sentence: Stoats live alone and are territorial.
sentences_after: They mate once a year and have several babies, which are called kits. The kits may not develop for 8-9 months after the female becomes pregnant. When weather conditions are good and there is plenty of food, the kits begin to grow and are born within a month. The males do not help raise the babies.
concept_name: stoat
headings: Stoat
categories: Mustelids