Rut (mammalian reproduction)

The term rut or estrus is a synonym for mating season. The word comes from the hunter language in terms of hoofed game (excluding wild boars ).

The rut occurs either once a year on ( monöstrisch ) or several times ( polyöstrisch ).

In various animal groups specific names have been established for the rut. Thus one speaks in

Elephants of musth, (probably no rutting )
Ducks birds of Reihzeit
Ferrets, foxes, badgers and wolves from the Ranz
Hares and rabbits from the Rammelsberg time
Domestic pigs and wild boar ( wild boar ) of noise time or intoxication
Dogs of heat or heat
Cats of heat or oestrus or Raunze
Even-toed ungulates ( hoofed game: deer and other deer, chamois and mouflon ) of rutting
Horses of Rossigkeit
Of cattle or cattle Bulligkeit

Leporidae

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