My short visit to the sanctuary came during the mating season (September to December) and, as a result, males were engaging in remarkable call - and - response bellowing.

During mating season, look for the male birds» mating rituals, which involve puffing out the red sacks on their chests.

Cathedral is one of the most popular dive sites on Aliwal Shoal, known for the haven of ragged tooth sharks during the mating season.

A particular type of fish may be seen on almost every dive, but during mating season it may congregate in only one or two areas in great numbers.

The Komodo dragon is usually a solitary animal except during the mating season but they can and do form groups for hunting and feeding.

They're also really noisy, especially during mating season.

[8] Also, the large proboscis, which is considered a secondary sexual characteristic, helps males assert dominance during mating season.

This is the spot where the sea turtles can be seen during mating season.

During the mating season they form large groups and are easier to find.

Samana, on the northeast coast, looks over Samana Bay, which hundreds of whales descend upon during mating season.

However, seeing a Komodo in the forest is not guaranteed, especially during the mating season.

Female lays up to 250 to 300 eggs onto the soft underside of the male's tail during mating season, usually beginning in October or November.

Males get aggressive and smelly if not desexed and will tend to urinate or mark everywhere during mating season.

This is pretty much what you hear during mating season.

Once your female cat reaches puberty, the difficult job of keeping her inside the house during the mating season would be added to your list.

All of this will take place during the mating season.

Normal increases in vocalization occur during mating season when female cats are in heat and male cats compete for access to them.

During mating season, January through March, coyotes are more likely to attack over territorial issues.

During mating season, a cat comes in heat for at least 3 — 6 days, and if not mated, the heat cycle may repeat after every 14 — 21 days (depending upon the breed), until mated.

These behaviors are most often observed when they are being territorial or during mating season.

Until spaying and neutering pets became available and accessible around the 1930s, keeping intact cats indoors was messy business during mating season.

While many cats find rubbing the scent glands that are located on their face and paws, to be efficient for scent marking, others may take more drastic measures... especially during mating season.

During mating season, the bedroom window rattles with the ardor of birds.

Ginseng provokes excitement, enhances endurance, and in lab studies with female rats there was even an increase in their ability to attract male rats during mating season.

Snow leopards are generally shy, even within their own species and will only seek out other snow leopards during mating season.

The median distance of successful females to human habitation during the mating season was 783 meters.

Alpha male status and availability of conceptive females are associated with high glucocorticoid concentrations in high - ranking male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) during the mating season.

The males become more adventurous during the mating season, in summer.

Male black - and - white snub - nosed monkeys appear to have taken a lesson from Revlon — they go for the rouge - lipped look during the mating season.

Pinet's team also found that arrival dates to the colonies during mating season coincided with the full moon.

Especially during mating season, great bustards (Otis tarda) eat certain toxic species of blister beetles to prove how tough and healthy they are.

When the researchers examined where the successful mothers lived during the mating season, they found that they stayed close to human settlements, at a median distance of 783 meters, they report today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Nearly 81 % of all cub mortality occurred during the mating season of the study period, the scientists say, and «most, if not all» of these deaths were due to infanticide.

Other crustaceans, such as king crabs, tanner crabs and spiny lobsters, aggregate when feeding or during mating season or migration.

During the mating season, males also develop conspicuous plumage on their necks.

In the same experiment with the Ruddy Ducks, the males» penises didn't grow any longer than they usually do during mating season, but one of the males maintained his length for twice as long as his rivals did.

Although the two groups aren't geographically separated during the mating season, the migratory division has led to a rapid genetic and physical divergence between them as though they were reproducing kilometers apart, the researchers conclude.

During mating season, the male koala makes itself known to potential mates with a deep, extended bellow.

But these males mate for life, reuniting with the same female year after year during mating season.

The lizards, which can grow to 2.5 metres long and are the largest in the world, often battle over females during mating season in August, but Gudkov failed to witness an attack.

Many butterflies have evolved strategies to avoid attracting attention, but there is one circumstance when an insect wants to be noticed: during mating season.

During mating season, the male grows a streamer tail, a feather train that can be up to three feet long.

During the mating season, these bright - throated males climb high into the air and then nose - dive, belting out sharp squeaks or trills to impress watching females.

The dull color indicates either a female or a non-breeding male, since breeding males turn a jaunty blue during mating season.