When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away 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 are strong enough to head luxuryresorthotels and luxuryresorthotels a family. Zebras are important prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting 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 is injured the rest will often encircle it to protect luxuryresorthotels it from further attack.

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

©2003 www.lodging-adventure-outdoors.com All rights reserved.