Mary Allen
Gabatarwa
A cikin wannan labarin, za mu tattauna girman kwatancen dabbobi biyu, zaki da saniya. Duk waɗannan dabbobi masu shayarwa sun bambanta da juna, kuma yana da kyau koyaushe a kwatanta girmansu don sanin wanda ya fi girma.
Girman kwatanta
Kwatanta girman dabbobi biyu yana bukatar mu yi la’akari da abubuwa dabam dabam, kamar tsayi, nauyi, da tsarin jiki. Za mu tattauna kowane ɗayan waɗannan abubuwan dalla-dalla don fahimtar abin da dabba ya fi girma: zaki ko saniya.
Girman zaki
Lions suna ɗaya daga cikin manyan mambobi na dangin cat. Matsakaicin girman zaki na namiji yana da kusan ƙafa 9 a tsayi, gami da jelar sa, kuma yana tsaye kusan ƙafa 4 a kafaɗa. A gefe guda kuma, zaki na mace ya ɗan ƙanƙanta da namiji, yana da matsakaicin tsawon ƙafa 7.5 kuma tsayinsa ya kai ƙafa 3.5.
Girman saniya
Shanu na ɗaya daga cikin dabbobin gida da aka fi sani da su kuma ana amfani da su don nonon su, nama, da sauran kayayyakin su. Matsakaicin girman saniya yana kusa da ƙafa 6.5 a tsayi kuma yana tsaye kusan ƙafa 4 a kafaɗa. Koyaya, akwai nau'ikan shanu iri-iri, kuma girmansu na iya bambanta dangane da irin nau'insu.
Kwatancen tsayi
Idan ana maganar kwatanta tsayi, shanu sun fi zaki tsayi. Matsakaicin tsayin saniya yana kusa da ƙafa 4 a kafaɗa, yayin da matsakaicin tsayin zaki ya kai ƙafa 3.5 a kafaɗa.
Kwatancen nauyi
Idan ana maganar kwatanta nauyi, zakuna sun fi shanu nauyi. Matsakaicin nauyin zaki na namiji yana kusan kilo 420, yayin da matsakaicin nauyin zaki na mace ya kai kilo 280. A daya hannun, matsakaicin nauyin saniya yana kusa da 1500 fam.
Tsarin jiki
Zaki da shanu suna da tsarin jiki daban-daban. Zakuna suna da jiki na tsoka mai ɗan gajeren wuya, ƙafafu masu ƙarfi, da farata masu kaifi, yayin da shanun ba su da ƙarancin tsoka da dogon wuya, siraran ƙafafu, da kofato masu faɗi. Tsarin jikin zakuna an tsara shi ne don farauta da farauta ga sauran dabbobi, yayin da aka kera shanun don kiwo da samar da madara.
Diet
Zakuna masu cin nama ne kuma da farko suna cin nama, gami da tururuwa, dawa, da bauna. Shanu kuwa, ciyayi ne kuma suna cin ciyawa da ciyawa.
Habitat
Ana samun zakuna a wurare daban-daban, ciki har da ciyayi, savannas, da dazuzzuka, galibi a Afirka da wasu sassan Asiya. Shanu dabbobi ne na gida kuma ana samun su a gonaki, wuraren kiwo, da kiwo a duniya.
Behaviour
Zakuna dabbobi ne na zamantakewa kuma suna rayuwa cikin alfahari, wanda ya ƙunshi maza ɗaya ko fiye da haka, mata, da zuriyarsu. Su ma yanki ne kuma suna kare yankunansu daga sauran zakuna. Shanu kuma dabbobi ne na zamantakewa kuma suna rayuwa a cikin garken shanu, wadanda suka kunshi mata da ‘ya’yansu, yayin da maza ke rayuwa daban.
Dangantaka da mutane
Zaki da shanu suna da alaƙa daban-daban da mutane. Zakuna ana daukar dabbobi masu hatsari kuma ana farautar su don wasanni, yayin da ake kiwon shanu kuma ana amfani da su don abubuwa daban-daban, ciki har da madara, nama, da fata.
Kammalawa
A ƙarshe, duka zakuna da shanu dabbobi ne na musamman, kuma kwatanta girmansu koyaushe yana da ban sha'awa. Yayin da shanu sun fi zaki tsayi, zakuna sun fi shanu nauyi, wanda hakan ya sa da wuya a iya tantance wacce ta fi girma. Duk da haka, idan aka yi la'akari da dukan abubuwan, za mu iya cewa shanu sun fi tsayi, amma zakoki sun fi nauyi, suna sa su duka dabbobi masu ban sha'awa a cikin hanyoyi na musamman.