How to Use mating season in a Sentence

mating season

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  • The warning, which was issued on Wednesday, comes as mating season kicked off in the park.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The birds gather in large flocks during fall and winter and break up during the mating season.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Now Sprenger, 44, sometimes sees two dozen or more grouse at a time during mating season.
    Tammy Webber The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Young monkeys have a yellow rump, and adult males have a bright blue rump during mating season.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • They are also known for their music, singing songs during mating season that can be heard from 20 miles away.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
  • This began during the Middle Ages when it was believed the date marked the beginning of birds' mating season.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
  • One of the two large animals charged and gored the woman, and park officials believe mating season may have played a key role.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • Others want to find a solution to halt the noise, but if fish are the culprits, people might have to wait until their mating season ends.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Smooth guardian frogs During mating season on the leafy floors of Bornean forests, male smooth guardian frogs call out to females, who lay 15 to 20 eggs before scampering off.
    Ben Guarino, Popular Science, 13 June 2024
  • During mating season, peafowl can make more noise than usual, as males call out to attract females.
    Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2023
  • Then there are grunions, sardine-sized fish that leave the water during mating season and lay their eggs in the sand across beaches in California.
    Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
  • During the animals’ mating season, in the spring and summer, many evenings ring with males’ piglike grunts and growls, followed by females’ wailing shrieks.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
  • Male musk deer compete with each other every mating season by fighting with their fangs.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
  • Following mating season in the late fall and hibernation through the winter, female bats give birth to a single pup each spring.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
  • The acclaimed 2005 book is inspired by the real-life story of two New York Zoo penguins who formed a bond during mating season and raised a baby chick together.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The tour is only available for nine days a year, in early March, before the an endangered bird called the marbled murrelet, which nests in coastal old-growth trees, begins its mating season.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Last July, a bison gored a 47-year-old woman from Phoenix during bison mating season, which runs from mid-July to mid-August.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
  • The loud buzzing or clicking male cicadas make during mating season can be annoyingly noisy.
    The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Birds’ spring migration and mating season comes to a close by mid-summer as warmer temperatures arrive.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • In the spring, during mating season, male woodcock can be heard in the evening making a nasally peent call and seen giving elaborate aerial displays to attract females.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The outlet noted that alligator mating season lasts from April through June, meaning that the reptiles are more active and aggressive right now.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • During mating season, from December through February, the females release pheromones that lure in males.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The public should respect the sea lions and keep their distance, especially during mating season, Deming said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • Whale songs are used to communicate during mating season and also to convey loneliness or loss.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Tarantula mating season starts early amid threats to arachnids.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The buck, who was described as having two spikes on each antler, was later seen sparring with another young buck in the yard, which is common behavior during mating season, per officials.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • This most often occurs during mating season when the bird may believe its territory is threatened.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Formosan squirrels also issue alarm calls: during mating season, sneaky males squeak out alarms to distract competitors.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • As the weather begins to cool and the season for spooky decorations approaches, brown tarantula mating season is also upon us.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • From mid-July to mid-August, bison are in mating season, which causes the animals to become agitated more quickly.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023

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