breeding colony

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A place where animals gather to mate and raise their young.

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  • The island is home to a large breeding colony of penguins.
  • Researchers are studying the social dynamics within the bat breeding colony.
  • Protecting the coastal cliffs is crucial for the survival of this seabird breeding colony.
  • We observed the seals returning to their traditional breeding colony last spring.
  • Pollution poses a significant threat to the fragile breeding colony on the shore.
  • A new remote island could eventually become a breeding colony for rare birds.
  • The noise from the gannet breeding colony was almost deafening.
  • Every year, the turtles migrate thousands of miles to reach their ancestral breeding colony.
  • How is the health of the breeding colony monitored by conservationists?
  • The area has been designated a protected zone to preserve the puffin breeding colony.