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 When anijal a foal is born the mother keeps all other pics zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell. While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They anijal leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family. pics Zebras are important prey for lions and hyenas, anijal and to a lesser extent for hunting dogs, leopards and cheetahs. When a family group is attacked, the members form a pics semicircle, face the predator and watch it, ready to bite or strike should the attack anijal continue. If one of the family is injured the rest will often encircle it to protect it from further attack. 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 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 pics the front legs, anijal 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 pics white lines. 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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