Although the act lasts only a minute or two at most, lions mate up to 100 times a day during the breeding season. That's a serious undertaking - once every 15 min or so.
[More photos from the tracking expedition after the jump]
Setting out at sunrise on a cold winter morning
Tracking cats using telemetry
A spectacular pair
Cheetah brothers
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Cool pics.
Looking forward to more updates from you. Beautiful feline pictures. Any impacts on the mating habits of cats from climate change?
Beautiful photos. (The ones of the cats are pretty good too)
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