How many times a day do lions mate?
Lions will mate every 15 to 20 minutes, around the clock, throughout the female's receptive period. This can last from three days to a week, and the pair often do not eat during this time. Once the female has cubs, she will not mate again until they are old enough to look after themselves at around 2 years of age. If she doesn't become pregnant whilst in oestrus, she will become receptive again in a few weeks, and mate again.
Do lions mate for life?
Male lions live a relatively short life, as they are constantly under the threat of a pride takeover by younger/stronger males. The females will mate with the new males that succeed in taking over a pride. Usually there are more than one male within a pride and several females. Any male may mate with any female. It is first come first served. Since the males are often brothers, it does not matter that much which male does most of the matings since their genes will be passed along. The male lions that lost control of a pride may die of the injuries or starvation. Males of course may woo females from neighboring prides, but of course that is seldom successful because of the presence of rival males.
Lions mate up to 60 times a day?
Less than a minute - most matings only last 10 seconds or less! Lions mate every fifteen to twenty minutes, around the clock, for at least three days, and sometimes as long as a week. They are usually so preoccupied with mating that they don't eat during the female's receptive period. The reason for this frequency of mating is that lions, like all cats, are induced ovulators - this means that the female's ovaries require the stimulus of mating before they release eggs. In other words, the more they mate, the more likely pregnancy is to occur. As an aid to inducing ovulation, the male's penis is covered with backward-facing barbs which cause pain to the female when withdrawn. These are the reason female cats often turn on their mates, snarling and clawing, when they dismount. Here's a video of a typical lion mating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onbb3eEOu... The lioness rolls over on her back afterwards to help the sperm on their way towards her womb. EDIT: Sorry, but Jim clearly doesn't know what he's talking about. Lions do not have a mating season, a specific time of year in which they breed - they can breed at any time of year. The female is not in heat for a few weeks, but a matter of days - three to seven, usually. Nor does she exactly 'choose' a mate - she mates with the pride male or males. Sometimes one male may guard her and be the only one to mate with her, whilst in other cases she will mate with all the pride males, but when she mates with only one male, this is more by his choice than hers - he keeps the other males away, rather than she choosing him and rejecting others. Also, animals do not only have sex for reproduction. MOST animals do, yes, but there are those that mate for fun, such as humans, dolphins, chimps and bonobos. Bonobos mate so often and with so many partners that they are often called 'the free-love apes' - each individual mates regularly with all the other members of its group, regardless of sex or age. A bonobo mating with an individual of the same sex or one too young to breed is certainly not trying to make babies. Sex is a form of social bonding for them, helping them maintain alliances and resolve conflicts without the need for violence.
How can a Pride of lions have more than one Male lion?
Disclaimer: Non-expert answerAs we all know, the lion is the only truly social cat of the larger felid species. A lot of research upon wild prides has concluded the reason as to why the modern day lion has evolved to become a social mammal is down to one thing — Territory.Nearly all large felids will hold a territory during a certain period of their life time, and this area will contain all the natural resources it needs to survive and even thrive. However, holding onto a territory (i.e. a piece of land) and its resources can be very tricky. What if your neighbour, who might be bigger, braver and stronger, decides they prefer your territory to theirs? Do you stand your ground and fight risking injury and even death, or do you run for life and hope to find another territory elsewhere?It would appear the ancestors to modern day lions were faced with such a dilemma. Over time those lions that roamed and fought alone did not survive, but those that began to team up did. The complexities of behavioural evolution, and the effects of environmental pressures eventually led to the formation of coalitions of males that lead prides. Those lions that defended a territory together were far more likely to retain that territory and consequently the resources contained within it. Those lions that are unable to claim a territory and defend it successfully are less likely to survive and breed successfully, so having a chum really really does count!In his answer Francesco Brosolo explains—Not every lions’ cubs are killed. Many of them succeed in reaching adolescence before their fathers are cast out and therefore they leave the pride before a new strange leader can harm them. When male lions leave the prides, they form coalition with their brothers and other nomad lions. This coalition would eventually take over a pride and became the new leaders.I present you one famous example:The Mapogos of Sabi SandsA coalition of 6 sibling male lions that conquered a territory 7 times larger than Manhattan (~414 square kilometers) and killed more than a 100 lions in a yearSanjay (A wildanimal enthusiast) has written an excellent article titled “The mighty Mapogos” which shows the images, and timeline of events involving these brothers.
What happens to male lions and tigers that never get to mate?
While in the wild, the sole aim of wild animals (especially true of the big cats) is to establish a territory and mate, it is often not possible for all the animals to successfully do so. This leads to isolated individuals (mostly male) as they are driven out of their groups by the dominant male, as soon as they reach reproductive maturity. while most of these isolated males lead a life of a wanderer, pitching fights for dominance in random territories, recent evidences have shown that these males can also form associations with each other and form a small groups of their own. these all male groups have often been documented attacking the traditional groups for the supremacy. A case can be found of the two lions, who form a bond and hunt down cheetahs in the wild (try getting the video in youtube). These males are often ill tempered and un-predictable to say the least. I still hope that curiosity in these all male groups will give out some interesting insight to the big cat way of life
Why is it painful for foxes and lions to mate (not with eachother, within their species)?
When a person screams during sex, do you assume they're in pain? :) It doesn't hurt foxes to mate. They do have a vocalisation that sounds like a scream, but they don't do it because they're being hurt. When foxes (and indeed all canids) mate, the base of the male's penis, known as the knot, swells inside the female, and her vaginal muscles clamp down around it. This locks the pair together in what is known as a coital tie, the purpose of which is to give the male's sperm more time to reach the female's eggs, and to prevent other males from mating with her. The male will dismount from the female during the tie, so that they stand back-to-back, and they may try to pull away from each other while waiting for the tie to break. It might look a bit painful to our eyes, but it's a normal, natural part of mating for them, and doesn't hurt them. In lions, and all cats, it's the female who experiences a certain amount of pain. The male doesn't (except for a smack from his partner!). The penis of male felids is covered in small, backward-facing barbs, which rake the walls of the vagina when the penis is withdrawn, causing pain to the female at this point (it doesn't hurt her while they are actually mating, just when he pulls out). The reason for this is that cats are induced ovulators - they need the stimulus of mating before the female's body will release eggs. The pain caused by the male's barbs is an extra stimulus to her body to ovulate. This is the reason female felids often turn on their mates, snarling and clawing, when they dismount.
Why do male lions kill their first cubs?
Maybe this question needs a bit edit. Male lions after taking new pride (group of lions having all female members as permanent members leaded by an alpha male) kill cubs of the previous alpha male.They have many reasons for doing this :This is their way to show dominance over the family.This also makes them ensure that their gene run in new offspring.The most important reason I suppose is that it helps them to make lioness ready to mate again as they have no cubs to look after .The hardships of a male lion is much more than a lioness. Their life expectancy is less than a lioness. So most probably they are in a hurry to do everything.