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maternity
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maternity [mə′tərn·əd·ē]
(biology)
Motherhood.
The state of being pregnant.
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In background documents to the Plan, the British Columbia government stated, "The plan commits government to augmenting the southernmost mountain caribou herds as well as working co-operatively with First Nations to develop maternity pens for the southernmost herds, protecting mountain caribou newborn and calves from predators.
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Six-month-old Kal and Hari, named after the African Kalahari desert, have been kept in an indoor maternity pen with their proud mum Sorrel since they were born.
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