TIL: Female Lions Synchronize Their “Periods” | Today I Learned

one thing female lions do is synchronize

one thing female lions do is synchronize their reproductive cycles its period

their reproductive cycles its period

their reproductive cycles its period yeah it’s it’s basically the same thing

yeah it’s it’s basically the same thing

yeah it’s it’s basically the same thing there’s several mothers at once they

there’s several mothers at once they

there’s several mothers at once they help take care of each other’s cubs so

help take care of each other’s cubs so

help take care of each other’s cubs so they’re actually really good at

they’re actually really good at

they’re actually really good at synchronizing the time they go into

synchronizing the time they go into

synchronizing the time they go into estrus so you’ve got a lot of females at

estrus so you’ve got a lot of females at

estrus so you’ve got a lot of females at the same time ready to mate that means

the same time ready to mate that means

the same time ready to mate that means they’ll have Cubs within a few days or a

they’ll have Cubs within a few days or a

they’ll have Cubs within a few days or a few weeks of each other the advantages

few weeks of each other the advantages

few weeks of each other the advantages one there’s a lot more females to help

one there’s a lot more females to help

one there’s a lot more females to help protect the Cubs so group defense and

protect the Cubs so group defense and

protect the Cubs so group defense and also there’s several females like taking

also there’s several females like taking

also there’s several females like taking at once

at once

at once so they can first nurse each other’s

so they can first nurse each other’s

so they can first nurse each other’s Cubs

you all have the same goal which is to

you all have the same goal which is to raise your offspring to make sure that

raise your offspring to make sure that

raise your offspring to make sure that your DNA gets passed on and so it’s an

your DNA gets passed on and so it’s an

your DNA gets passed on and so it’s an added advantage to everybody in the

added advantage to everybody in the

added advantage to everybody in the group

a male has a really good-looking many

a male has a really good-looking many females were crazy over it

females were crazy over it

females were crazy over it Lions actually have to be in a really

Lions actually have to be in a really

Lions actually have to be in a really good physical condition to produce that

good physical condition to produce that

good physical condition to produce that dark hair on a name