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... Female No. 78 and her three male companions wandered over the plains and along the woodlands ' edge during the next six months , meeting other nomads on occasion . In May 1967 , the female parted from her masculine company to lead a ...
... Female No. 78 and her three male companions wandered over the plains and along the woodlands ' edge during the next six months , meeting other nomads on occasion . In May 1967 , the female parted from her masculine company to lead a ...
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... female with cubs for a week and found that this family , too , killed at the rate of almost once a day . I was surprised that the female could do so well because visitors harassed her almost daily . When she stalked , they sometimes ...
... female with cubs for a week and found that this family , too , killed at the rate of almost once a day . I was surprised that the female could do so well because visitors harassed her almost daily . When she stalked , they sometimes ...
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... female cheetah with cubs killed on the average of once a day . However , single cheetah captured prey only once every two to three days . Given these killing rates , the Serengeti cheetah accounted for about thirty thousand animals a ...
... female cheetah with cubs killed on the average of once a day . However , single cheetah captured prey only once every two to three days . Given these killing rates , the Serengeti cheetah accounted for about thirty thousand animals a ...
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The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
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