Animal Documentaries Hub on Instagram: "In the scorching heat of the Indian plains, a lion pair’s brief mating flash lasts under a minute—she’s in no mood for a long affair. Yet the real marathon begins: while the female stays receptive, the act repeats roughly every *25 minutes*, stretching up to *seven days*. Each encounter is a gamble; the odds of a single copulation yielding a litter are *1 in 1,000*, turning reproduction into a pure numbers game. Meanwhile, the male’s fierce drive is fueled