Breeding pair
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Persian leopards
Breeding pair is a pair of
eggs and feeding and protecting the young. The term is not generally used when a male has a harem of females, such as with mountain gorillas
.
True breeding pairs are usually found only in
pair-bond over a long term. True breeding pairs are quite common in birds. Breeding pair arrangements are rare in mammals, where the prevailing patterns are either that the male and female only meet for copulation (e.g. brown bear) or that dominant males have a harem of females (e.g. walrus).[2]
See also
- Pair bond
- Monogamous pairing in animals
References
- ^ Gaston, A. J. "The evolution of group territorial behavior and cooperative breeding." The American Naturalist 112.988 (1978): 1091-1100.
- ^ "Atlantic walrus". www.hww.ca. Hinterland Who's Who. Retrieved 7 April 2024.