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Page 92
... litter died, an average of nine months rather than the expected four months elapsed before the next litter was born. If even one cub of a litter survived, its presence inhibited the mother from coming into estrus again until it was at ...
... litter died, an average of nine months rather than the expected four months elapsed before the next litter was born. If even one cub of a litter survived, its presence inhibited the mother from coming into estrus again until it was at ...
Page 96
... litter I described earlier, fared somewhat better. Lioness A became pregnant again when her cub was only fifteen months old, not quite old enough to take its place in the pride completely unassisted, yet she lost all interest in it and ...
... litter I described earlier, fared somewhat better. Lioness A became pregnant again when her cub was only fifteen months old, not quite old enough to take its place in the pride completely unassisted, yet she lost all interest in it and ...
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... litter. The families separated. The one mother ate, rested, seemingly quite unaware of the fact that she had lost half her litter. However, the other female knew that she had one cub too many. Yet she could not distinguish the ...
... litter. The families separated. The one mother ate, rested, seemingly quite unaware of the fact that she had lost half her litter. However, the other female knew that she had one cub too many. Yet she could not distinguish the ...
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The Seasons | 25 |
Life in the Pride | 60 |
Neighborly Disputes | 102 |
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