wild anomals in africa

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Ancient cultures wild in Africa revered the giraffe, as some anomals 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 in gift to other countries; one of the earliest records tells of a giraffe africa going from "Melinda" wild (presumably Malindi) in Kenya to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, a mistake anomals immortalized in the giraffe''s scientific in name of Giraffa camelopardalis. africa The neck is so long the giraffe must spread its front wild 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, anomals lowered or swung quickly. In some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem.

Litters in consist of africa two or three cubs that weigh about 3 pounds each. Some mothers carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or abandon them, especially when food is scarce. Usually two or more females in a pride give birth about the same 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 wild been killed in rituals of bravery, as hunting trophies and for their medicinal and magical powers. Although lions are now protected in many parts of Africa, they were once considered to be anomals stock-raiding vermin and were killed on sight. In some areas, livestock in predation remains a severe problem. Early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character."

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

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