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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

The second molt occurs when the prairie vole is between eight and twelve weeks old, and is the means by which the adult pelage replaces the subadult pelage.

From Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] by Jameson, E. W.