male lion

collocation in English

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male
adjective
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/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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lion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.ən/us
/ˈlaɪ.ən/
a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and ...
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(Definition ofmaleandlionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Female jaguleps or lepjags are fertile, and when one is mated to amalelion, the offspring are referred to as lijaguleps.
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The size difference between amalelionand a leopardess usually makes their mating difficult.
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The male leopard is less than half the size of amalelion.
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Malelionalliances are extremely successful in preventing solitary males from invading their pride.
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The liger is a hybrid cross between amalelionand female tiger.
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Furthermore, when a newmaleliontakes over the pride, subadult lions, both male and female, may be evicted.
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The liger is a cross between amalelionand a tigress.
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A lipard or liard is the proper term for a hybrid of amalelionwith a leopardess.
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However, later leopons have successfully fathered cubs with liguars, hybrids between amalelionand a female jaguar.
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This means that a female liger can only mate with amalelion, which produces a lili.
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Larger coalitions result in greater variability of mating opportunities, and therefore researchers suggest that kinship (indirect fitness benefit) is necessary for maintenance and success of lagermalelioncoalitions.
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Unlike langurs, male lions live in small groups, which cooperate to take control of a pride from an existing group.
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Male lions engage in mounting with other male lions, especially when in search for another pride.
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Male lions not only have manes, but they also are larger.
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For example, territorial choruses by male lions discourage intruders and are likely to benefit all contributors.
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Male lions create coalitions and search for prides to take over.
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The success of reproduction for each individual lion is dependent on the number of male lions found in their social group.
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In smaller groups male lions are thought to share a mutual dependence.
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Those who do enter the crater are often prevented from contributing to the gene pool by the crater's male lions, who expel any outside competitors.
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Male lions in a pride for example, largely leave hunting for non-threatening prey to females.
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