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 Ancient cultures in 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 that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries; one 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 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 safari prevent fainting) when the head is raised, lowered or swung quickly. In amimal some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. The cheetah is built for speed. It has long, slim, muscular legs, a small, rounded head set on a long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, nonretractable claws, safari special pads on its feet for traction and a long, tail for balance. Although fast, the cheetah cannot run at full speed for long amimal distances safari (100 yards is about the limit) because it may overheat. Cheetahs have distinctive black "tear stripes" that connect amimal and safari 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 amimal usually hunts during daylight, safari preferring early morning or early amimal and safari evening, but amimal is also active on moonlit nights. 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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