The lion is a magnificent animal that appears as a symbol of power, courage and nobility on family crests, coats of arms and national flags in many civilizations. Lions at one time were found from Greece through the Middle East to northern India, but today only mountainbikeskiresort a very small population remains in India. In the past lions lived in most parts of Africa, but are now confined to the sub-Saharan region. Most cat species live a fundamentally solitary existence, but the lion is an exception. It has developed a social system based on teamwork and a division of labor within the pride, and an extended mountainbikeskiresort but closed family unit centered on a group of related females. The average pride consists of about 15 individuals, including five to 10 females mountainbikeskiresort with their young and two or three territorial males that are usually brothers or pride mates of the lion king.

A shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some mountainbikeskiresort other cats. Never numerous, cheetahs have mountainbikeskiresort become extinct in many areas, mountainbikeskiresort principally due to shrinking habitat, loss of species to prey upon, disease and a high rate of cub mortality. In some mountainbikeskiresort 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, mountainbikeskiresort 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 plains zebra.

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