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 Generally a tawny yellow, lions, like adrican other species, antelope tend to be lighter in color in hot, arid areas and darker in areas adrican of dense vegetation. antelope Mature male lions are unique among the cat species for the adrican thick mane of brown or black hair antelope that encircles the head and neck. The tails of lions end in a horny spine covered with a tuft of hair. Lions are found adrican in savannas, grasslands, dense bush antelope and woodlands. Females do 85 to 90 percent of the pride''s hunting, adrican while the antelope males patrol the territory and protect the pride, for which they take the "lion''s share" of the females'' prey. When resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head rubbing, licking and purring. But when it comes to food, each lion adrican looks out for itself. Squabbling antelope and fighting are common, with adult males usually eating first, followed by the females and then the cubs. Ancient cultures in Africa adrican revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, this animal antelope so excited man''s curiosity that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries; one of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going from "Melinda" adrican (presumably Malindi) in Kenya antelope to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, adrican a mistake immortalized in the giraffe''s scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis. The neck is so long the giraffe must spread its front legs apart so its head can reach the ground to drink. It has unusually antelope elastic blood vessels with a series of valves that help offset the sudden buildup of blood (and to prevent fainting) when the head is raised, lowered or swung quickly. In some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. If you are looking for african animals then look no further. You can see live feeds of african animals on your computer.
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