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The cheetah is built for speed. endsngered It has long, slim, muscular legs, animals a small, rounded head set on a long neck, a flexible endsngered spine, a deep chest, nonretractable claws, animals special pads on its feet for traction and a long, tail for balance. Although fast, the cheetah cannot run at full speed for long distances (100 yards is about the limit) because endsngered it may overheat. Cheetahs have distinctive animals black "tear stripes" that connect from the inside corner of each eye to the mouth that may serve as an antiglare device for daytime hunting. Cheetahs are found in open and partially open savannas. Cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt small live antelopes are brought back to the cubs and released so they can chase and catch them. Unlike most other cats, the cheetah usually hunts during daylight, preferring early morning or early evening, but is also active on moonlit nights.

A shy creature endsngered and animals that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some other cats. Never numerous, endsngered 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 animals 50 to 75 percent of all cheetah cubs die before 3 months. Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, long-lived endsngered animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built 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 numerous and widespread species in the east is Burchell''s, also known as animals the common or plains zebra.

Family members look out for one another; if one becomes separated from the rest, the others search for it. The group adjusts its traveling pace to accommodate the old and the weak. The females within a family observe a strict hierarchical system. A dominant endsngered mare always leads the group, while others follow animals her in single file, each with their foals directly behind them. The lowest- ranking mare is the last in line. Although the stallion is the dominant member of the family, he operates outside the system endsngered and has no special place in animals the line. Zebras are avid grazers. Both Burchell''s and Grevy''s zebras are endsngered in constant search of green pastures. In the dry season, they can live on coarse, dry grass only if they are within a short distance (usually no farther than animals 20 miles away) of water holes. endsngered Grevy''s zebras are now mainly animals restricted to parts of northern Kenya.

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