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 Cheetahs do not roar like elephamts lions, but they purr, hiss, whine and growl. They also make a variety of contact calls; the most common elephamts is a birdlike chirping sound. Once a cheetah elephamts has made a kill, it eats quickly and keeps an eye out for scavengers lions; leopards, hyenas, vultures and jackals will occasionally take away their kills. Although cheetahs usually prey on the smaller antelopes such as Thomson''s gazelles and impalas, they can catch wildebeests and zebras if hunting together. They also hunt hares and other small mammals and birds. Although known as an animal of the open plains that relies on speed to catch its prey, research has shown that the cheetah depends on cover to stalk prey. The cheetah gets as close to the prey as possible, elephamts then elephamts in a burst of speed tries to outrun elephamts its quarry. Once the cheetah closes in, it knocks the prey to the ground with its paw. Lions may hunt at any hour, but they typically go after large prey at night. They hunt together to increase their success rate, elephamts since prey can be difficult to catch and can outrun a single lion. The lions fan out along a elephamts broad front or semicircle to creep elephamts up on elephamts prey. Once with within striking distance, they bound in among the startled animals, knock one down and kill it with a bite to the neck or throat. Hunts are successful about half the time. Cooperative hunting enables lions to take prey as large as wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can provide several meals for the pride. Mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles also form part of a lion''s diet. Because they often take over kills made by hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, scavenged food provides more than 50 percent of their diets in areas like the Serengeti plains. 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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