Sentences with phrase «during the mating season of»

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.

Not exact matches

The German international has seemingly become something of a scapegoat for the Spanish giants faltering start to the season and this culminated in the former Werder Bremen man being hauled off at half - time during Real Madrid's 5 - 1 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna, a move that greatly angered team - mate Sergio Ramos who chose to illustrate his opposition to the substitution by wearing Ozil's number 10 shirt under his own.

Bale netted 22 goals in his opening season at Real Madrid, helping Carlo Ancelotti's side to Copa del Rey and Champions League triumphs, and has continued to impress during the club's superb 22 match winning streak and despite reports of any potential bust - ups with team - mates it's unlikely president Florentino Perez would be considering offers for the player any time soon.

Both of them took podiums during the season - Ralf was third in the third race of the year in Argentina (though only after punting his team mate out) whilst Fisichella took podiums in Montreal and at Spa.

During the breeding season, male wild turkeys gobble, strut, and preen their iridescent feathers, all to attract the attention of eligible mates.

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.

During the normal mating season, the penises of Lesser Scaup ducks grow about 4 centimeters longer than average, and those of Ruddy Ducks grow about 15 centimeters longer.

During breeding season, which takes place over the winter months, groups of male humpback whales will display for potential mates by singing their famously haunting songs, breaching, and performing a host of other competitive displays that depend on speed, strength and size.

During breeding season, the bird travels to mating sites on the aptly named Reunion Island off the shore of Madagascar to meet its mate.

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.

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

They stay closer to human settlements during the most likely time of male infanticide, the mating season.

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

During the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds» mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of Valentine's Day should be a day for romance.

Witty Bitch has composed a simple list of ways to catch a mate during this season of love, as well as how not to mess it up.

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

Ashin says the shelter typically sees a spike in intake during summer months for several reasons including the fact that more litters of puppies and kittens are surrendered following the spring mating season.

All of this will take place during the 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.

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.

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

If that's not enough, on my 4 day / 3 night stay myself and my 3 travel mates had the opportunity to dive 2 times at Sipdan during peak season, something unheard of at nearby resorts!

Northern elephant seals, the world's second largest type of seal, are named for the males» proboscis - like snouts; mature males, which can grow to 16 feet long and weigh up to 2,268 kilos, inflate their snouts to make rumbling bellows during the spring mating season).

The gray - whale - watching season in California varies along the coast during winter and spring as the grays migrate south to the mating and calving lagoons of Mexico, then return north to feed mainly off Alaska.

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.

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

The Turks and Caicos Aggressor II ™ is one of the few yachts permitted access to the Silver Bank during the Humpback mating and breeding season.

Only the males are singing during mating and breeding season in the tropics, so we kind of assume it's to attract the attention of females.

Sea ice habitat for polar bears has not become progressively worse each year during their season of critical feeding and mating, as some scaremongers often imply.

During the dry season, reproduction ceases and butterflies do not mate before the onset of the next wet season (Lyytinen et al., 2004).

Researchers in Northern Cyprus observed that during one mating season a total of 28 males mated with 20 breeding females.

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.