Translation of "Mating" in Portuguese

During mating season many animals exude strong fragrances.

Durante a época de acasalamento muitos animais exalam fragrâncias fortes.

Male octopuses die a few months after mating.

O polvos machos morrem alguns meses após o acasalamento.

Mating over, she now heads underground to lay her eggs...

Terminado o acasalamento, a fêmea deposita os ovos no subsolo...

So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning,

Então, apesar de estar entusiasmado por este acasalamento começar,

And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed and realizing, "Okay, and then the mating is beginning."

E, depois, ver que ambos estavam bastante relaxados e aperceber-me: "Certo, vai começar o acasalamento."