Table 5-2. TYPICAL BREEDING PATTERNS AMONG SOME MAMMALS

LONG-DAY BREEDERS: hamster, opossum, rabbit, ferret, fox, mink, lemur, bear, horse, donkey, seal


SHORT-DAY BREEDERS: bat, goat, sheep, rhesus monkey, deer, pronghorn


NONSEASONAL BREEDERS: mouse, rat, kangaroo, guinea pig, lion, pig, cattle, camel, rhinoceros, chimpanzee, gorilla, human


SEASONALLY MONOESTRUS: dog, cat (early winter, summer)