Solo females will often form a pair bond with another female before finding a male to mate with. Having another pair of hands to assist with care and feeding is invaluable. In larger packs, the alpha will try to stagger breeding cycles so that the whole
When I mate with a pride, I try to stick around for two or three days if they'll let me, until either they chase me off or another female attracts my attention. This provides not only additional opportunities for breeding, but general scientific observa
By crossing her legs and averting eye contact, this beauty is clearly indicating she has no interest in mating with me today. The majority of Wild Females will only mate with men to reproduce, so either she's not in heat or I've simply failed to impres