Lions of Tanzania (Serengeti, Ngorongoro and others)

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Daniel Rosengren: " When lions mate, it usually ends with the female turning around and slapping the male. This is actually because the male organ is barbed and it hurts the female when it is pulled out. This pain is needed as it stimulates ovulation.

The mating act only lasts for a few seconds at the time, but on average, they do it every 20 minutes for up to five days straight. This means that there is no time for hunting or eating during this period, only mating and napping in between. That means that they can copulate more than 300 times in a few days.
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. "

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