
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 five pairs of different animals - each pair consisting of one male and one female. If the zookeeper decides to start feeding the male lion, and must finish feeding with the female bear, how many ways can he feed all animals ensuring that he alternates between genders each time?

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