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Yulia is molting, a multi-day process of shedding her winter coat, he explained, during which time she has been resting on the shore and taken occasional excursions out to sea.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

The Tennessee-based team is on the road nearly every week except in the summer, when Challenger is molting and isn’t looking his best.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2018

During courtship, the female is molting, meaning her top shell softens as she grows a new and larger one, making her more vulnerable to predators.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2015

He won’t hunt him over the summer months because that’s when the hawk is molting.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2014

Two of our specimens, both males, are in worn breeding plumage and evidence no molt; another specimen, a female, is also in breeding plumage but is molting on the breast.

From Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico by Johnston, Richard F.