how old are loons when they mate?
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A male probably begins to breed when it is three to five years old. Maybe the loons that are killed are the older loons, and the males that are displaced and live to breed another day are younger.
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In South Dakota, Common Loon are by far the most common migrant, while others are quite rare. Common Loons may be seen here in full breeding plumage as they move through in the spring (or early fall migrants), but the other loon species are typically only seen here in winter months, in non-breeding plumage.
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Very precocious young swans can breed when only two years old but most don't do so until they are four or five. Females, known as 'pens', tend to be younger than their mates, the 'cobs'. ... 'If you want monogamy', the saying goes, 'marry a swan'; pairs generally stay together for life.
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The preferred age of females is 24.8 years and the actual average age females marry is 25.3 years old (and 28.2 for males) which actually falls directly on the age where females are most fertile, so the sexes have evolutionarily adapted mating preferences that maximise reproductivity.
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Loons are a threatened species in New Hampshire and are protected from hunting or harassment by state and federal laws. If you see a sick or injured loon, please call the committee (476-5666).
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Loons are water birds like ducks, geese, and grebes, but they are classified separately by scientists. The five species are Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata, Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica, Arctic Loon Gavia arctica, Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii, and Common Loon Gavia immer.
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Lifespan. The exact life expectancy of Denobulans is can be incredibly long, between 170 to 280-years is very common.
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They generally won't lay eggs until they are over 6 months old. Even at that age, it is much too young for them to be breeding and egg laying. You need to wait until the birds are at least a year old before you set them up for breeding.
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Bears generally live solitary lives, but can be found together during mating season. The average breeding age for female black bears is 3.5 years and for female grizzlies is 4.5 years. ... Not only are male bears promiscuous, but females often have more than one mating partner.
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Male raccoons are polygamous, or will mate with several females in succession. Females, however, are monogamous, and will mate with only one male and will not tolerate other males after mating has occurred. ... The life span of raccoons in the wild is estimated at three to five years.
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Adult loons are rarely prey for other species, with the possible exception of sea otters and large raptors such as bald eagles and ospreys. However, their eggs and chicks are eaten by raccoons, ravens, bald eagles, minks, gulls, crows, snapping turtles, skunks, foxes, northern pike, and muskies.
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Do the male and female crow mate for life? More or less. In general, it appears that they do. Unless a mate is killed or severely incapacitated, crows appear to stay with the same mate year after year.
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Budgies do not mate for life, and are in no way monogamous. If given the chance in a colony breeding situation they can, and will, mate with multiple partners. Hens can easily lay eggs in another hens nextbox, and males can mate with a number of hens that is only limited to how many they are in contact with.
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Once courtship is complete, male and female swans really are bonded for life, with few exceptions. This is unusual. Most other birds will raise their young as a pair for one season, but move on to new mates the next.
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1﻿ On the street, a female cat in estrus may mate with two or more male cats over the length of the estrus cycle; up to 21 days, with an average of seven days. Both male and female kittens may reach sexual maturity between four and six months of age, so it is entirely possible a kitten could impregnate his mother.
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Albatrosses mate for life and if one partner dies, the surviving bird may search for years for a new mate. The albatross can live to be 50 years old, however, today they are severely threatened by longline fishing. Albatrosses spend time on the ground only to breed, typically in large colonies on remote islands.
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Outside the breeding season, Brolgas form large family groups and flocks of up to a hundred birds. ... Brolgas probably mate for life, and pair bonds are strengthened during elaborate courtship displays, which involve much dancing, leaping, wing-flapping and loud trumpeting.