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A shy creature that roams south widely, african 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 abimals species to prey upon, disease and a high rate south of cub mortality. In some areas 50 to 75 percent african of all cheetah abimals cubs die 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 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. south Three species of zebra still occur in Africa, two of which are african and abimals found in East Africa. The most numerous and widespread species in the east is Burchell''s, also known south and african as the common or plains zebra.

Lions may hunt at any hour, but they typically go after large prey at night. They hunt together to increase their success rate, since prey can be difficult to catch and can outrun abimals a single lion. The lions fan out along a broad front or semicircle to creep up on prey. Once with within striking distance, they bound in among the startled animals, knock one down and kill it with a bite to the south neck or throat. Hunts are successful about half african the time. Cooperative hunting abimals 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. south Mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles also form part of a lion''s african diet. Because they often take over kills made by hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, scavenged food provides more than 50 percent of their abimals diets in areas like the Serengeti plains.

Litters consist of two or three cubs that weigh about 3 pounds each. Some mothers carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or south abandon them, especially when food african is scarce. Usually two or more females in a pride give birth about the same abimals time. A lioness will permit cubs other than her own to suckle, sometimes enabling a neglected infant to survive. Capable hunters by 2 years of age, lions become fully grown between 5 and 6 years and normally live about 13 years. Lions have long been killed in rituals of bravery, as hunting south trophies and for their medicinal and magical powers. Although lions are now protected in many parts african of Africa, they were once considered abimals to be stock-raiding vermin and were killed on sight. In some areas, livestock south predation remains a severe problem. Early written records described african the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in abimals character."

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