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Panthera leo
When it's time to make little lions, the dominant male and a female in heat leave the pride for a few days and devote themselves to mating and sleeping. They will mate every 15-30 minutes for several days in a row. The rest of the time they will sleep, passing up all but the most easily obtained food. There is a certain ritual to the whole procedure. Typically, the female instigates the mating by arousing the King from his sleep. A bit grudging at first, the male soon rises to his reproductive duties and mating begins without any further foreplay. The inattentive observer is likely to miss the whole affair, for it is over within a few seconds. Both are then quick to fall asleep again until the next time.
Spotted in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
2 Comments
Thanks, unfortunately I do not live there,
but actually it's really exciting to take pictures over there and of course you need a bit of luck and patience ;-))
Do you live around there or did you just have the best picture holiday ever ? Great pics!