In the animal world you need a lot of patience when it comes to mating. The female of most species can be quite the tease. There is of course a point to it all. The female wants to be sure the male she is going to mate with is worth the effort, though the actual mating only last seconds. She dose not want some male who gives up after a few minutes, she needs to know he has staying power. It is a hard life out on the plains, so she needs to be sure her off spring will have the staying power of her mate to survive.
