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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 dry suit shampoo 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 suit cat species live a fundamentally solitary existence, shampoo 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 pride consists of about 15 individuals, including five to 10 females with their young and two or three territorial males that are usually brothers or pride mates of the lion king. 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 dry 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. a shy creature that roams widely, the cheetah is not seen as easily as some other cats. never numerous, suit cheetahs have become extinct in many areas, principally shampoo due to shrinking habitat, dry loss of species to prey upon, disease and a high rate of cub mortality. in some suit 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, 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 shampoo 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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