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... months . As I described earlier , several lionesses may then come into heat simultaneously and cause a peak ... months , since the gestation period is only 32 months . From figures such as these one would expect that most lionesses would ...
... months . As I described earlier , several lionesses may then come into heat simultaneously and cause a peak ... months , since the gestation period is only 32 months . From figures such as these one would expect that most lionesses would ...
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... months old , not quite old enough to take its place in the pride completely unassisted , yet she lost all interest in it and seemingly refused to associate with it . So the cub joined lioness B , who had a cub of the same age . The two ...
... months old , not quite old enough to take its place in the pride completely unassisted , yet she lost all interest in it and seemingly refused to associate with it . So the cub joined lioness B , who had a cub of the same age . The two ...
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... months Scab - ear's daughter began to travel by herself at times . The rainy season came and the grasses grew high and I did not often meet the pair in the ensuing months . But I knew that they continued to associate even though their ...
... months Scab - ear's daughter began to travel by herself at times . The rainy season came and the grasses grew high and I did not often meet the pair in the ensuing months . But I knew that they continued to associate even though their ...
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The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
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