How do lions make babies?
Lions are large species of carnivores in the cat family that tend to live in groups called prides. These animals reproduce through sexual reproduction, which usually produces three or four cubs.Social BehaviorBoth male and female lions mate with different partners, according to an article by John Seidensticker and Susan Lumpkin for the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia.EstrusFemale lions mate during a heat cycle known as estrus, during which females give off a scent that signals to males that they are ready to mate, according to the University of Minnesota Lion Research Center. Females can mate multiple times a year, but they generally only have cubs once every two years, according to animalcorner.co.uk. They remain in the estrus cycle for about four days.Mating RitualsWhen female lions are ready to mate, they exhibit behaviors, such as walking by a male and moving their tail rapidly, to signal that they have chosen a male lion for mating, according to the University of Minnesota Lion Res
