mating vs procreation

mating

noun
  • Sexual union; copulation. 

  • Pairing of organisms for copulation. 

adj
  • Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket. 

procreation

noun
  • The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring 

  • The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind 

How often have the words mating and procreation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )