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Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock wild and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, anomal this animal so excited man''s curiosity that it was sometimes wild sent as anomal 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 wild and anomal apart so its head can reach the ground to drink. It has unusually elastic blood vessels wild with a series of valves that help offset the sudden buildup of blood (and to prevent fainting) when the head is raised, anomal lowered or swung quickly. In some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem.

A wild shy creature that roams widely, 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, anomal loss wild of species to prey upon, disease and a high anomal rate of cub mortality. wild In some areas 50 to anomal 75 percent of all cheetah cubs die before 3 months. Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, long-lived animals that move quickly wild 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 the common or anomal plains zebra.

Generally a tawny yellow, lions, like other species, tend to be lighter in color in hot, arid areas and darker in areas of dense vegetation. Mature male lions are unique among the cat species for the thick mane of brown or black hair that encircles the head and neck. The tails of lions end in a horny spine covered with a tuft wild of hair. Lions are found in savannas, anomal grasslands, dense bush and woodlands. Females do 85 to 90 percent of the pride''s hunting, while the males patrol the territory and wild protect the pride, for which they take the "lion''s share" of the females'' prey. When resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head rubbing, licking and purring. But when it comes to food, each lion anomal looks out for itself. Squabbling and fighting are common, with adult males usually eating first, followed by the females and then the cubs.

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