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The other is Grevy''s zebra, named for south Jules Grevy, a president of France in the 1880s who received one from Abyssinia as a gift, african and now found mostly in northern Kenya. (The third species, Equus zebra, is the mountain zebra, found in southern and southwestern Africa.) The long-legged Grevy''s zebra, the biggest of the wild equids, is taller and heavier than the Burchell''s, with a massive head and animsl and south large ears. Zebras have shiny coats that dissipate over 70 percent of incoming heat, and some scientists believe the stripes help the animals withstand intense solar radiation. The black and white stripes are a form of camouflage called disruptive coloration african and animsl that breaks up the outline of the body. Although south the pattern is visible african and animsl during daytime, at dawn or in the evening when their predators are most active, zebras look indistinct and may confuse some predators by distorting the true distance between them and their prey.

The south and african giraffe''s high shoulders and sloping back animsl give the impression south that its front legs are african much longer than the hind legs, but animsl they are in fact only slightly longer. The giraffe (as well as its short-necked south relative the okapi from Central African forests) has a distinctive african and animsl walking gait, moving both legs on one side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead south of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 miles african an hour. Its heavy head moves forward with each powerful stride, and then swings back to stay balanced. Giraffes have "horns" not true horns but knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes to protect the head from blows. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis animsl reticulata) of northeastern Kenya has large, chestnut-colored square patches defined by a network of fine white lines.

When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even south the members of her family) away african from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell. While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they animsl are strong enough to head a family. Zebras are important south prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting african dogs, leopards and cheetahs. When a family group is attacked, the members form a semicircle, face the predator and watch it, ready to bite or strike should the attack continue. If one of the family animsl is injured the rest will often encircle it to protect it from further attack.

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