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Behavior Guide: mating 
The reproductive cycle begins when a female enters a period of sexual receptivity called "estrus". Males periodically sniff female reproductive organs for signs of oncoming estrus and if these signs are detected, they will follow a female until she is ready to mate.
Females may signal their interest in mating with elaborate tail movements and by "walking sinuously past" a male and assuming a mating position. During mating males often bite the female at the nape of
her neck and the act often ends with the female snarling with bared teeth at the male.
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