This is the second video from the set of Mapula Lodge videos that I mentioned in my last blog post. This video covers courtships rituals of the lions near Mapula Lodge. For the remainder of the Mapula Lodge lion videos, click on the appropriate link below:
Mapula Lodge Courtship Video
During my two visits to Mapula Lodge over the past 12 months, lion mating was an ongoing focus as well as this new coalition tried to convince the females that they were here to stay.
In January I saw the results as we discovered three beautiful new cubs. In these videos you can see some typical behaviors of lion courtship.
First the male lies with the female and you can notice he always wants to be in contact with her so that he can sleep but not let her sneak away. He is trying to monopolize her from the other males and thus needs to be there when she is ready to conceive. Again the care that goes in to the social bond between lions is apparent in this video.
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