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When the mating season is near, a male lion will not even let the female lion out of his sight for long. That is because he knows that if he lets her go, other male lions will find her, and she will mate them. So, as the mating season goes on, male lions become incredibly competitive. All male lions want to ensure that they are the dominant ones in the pride. Mating many times, sometimes even a hundred times a day, helps the male lions ensure their dominance by fathering as many cubs as they can. However, mating so many times in a day is not just beneficial for the male lion but also for the lioness. That is because having so much sex in a day increases the chances of the female lion to have a successful pregnancy and healthy cubs by breeding with various males. So, mating so many times offers both the male lion and the lioness with a win-win situation in the jungle. Remember that it is not necessary for the male lion to mate with one lioness a hundred times in a day. Usually, the male lion will mate with many lionesses in a day to find a fertile one and increase his offspring. So, generally, lions can mate with fifty different lionesses in a day. Male lions are incredibly independent, and they might form a small pride of two to four group members. On the other hand, lionesses have larger groups that can have more than thirty animals. So, when the male lion takes over one of these prides, he will mate with all the females inside that pride in one day to increase his chances of having offspring. You might be wondering why they need to increase their chances of offspring by having sex a hundred times a day with up to fifty females. The answer is simple. A lioness is sexually receptive (or in oestrus) for just a few days every year. So, when the lion mates multiple times, it enables him to increase his chances of fertilizing her eggs. Besides that, sperm from various male lions can compete for fertilization inside the lioness. That is why male lions mate with multiple partners to guarantee that some lionesses get pregnant from their sperm. Unlike other animals in the animal kingdom, lions also don’t leave their cubs. These little babies will stay with the male lion for up to two years. That is why it is in the best interest of the male lion to have as many cubs as possible so he can father them. On average, the lioness will mate eight to ten times per oestrus cycle. We established before that male lions are incredibly competitive, especially when it comes to mating matters. Because of this, male lions can also kill the cubs of other males when they want to have exclusive access to female mates. Such behaviour is common and happens more often than we care to think. This is everything you need to know about why male lions mate with a lioness a hundred times a day. Yes, their sexual drive is incredibly high, and they only get a small window during the entire year to get the lioness pregnant so she can produce cubs for the male lion. Lions are highly social animals while having a competitive streak. We hope you liked our video. Let us know in the comment below any other fact you know about lions to add to our knowledge because we would love to know. All content is courtesy of TrendingEra

When a male jaguar mate with a female lion or a lioness, the offspring is referred to as a Jaglion. Jaglion is a combination of the parent animals’ names, Jaguar and Lion. There are no natural names for the offspring. This offspring is a hybrid species of the wild cats, and because the two animals, jaguar, and lion, belong to the same genus, their genes are broadly similar. Also, it is essential to state that while it is not surprising that the two animals can mate, the possibility of that happening is rare. It is so rare that there has not been a record of that happening before this century. Even in this century, it happened only once, as far back as 2006. It happened in the Bear Creek Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada. This centre is a charity that treats and rehabilitates injured, abused, and endangered wild animals. The centre opens its door to both local and exotic animals, and it was in this spirit that two wild cats, a lioness, later named Lola, and a male jaguar, later named Diablo, found their way into the centre. Both animals came into the sanctuary within one week and became inseparable. They lived, fed, and grew together, as the efforts of their handlers to separate them proved abortive. The two animals would throw tantrums and suffer anxiety and depression at any effort to separate them. There were reports that Lola refused to eat when separated from Diablo. While the handlers allowed them to live together, they separated them temporarily anytime Lola went into heat. However, despite this precaution, Lola got pregnant and birthed two healthy jaglion cubs in April 2006. The cubs were named Tsunami (male) and Jazhara (female). While Tsunami adopts the lioness’s fairer coat, he comes with spots, while Jazhara takes after the jaguar with its melanistic and predominantly black coat. Apart from this incidence, there has not been any other record of this type of mating again. In fact, that of Bear Creek Sanctuary was a mistake, and a surprise as the centre doesn’t breed animals. Thus, there is not enough room for experts to study which of the parent animals the jaglion would look like if a male jaguar did mate with a lioness. It all boils down to luck when determining which parent’s gene the jaglion will take. There is no telling which traits will come out dominant. However, other crossbreeding arrangements show that spots are a dominant gene in many wild cats. This means that a jaguar with spots will most likely pass the characteristics down to its offspring, so you can expect most jaglions to have spots. This also means that if the jaguar is a melanistic type with a black coat, the same coat pattern and color can be expected on the jaglion. However, a trait you can expect the jaglion to pick from its mother is the tuft of hair on the tail. Both Jazhara and Tsunami have this. Also, a male jaglion will most likely not grow a mane. With the size, you can expect anything between 200 and 230 lb. this is because the average lioness measures 260lb in size, while the biggest jaguars measure around 200lb. Thus, it is expected that the jaglion will be an average of this. With stature, it is even more difficult to guess. This is because both parent animals are sexually dimorphic, meaning that both male and female animals of both species have different sizes and stature. That is about all anyone can assume or guess about the physical appearance of the jaglion. All of the above information is courtesy of TrendingEra

The Serengeti National Park in home to over 300 prides of Lions that dominate the vast plains. The male lion is generally identified by their larger frame and a mane around the neck and shoulders while the female lions (lionesses) have no mane and are smaller in frame. The Lionesses are more agile and are the dominant hunters in the pride. They are very skilful hunters and are know to work together in a team of sister hood to increase their hunting success rate. This video captures a Lioness hunting a wilderbeest. Wilderneest are a favourite prey for the lions especially during their seasonal migration. The video is dramatic and the close ups are amazing.

Many instances are known where this combination mates to create what is known as a liger. If you want to see how male tigers and female lions mate, you must watch this. Successful mating between a male tiger and a female lion is rare. However, when that happens successfully, the offspring is known as a Tigon. You will find that such mating can only successfully happen in captivity as it does not occur in the wild. That is because these animals are known to attack the tiger when he approaches the female lion. The male tiger will take his time to move towards a female lion. Of course, her pride will be around somewhere. The female lion is reluctant and will not let the male tiger come close. When she does, they might end up mating, but it will anger the pride. Once the mating is done, the pride will attack the male tiger brutally. The lions go after the male tiger because they are protective of the members of their pride and such cross-breeding is something we don't see much in the wild. There are rare instances where a male tiger and the female lion would mate successfully, but they happen once in a blue moon.

Mother Elephants saves Baby Elephant from hungry Crocodiles! Quite amazing to watch!