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Coyotes often mate for life and are good parents, a contradiction to popular culture’s idea of the desert wolf as mischievous and cunning villain.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Bald eagles, which mate for life, typically use the same nest year after year and build the largest nests of any North American bird, experts say.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Rare, since royal albatrosses, whose wingspans can reach 10 feet, typically mate for life.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
California The Big Bear Bald Eagle cam is the comfiest corner of the internet
Feb. 9, 2024
Bald eagles are one of the rare creatures that mate for life, only finding a new partner if their previous one dies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Bald eagles, which mate for life, typically use the same nest year after year and build the largest nests of any North American bird, experts say.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Rare, since royal albatrosses, whose wingspans can reach 10 feet, typically mate for life.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
California The Big Bear Bald Eagle cam is the comfiest corner of the internet
Feb. 9, 2024
Bald eagles are one of the rare creatures that mate for life, only finding a new partner if their previous one dies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Mate for life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate%20for%20life. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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