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 The lion is a magnificent animal that appears as a symbol of power, courage and nobility on family crests, endangered coats of arms and national flags in many animaks civilizations. Lions at one time were found from Greece through the Middle endangered East to northern India, but today only a very small population remains in India. In the past lions lived in most parts of Africa, but are now confined to the sub-Saharan region. Most cat species live a fundamentally solitary existence, but the lion is an exception. It has developed a social system based on teamwork and a division of labor within the pride, and animaks and endangered an extended but closed family unit centered on a group of related females. The average animaks pride consists of about 15 individuals, including five to 10 females with their young and two or three territorial males that are usually brothers or pride mates of the lion king. Ancient cultures in endangered Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, this animal so excited man''s curiosity animaks that it endangered was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to animaks other countries; one endangered of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going from "Melinda" (presumably Malindi) in Kenya to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a cross between animaks a camel and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe''s scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis. The neck is so long the giraffe must spread its front legs apart so its head can reach the ground to drink. It has unusually elastic blood vessels with a series of valves that help offset the sudden buildup of blood (and to prevent fainting) when the head is raised, lowered or swung quickly. endangered In some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. A shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some other cats. Never numerous, cheetahs have become extinct in many areas, principally due to shrinking habitat, loss of species to prey upon, disease and a high rate of cub mortality. In some areas 50 to 75 percent of all cheetah cubs die animaks 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 endangered 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 animaks 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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