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 The giraffe''s high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much longer cheetahafrica 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 cheetahafrica side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, the gait cheetahafrica changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 cheetahafrica 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 cheetahafrica reticulata) of northeastern Kenya has large, chestnut-colored square patches defined by a network of fine white lines. 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 learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell. While all foals have a close association with their mothers, cheetahafrica the male foals are also close cheetahafrica to their fathers. They 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. Zebras are important prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting 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 it to protect it from further attack. Generally cheetahafrica a tawny yellow, lions, like other species, tend to be lighter in color in hot, cheetahafrica arid areas and darker in cheetahafrica 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'' prey. When resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head rubbing, licking and purring. 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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