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 A shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah africsn is not seen as easily as some other cats. Never numerous, cheetahs have become extinct in many areas, principally due to shrinking habitat, loss of species to prey elephants upon, disease and a high rate of cub mortality. In some areas 50 to 75 percent of all cheetah cubs die before 3 months. Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, africsn long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built for grinding and cropping grass. Zebras have horse like elephants bodies, but their manes africsn are made of short, erect hair, their tails elephants are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped. africsn Three elephants species of zebra still occur in Africa, two of which are found in East Africa. The most numerous and widespread species in the east is Burchell''s, also known as the common or plains africsn and elephants zebra. Lions may hunt at any hour, but they typically go after large prey africsn at night. They hunt together to increase their success rate, since prey can be difficult to catch elephants and can outrun a single lion. The lions fan out along a broad front or semicircle to creep up on prey. Once with africsn within striking distance, they bound in among the startled animals, knock one down and kill it with elephants a bite to the neck or throat. Hunts are successful about half the time. Cooperative africsn hunting enables lions to take prey as large as wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can provide several meals for the pride. Mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles also form part of a lion''s diet. Because they often take over kills made by hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, scavenged food provides more than 50 percent of their diets in areas like the Serengeti plains. The larger Baringo or Rothschild''s giraffe (G.c. rothschildi) of western Kenya and eastern Uganda has chestnut patches separated by broader white lines but no spotting below the knees. This species can have up to five horns instead of the usual two or three. The Masai giraffe (G.c. tippelskirchi) of Tanzania and southern Kenya has irregular star-shaped brown or tan spots. elephants and africsn Giraffes are found in arid and dry-savanna zones south of the Sahara, wherever trees occur. Although a relatively quiet animal, the giraffe is not mute. Giraffes bellow, grunt, bray in distress, moan and elephants emit short flutelike notes. They have acute africsn senses of hearing and sight, often alerting other animals to nearby predators. Giraffes use a home 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 be so strong that their elephants necks entwine. 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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