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When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras the north face outlet store (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 face 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. north and face 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 north 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 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 face are usually brothers or pride mates of the lion king.

ancient north cultures in africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, face and commonly depicted north it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. unknown outside of africa, this animal so excited man''s curiosity that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries; one of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going from "melinda" (presumably malindi) in kenya to china in 1415. the animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe''s scientific name of giraffa camelopardalis. face the neck is so long the giraffe must spread its front legs apart so its head can reach the ground to drink. it has unusually elastic blood vessels with a series of valves that help offset the sudden buildup of blood (and to prevent fainting) when the head is raised, lowered or swung quickly. in some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem.