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Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern african cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown ensangerd outside of Africa, this animal so excited man''s curiosity that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries; one lion of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going african from "Melinda" (presumably Malindi) ensangerd in Kenya to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and lion a leopard, 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 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.

The african lion is a magnificent animal that appears as a symbol of power, courage and nobility on family crests, coats of arms and national flags in many civilizations. Lions at one time were found from Greece through the Middle East to northern India, but today only a very small population remains in India. In ensangerd the past lions lived in most parts of Africa, lion and african but are now confined to the sub-Saharan region. Most cat species live a fundamentally solitary existence, but the lion is an exception. It has developed a social system based on teamwork and a division of labor within the pride, and an extended but closed family unit centered ensangerd on a group of related females. The average pride consists of about 15 individuals, including five to 10 females with their young and two or three territorial males that are usually brothers or pride lion mates of the lion king.

The larger african Baringo or Rothschild''s giraffe ensangerd (G.c. rothschildi) of western Kenya and eastern Uganda has chestnut lion patches separated by broader white lines but no spotting below the knees. This species can have african up to five horns instead of the usual two or three. ensangerd The Masai lion giraffe (G.c. tippelskirchi) of Tanzania and southern Kenya has irregular star-shaped brown or tan spots. Giraffes are found in arid and dry-savanna zones south of the Sahara, african wherever trees occur. Although a relatively quiet animal, the giraffe is not mute. Giraffes bellow, grunt, bray in distress, moan and emit ensangerd short flutelike notes. They have acute senses of hearing and sight, often alerting lion other animals to nearby predators. african Giraffes use a home ensangerd range but are not territorial. The males are hierarchical and sometimes spar by standing side by side and lowering and swing their heads at one another. The blows can lion be so strong that their necks entwine.

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