Litters consist of two or three cubs that africsn weigh about 3 pounds each. Some leopard mothers carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or abandon them, especially when food is scarce. Usually two or more females in a pride give birth about the same time. A lioness will permit africsn cubs other than her own to suckle, sometimes enabling a neglected infant to survive. Capable hunters by 2 years of age, lions become fully grown between 5 and 6 years and normally live about 13 years. Lions have long been killed in rituals of bravery, as hunting trophies leopard and for their africsn medicinal and magical powers. Although lions are now protected in many parts of Africa, they were once considered to leopard be stock-raiding vermin and were killed on sight. In some africsn areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. Early written records leopard described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character."

The cheetah is built for speed. It has long, slim, muscular legs, a small, rounded africsn head set on a long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, nonretractable claws, leopard special pads on its feet for africsn traction and a long, tail for balance. Although fast, the cheetah cannot run at full speed for long distances (100 yards is about the limit) because it may overheat. Cheetahs have distinctive black "tear stripes" that connect from the inside corner of each eye to the mouth that may serve as an antiglare device for daytime hunting. Cheetahs are found in open and partially open savannas. Cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt small live antelopes are brought back to the cubs and released so they can chase and catch them. Unlike most other cats, the cheetah usually hunts during daylight, preferring early morning or early evening, but is also active leopard on moonlit nights.

The giraffe''s high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much longer than the hind legs, but they are in fact only slightly longer. africsn and leopard The giraffe (as well as its short-necked relative the okapi from Central African forests) has a distinctive walking gait, moving both legs africsn on one side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, leopard the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously africsn swings the hind leopard 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 africsn large, leopard chestnut-colored square patches defined by a network of fine white lines.

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