Our second day in Kruger we left Malelane camp at 6h00 while it was still dark,the park look so different in the dark .We took the H3 to Skukuza and then came across the same lions that we saw yesterday and thy where still mating, Lion mating is notoriously quick, repetitive, and unsuccessful. The male usually initiates copulation with a mating snarl which is intended to excite the female. If the female does not respond, the male lion may lick her neck, back, or shoulders until she complies. The enticed female will then crouch down, and the male lion will quickly mount her. The male lion during copulation will usually bite the neck of the female and let out a loud roar during and immediately after ejaculation. The male will then move away from the female as the female rolls on her back and stretches her legs (Rudnai 1973). The mating activity generally lasts for about four days. Copulation lasts about 30-70 seconds and is repeated once every 25 minutes during the four day period (Viljoen 2003).
We spent the rest of the day game watching and saw Chita,Kudu ,Blou-wildebeest and Buffalo.At 4h00 we entered Pretoriuskop camp and after registering at the office went to our camp site. We had to do laundry and Anita took care of that,one thing I'm going to take up with the Kruger management is the laundry fisilitys.Their is only one washing machine and one tumble drier in the camps we where for all the tourists to use.
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