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The other is Grevy''s zebra, named for Jules Grevy, a president of France in the 1880s diving videos who received one from abyssinia as a gift, and now found mostly in northern kenya. (the third species, equus zebra, is the mountain videos and diving zebra, found in southern and southwestern videos africa.) the long-legged grevy''s zebra, the biggest of the diving wild equids, is taller and heavier than the burchell''s, with a massive head and large ears. zebras have shiny coats that dissipate over 70 percent of incoming heat, and some scientists believe the stripes help the animals withstand intense solar radiation. the black and white stripes are a form of camouflage called disruptive coloration that breaks videos up the outline of the body. although the pattern is visible during daytime, at dawn or in the evening when their predators are most active, zebras look indistinct and may confuse some predators by distorting the true distance between them and their prey. when a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) diving 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 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 it from further attack. 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 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, videos 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 but closed family unit centered on a group of related females. the average diving pride consists of about 15 individuals, including five to 10 females with their videos young and two or three territorial males that are usually brothers or pride mates of the lion king.
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