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A 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, loss of species to prey upon, disease and a high rate of cub mortality. In some 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 dive keychain size and have teeth built for grinding keychain and cropping dive turtle keychain 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 plains zebra. lions are the laziest of the big cats. they usually spend 16 to 20 hours a day sleeping and resting, devoting the remaining hours to hunting, courting or protecting their territory. they keep in contact with one keychain another by roaring loud enough to be heard up to five miles away. the pride usually remains intact until the males are challenged and successfully driven dive away or killed by other males, who then take over. not all lions live in prides. at maturity, young males leave the units of their birth and spend several years as nomads before they become strong enough to take over a pride of their own. some never stop wandering and continue to follow migrating herds; but the nomadic life is much more difficult, with little time for resting or reproducing. within the pride, the territorial males are the fathers of all the cubs. when a lioness is in heat, a male will join her, staying with her constantly. cheetahs do not roar like lions, but they purr, hiss, whine and growl. they also make a variety of contact calls; the most common is a birdlike chirping sound. once a cheetah has made a kill, it eats quickly keychain and keeps an eye out for scavengers lions; leopards, hyenas, vultures and jackals will occasionally take away their kills. although cheetahs usually prey on the smaller antelopes such as thomson''s gazelles and impalas, they can catch wildebeests and zebras if hunting together. they also hunt hares and other small mammals and birds. although known as an animal of the open plains that relies on speed to catch its prey, research has shown that the cheetah depends on cover to stalk prey. the cheetah gets as close to the prey as possible, then in a burst of speed tries to outrun its quarry. once the cheetah closes in, it knocks the prey to the ground with its paw.
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