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Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted african it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. lions Unknown outside of Africa, this animal 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" (presumably Malindi) in Kenya to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a african cross between a camel and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe''s scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis. The neck is so long the giraffe must spread its lions front legs apart so african 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 lions problem.

The giraffe''s high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much african longer than the hind legs, but they are in fact only slightly longer. The giraffe (as well as its short-necked relative the okapi from Central African forests) has a distinctive walking gait, moving both legs on one side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour. Its heavy head moves forward with each powerful stride, and then swings back to stay balanced. Giraffes have "horns" not true horns but knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes to protect the head from blows. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) of northeastern Kenya has large, chestnut-colored square patches defined by a network of fine white lines.

Lions are the laziest of the big cats. They usually spend 16 to 20 hours a day sleeping and resting, devoting the remaining hours to hunting, courting or protecting their territory. They keep lions in contact with one another african and lions by roaring loud enough to be heard up to five miles away. The african pride usually remains intact until lions the males are challenged and successfully driven african away or killed by other males, who then take over. Not all lions live in prides. At maturity, young males leave the units lions of their birth and spend several years as nomads before they become strong enough to take over a pride of their own. Some never stop wandering and african continue to follow migrating herds; lions but the nomadic life is much more difficult, with little time for resting or reproducing. Within the pride, the territorial males are the fathers of all the cubs. african When a lioness lions is in heat, a male will join her, staying with her constantly.

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