
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A zoo has six pairs of different animals (one male and one female for each species). The zookeeper wishes to begin feeding the male lion and must alternate between genders each time. Additionally, after feeding any lion, the next animal cannot be a tiger. How many ways can he feed all the animals?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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