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"But body condition is only one piece of the puzzle. Other recent research on these bears found that more ice-free days reduced survival in cubs and in subadult and old females."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The other wolf killed was also a subadult.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

When the female had a new litter, there were two nights when she was away and her subadult son stayed with his young siblings—babysitting!

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023

Normally, juvenile and subadult dolphins form such friendships, but the Bimini and newcomer males were adults.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 2, 2022

In such trapping, it became apparent that juvenal and young mice suffered from exposure to cold and to heat much more than did subadult or adult mice.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.