6 Read the article and complete the notes below. Use one word in each gap.
1 Zebras’ colouring: black and white __________________.
2 Zebras’ dangerous behaviour: They __________________ the lions.
3 Other animals using same behaviour: __________________ and birds.
4 How lions attack: They __________________ other animals.
5 This dangerous behaviour is more typical for teenage zebras than the __________________.


The King of African Animals?
We generally think that the lion is the most dangerous animal in Africa. But there are other
animals which better not to meet, like teenage zebras!
The grasslands are a dangerous place for zebras. That’s why they have their black and white
stripes – it’s not easy to see zebras in long grass. We all know that teenagers love to do
dangerous things. Well, it seems that zebras aren’t much different!
When young zebras realise that lions are near, they don’t run away but walk close to them, and
follow the lions, sometimes for more than seventy minutes. Other animals, like some fish and
birds, do the same thing when a bigger animal tries to attack them. Why?
When lions want to catch the animals, they get as close as possible before they attack. The lions
surprise the zebras or other animals. If the animal is looking at them, or even following them, it
is becoming more difficult to catch it.
Adult zebras sometimes do a similar thing but it’s much more popular with teenage zebras.
Young zebras aren’t as strong or as clever as the adults but this dangerous behaviour is an
important part of their learning.