Bald Eagles reach sexual maturity at 4 to 6 years of age; however, they have been known to successfully breed at 3 years. They Agents are monogamous and are believed to mate for life Duration ; however, if one of the pair dies, the surviving bird will accept another mate. [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS TEXAS 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Usually manatees are solitary, but they Agents frequently form small herds to play or mate. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Reintroductions ended in 1989 after the adult Whooping Cranes Agents did not pair up or mate due to imprinting problems from their foster Sandhill Crane parents. [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS TEXAS 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Black bears Agents mate in June or early July Time , and a litter of one to five young (usually two) are born in January or February of the following year. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

After coating the carcass with secretions to slow decomposition, the beetles Agents mate and eggs are laid. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Whooping Cranes Agents usually Frequency mate for life Duration , although they will remate following the death of their mate. [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS TEXAS 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

In general, sea turtles Agents mate in shallow water off the nesting beaches Location . [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Gopher tortoises Agents begin mating in April Time , and most nesting activity takes place in mid-May through mid-June. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Manatees Agents apparently breed throughout the year, with birth of usually one (rarely two) young occurring 12 to 14 months after mating. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

It allows females Agent-a to mate during the season when quality foods are the most available Time [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF UTAH 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Females Agent-a , responding to calling males, move toward the water to mate. [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS TEXAS 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

As with gray bats, females Agent-a mate soon after their arrival at the winter caves Time and begin hibernation shortly thereafter. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Once the female emerges the male will circle, bunt, ram, or bite the female until the female Agent-a is ready to mate. [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF UTAH 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

Adult females Agent-a begin hibernating soon after mating while adult males and juveniles remain active a few weeks longer, usually going into hibernation by mid- November. [ ENDANGERED SPECIES MISSISSIPI PACKET 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]

If a mountain goat can’t get to a salt lick necessary for its ongoing health or if the healthy individuals from one population of mountain goats Agent-a cannot connect to mate with individuals from another population Agent-b , the ultimate health of all of the mountain goats in that area declines. [ BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY AND BEYOND 0 MCLH 26/07/2016 ]