breeding pair
Two animals mating
A breeding pair is two animals—one male, one female—kept or observed together for reproduction.
The term appears in wildlife biology, conservation, and animal husbandry: The sanctuary has three breeding pairs of California condors.
Population counts often use breeding pairs as the unit: Only twelve breeding pairs remain in the wild.
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- nest boxEnclosed shelter for nesting
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- monogamousMated to one only
clutch · laying eggs · eggs · hatchlings · baby birds · offspring · courtship · territory · aviary · enclosure · captive · male · female · fledglings · roost · mate · spawn · den
- Wolveswolf, werewolf, werewolves, wolf pack, lone wolf
- animal husbandrysire, dam, stud, mare, stallion
- bird breedingegg, nest, hatch, chick, hatching
- breedingmating, outbreeding, hybridization, hybrid, purebred
- cat breedingkittens, litter, queen, stud, pedigree
- wolf packalpha, beta, omega, pup, pack leader
relational function
breeding pairsiblings
Fellow offspring
littermates · companion animals · social group · bonded pair
breeding, pair, breed, breeds, bred, breeder, breeders, inbred, inbreeding