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 When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it animzl 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 screensavers leave their group on their own accord between the ages of animzl 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family. Zebras are important prey for lions and screensavers hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting animzl dogs, leopards and cheetahs. When a family group is attacked, the members form a semicircle, face the predator and watch it, ready to bite or strike should the attack continue. If one of the family is injured the rest will often encircle screensavers it to protect it from further attack. The stripes on Grevy''s zebras are more numerous and narrow than those of the plains zebra and do not extend to the belly. In all zebra species, the stripes on the forequarters form a triangular pattern; Grevy''s animzl have a similar pattern on the hindquarters, while others screensavers and animzl have a slanted or horizontal pattern. Burchell''s zebras inhabit savannas, from treeless grasslands screensavers to animzl open screensavers woodlands; animzl they sometimes occur in tens of thousands in migratory herds on the Serengeti plains. Grevy''s zebras are now mainly restricted to parts of northern Kenya. Although they are adapted to semi-arid conditions and require less water than other zebra species, these zebras compete with domestic livestock for water screensavers and have suffered heavy poaching for their meat and skins. Family groups are stable members maintaining strong bonds over many years. Mutual grooming, where animzl zebras stand together and nibble the hair on each other''s neck and back, helps develop and preserve these bonds. Generally screensavers a tawny yellow, lions, like other species, tend to be lighter in color in hot, arid areas and darker in areas of dense vegetation. Mature male lions are unique among the cat species for the thick mane of brown or black hair that encircles the head and neck. The tails of lions end in a horny spine covered with a tuft of hair. Lions are found in savannas, grasslands, dense bush and woodlands. Females do 85 to 90 percent of the pride''s hunting, while the males patrol the territory and protect the pride, for which they take the "lion''s share" of the females'' animzl prey. When resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head rubbing, licking and purring. screensavers But when it comes to food, each lion looks out for itself. Squabbling and fighting are common, with adult males usually eating first, followed by the females and then the cubs. 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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