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During the fall rutting season, bulls will separate from each other and seek out cows, which remain in harems (groups).
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
However, anecdotal reports of burros gnawing the latex paint off wood house trim, sauntering into neighborhoods on trash pickup days to sample the smorgasbord of urban discards, and wandering out into local highways to fight over territory and harems have increased in recent months.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
In some species, the females will stay with their natal group, while in others, both sexes leave to join or form new harems.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
When the settlement turned out to be more like a harem — and the harem’s shelter a roofless plywood box — Zahra fled.
—Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
However, anecdotal reports of burros gnawing the latex paint off wood house trim, sauntering into neighborhoods on trash pickup days to sample the smorgasbord of urban discards, and wandering out into local highways to fight over territory and harems have increased in recent months.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
In some species, the females will stay with their natal group, while in others, both sexes leave to join or form new harems.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
When the settlement turned out to be more like a harem — and the harem’s shelter a roofless plywood box — Zahra fled.
—Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
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“Harem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harem. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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