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Bald eagles usually mate for life, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles mate for life, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, but if an eagle in the pair dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Beavers, who also are monogamous and mate for life, have a different strategy.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Black vultures mate for life and have one brood per year with 1 to 3 eggs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Bald eagles mate for life, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, but if an eagle in the pair dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Beavers, who also are monogamous and mate for life, have a different strategy.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Black vultures mate for life and have one brood per year with 1 to 3 eggs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Mate for life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate%20for%20life. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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