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Lions may hunt at any hour, but they typically the north face sleeping bags go after large prey at night. they hunt together to increase their success rate, since prey can be difficult to catch and can outrun a single lion. the north face bag lions fan out along a broad north front or semicircle to creep up on prey. once with within striking distance, they bound in among the north face backpack startled animals, knock one down and kill it with a bite to the neck or throat. hunts are successful about half the time. cooperative hunting enables lions face to take prey as large as wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can provide several meals for the pride. mice, lizards, tortoises, the warthogs, antelopes and even crocodiles also north form part of a lion''s diet. because they often take over kills made by hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, scavenged food provides more than 50 percent of their diets in areas like the serengeti face and the plains. the larger baringo or rothschild''s giraffe (g.c. rothschildi) of western kenya and eastern uganda has chestnut patches separated by broader white lines but no spotting below the knees. this species can have up to five horns instead of the usual two or three. the masai giraffe (g.c. tippelskirchi) of tanzania and southern kenya has irregular star-shaped brown or tan spots. giraffes are found in arid and dry-savanna zones south of the sahara, wherever trees occur. although a relatively quiet animal, the giraffe is not mute. giraffes bellow, grunt, bray in distress, moan and emit short flutelike notes. they have acute senses of hearing and sight, often alerting other animals to north nearby predators. giraffes use a home range but are not territorial. the males are hierarchical and sometimes spar by standing side by side and lowering and swing their heads at one another. the blows can be so strong that their necks entwine. the giraffe''s high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much longer than the hind legs, but they are in fact only slightly longer. the giraffe (as well as its short-necked relative the okapi from central african forests) has a distinctive walking gait, moving both face legs on one side forward at the same time. at a gallop, the however, the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and north outside the front legs, reaching face speeds of 35 miles an hour. its heavy head moves forward with each powerful stride, and then swings back to stay balanced. giraffes have "horns" not true horns but knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes to protect the head from blows. the reticulated giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) of northeastern kenya has large, chestnut-colored square patches defined by a network of fine white lines.
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