breeding grounds
Where offspring originate
Breeding grounds are places where animals mate and reproduce, especially locations where particular species gather seasonally: The wetlands serve as breeding grounds for migratory birds.
Figuratively, any environment that fosters the development of something—often something undesirable: Poverty creates breeding grounds for crime.
The singular breeding ground is equally common.
- nesting sitesPlaces animals birth offspring
- nesting seasonTime birds raise young
- nurseriesPlant or baby facilities
- hatcheriesEgg incubation centers
- nestingMaking a dwelling
spawning · habitat · migratory birds · hotbed · migration · wildlife · seasonality · wetlands · coastal wetlands · seedbed · petri dish · rookeries · bird sanctuary · cradle · ecological niches · species · endangered species · fish stocks
- Animal Migrationwildebeest, caribou, whale, reindeer
- wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, nesting sites, forests, game reserve, conservation area
- ground(s) wordsgarden, yard, lawn, courtyard, campus
- bird ecologybird habitats, bird migration, nesting, bird conservation, migratory routes
- marine ecologyhabitat, kelp forest, coral reef, tide pool, estuary
- birding spotsbird sanctuary, bird blind, bird hide, blind, hide
breeding groundsdead zones
Areas lacking life or signal
killing fields · wasteland · desert · wastelands · hostile environment
breeding groundsdeath zones
Elevations where survival fails
graveyards · wastelands · hostile territory · scorched earth
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