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 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. The giraffe (as well as its short-necked relative the okapi from Central African forests) has a distinctive walking ahimal gait, moving both legs on one side pics forward at the same ahimal time. At a gallop, pics 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 ahimal stride, and then swings back to stay balanced. Giraffes have "horns" not true horns but knobs covered with skin pics and hair above ahimal the eyes to protect the head from blows. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) of northeastern Kenya pics has large, chestnut-colored ahimal square patches defined by a network of fine white lines. A shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some pics other cats. Never numerous, cheetahs have become extinct in many areas, principally due to shrinking habitat, loss of species ahimal to prey 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, long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built pics for grinding and cropping grass. Zebras have horse like bodies, but their manes are made of short, erect hair, their tails are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped. Three 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 zebra. 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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