How often do lions mate?
Lions mate about once every twenty minutes. Females are in heat for only a brief period of about 4 days, so that’s the only time that leads to pregnancy. But both the males and females seem to willing and anxious almost constantly. Sex for a lion lasts for less than a minute, usually. Lions often groom one another for long periods between sexual encounters, and this may be some sort of foreplay. But the sex act itself is over rather rapidly.
