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A shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some other cats. Never numerous, cheetahs south 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 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, african their tails animzls 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 the common or plains zebra.

Ancient cultures south in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. african 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. animzls The animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe''s south scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis. african 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. In some areas, animzls and south livestock predation remains a severe problem.

The larger Baringo or Rothschild''s giraffe (G.c. rothschildi) of western Kenya and eastern Uganda has chestnut patches separated by broader white lines but no spotting below the knees. This species can have up african to five animzls horns instead of the usual two or three. The Masai giraffe (G.c. tippelskirchi) south of Tanzania african and southern Kenya has irregular star-shaped brown or tan spots. Giraffes are found in arid and dry-savanna zones south of the Sahara, wherever animzls trees occur. Although south a relatively african quiet animal, the giraffe animzls is not mute. Giraffes bellow, grunt, bray in distress, moan and emit short flutelike south notes. They have acute senses of hearing and sight, often alerting other animals to african nearby predators. Giraffes use a home animzls range but are not territorial. The males are hierarchical and sometimes spar by standing side by side and lowering and swing their heads at one another. The blows can be so strong that their necks entwine.

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