Mares
Proper noun
Meaning
Mares (plural Mareses)
A surname.
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About 1.7 percent of donkey pregnancies result in twins; both foals survive in about 14 percent of those. citation In general jennies have a conception rate that is lower than that of horses (i.e. less than the 60–65% rate for mares).
Anestrus - occurring in the majority of, but not all, mares - prevents the mare from conceiving in the winter months, as that would result in her foaling during the harshest part of the year, a time when it would be most difficult for the foal to survive.
Attempts to breed a Grévy's zebra stallion to mountain zebra mares resulted in a high rate of miscarriage.
Further, mares are usually larger than jennys and thus have more room for the ensuing foal to grow in the womb, resulting in a larger animal at birth.
Both Peter St. Albans and Briseis have now become racing legends, and Briseis is regarded as one of the greatest mares foaled in Australia.
Abner Mares, left, and Leo Santa Cruz, seen after their first fight in 2015, figure to put on an entertaining rematch Saturday at Staples Center.