Litters consist of two or three cubs that weigh about 3 pounds each. Some mothers sun carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or abandon valley them, especially when food is scarce. Usually two or more females in a pride give birth about the same time. A lioness will permit history cubs other than her own to suckle, sometimes sun enabling valley history and sun a neglected infant to survive. Capable hunters by 2 years of age, lions become fully grown between 5 and 6 years and normally valley live about 13 years. Lions have long history been killed in rituals of bravery, as hunting sun trophies valley and for their medicinal and magical powers. Although lions are now protected in many parts of Africa, they were once considered to be history stock-raiding sun vermin and were killed valley on sight. history In some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. Early written records sun described the giraffe valley as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique history in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character."

Family members look out for one another; if one becomes separated from the rest, the others search for it. The group adjusts its traveling pace to sun accommodate the old and the weak. The females within a family observe a strict hierarchical system. A dominant mare always leads the group, while others follow her in single file, each with their foals directly behind them. The lowest- ranking mare is the last in line. Although valley the stallion history is the dominant member of the family, he operates outside the system and has no special place in the line. Zebras are avid grazers. Both Burchell''s and Grevy''s zebras are in constant search of green pastures. In sun the dry season, they can live on coarse, dry grass only if they are within valley a short distance (usually no farther than 20 miles away) of water holes. Grevy''s zebras are now mainly restricted to parts of northern Kenya history.

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