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Cheetahs vs Leopards
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Luiz Carlos
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Cheetahs and leopards are both big cats found in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards have yellow fur while cheetahs are tan. Cheetahs are known to hunt their prey during daytime whereas Leopards generally hunt during the night. They also differ in other physical and behavioral characteristics. Cheetahs are known for their speed; they are one of the fastest animals on the planet.
Differences between Spotted and Striped Hyenas
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Of the three species of hyena in Africa, only the spotted hyena and the shy and much rarer, striped hyena are found in East Africa. The smaller, and even shyer brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) occurs only in Southern Africa As you can see, the striped hyena has a lighter color, with black stripes. The tail is much thicker than the tail of the spotted hyena. It's ears are more pointed , and it's neck is longer. The spotted hyena is a tan-golden color, with black specks and a thinner tail , with black on the tip. Fun fact : Females hyenas have larger penises than male hyenas, and use them for domination, urination and childbirth.
White Lion Cub
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The white lion is a rare colour mutation of the Kruger subspecies of lion ( Panthera leo krugeri ) found in some wildlife reserves in South Africa and in zoos around the world. White lions are not a separate subspecies and are thought to be indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest recorded sighting in this region was in 1938. Regarded as divine by locals, white lions first came to public attention in the 1970s in Chris McBride's book The White Lions of Timbavati . Up until 2009, when the first pride of white lions was reintroduced to the wild, it was widely believed that the white lion could not survive in the wild. It is for this reason that a large part of the population of white lions now reside in zoos. White lions are not albinos . Their white colour is caused by a recessive trait derived from a less-severe mutation in the same gene that causes albinism, ...