Mary Allen
Introduction: Rhino or Elephant?
I ka wā e pili ana i nā holoholona ʻāina nui loa ma ka honua, ʻelua mau inoa i manaʻo ʻia: rhinoceros a me ka ʻelepani. ʻIke ʻia kēia mau mammals ʻelua no ko lākou nui kupaianaha, ikaika, a me nā hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa. Akā ʻo wai ka mea ʻoi aku ka nui? Ma kēia ʻatikala, e ʻimi mākou i ka nui, anatomia, ʻano, a me ka ʻai o nā rhino a me nā elepani e hoʻoholo ai ʻo wai ka mea hoʻokūkū kaumaha o ke aupuni holoholona.
Nui o Rhino: Nā ʻoiaʻiʻo a me nā kiʻi
ʻIke ʻia ʻo Rhino no ko lākou ʻano paʻakikī a nui, me ka ʻili mānoanoa a me nā pepeiaohao nui ma ko lākou ihu. Akā pehea ka nui o lākou? ʻO ka awelika kaumaha o ka rhinoceros makua mai 1,800 a 2,700 kg (4,000 a 6,000 paona), ʻoiai ʻo ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi ma kahi o 1.5 a 1.8 mika (5 a 6 mau kapuaʻi). Eia nō naʻe, aia nā ʻano rhino like ʻole, a hiki ke ʻokoʻa ko lākou nui. No ka laʻana, ʻo ka rhinoceros keʻokeʻo ka mea nui loa, me ke kaumaha o nā kāne a hiki i 2,300 kg (5,000 lbs) a kū a hiki i 1.8 mika (6 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi.
Nui o ka Elepani: Nā ʻoiaʻiʻo a me nā kiʻi
ʻO ka ʻElepani, ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, ua kaulana lākou no ko lākou mau kumu lōʻihi, nā pepeiao nui, a me nā kino nui. Hiki i nā Elepani makua ke kaumaha ma nā wahi a pau mai 2,700 a 6,000 kg (6,000 a 13,000 lbs) a kū i 3 mika (10 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. ʻOi aku ka nui o nā ʻelepani ʻApelika ma mua o ko lākou mau hoa ʻAsia, me ke kaumaha o nā kāne a hiki i 5,500 kg (12,000 lbs) a kū a hiki i 4 mika (13 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. He liʻiliʻi iki nā Elepani wahine, me ke kaumaha awelika o 2,700 a 3,600 kg (6,000 a 8,000 lbs) a me ke kiʻekiʻe awelika o 2.4 a 2.7 mika (8 a 9 kapuaʻi) ma ka poʻohiwi.
Hoʻohālikelike o nā Kaumaha Awelika
I ka pili ʻana i ke kaumaha, ʻo ka ʻelepani ka holoholona nui. ʻO ka awelika kaumaha o ka rhino ma kahi o 2,000 kg (4,400 lbs), aʻo ka awelika kaumaha o ka ʻelepani ma kahi o 4,500 kg (10,000 lbs). 'O ia ho'i, hiki i ka 'elepani ke kaumaha ma mua o ka palua o ka nui o ka rhino, e lilo ana ia i mea lanakila ma keia mahele.
Hoʻohālikelike o nā kiʻekiʻe maʻamau
Ma ke ʻano o ke kiʻekiʻe, ʻaʻole like ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā rhinos a me nā elepani. ʻOiai ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o nā ʻelepani ma ka awelika, me kekahi mau ʻano a hiki i ka 4 mika (13 kapuaʻi) ma ka poʻohiwi, ʻaʻole mamao loa ka rhino. ʻO ka awelika kiʻekiʻe o ka rhino ma kahi o 1.8 mika (6 kapuaʻi), ʻoi aku ka pōkole ma mua o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka ʻelepani.
Rhino Anatomy: Nā hiʻohiʻona o ke kino
He ʻano hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa ko Rhino, me ko lākou ʻili mānoanoa, nā pepeiaohao nui, a me nā kino ʻano pahu. Hana ʻia ko lākou mau pepeiaohao me ke keratin, ka mea like me ka lauoho kanaka a me nā kui, a hiki ke ulu a hiki i 1.5 mika (5 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi. Loaʻa i ka Rhinos ka lohe ʻoi a me ke ʻala ʻono, e kōkua iā lākou e hoʻokele i ko lākou kaiapuni a pale i ka pōʻino.
Elephant Anatomy: Nā hiʻohiʻona o ke kino
Ua ʻike ʻia nā ʻelepani no ko lākou mau kumu lōʻihi, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hoʻonui ʻana o ko lākou ihu a me ka lehelehe luna. Hoʻohana lākou i kā lākou ʻeke no nā hana like ʻole, e like me ka hānai ʻana, ka inu ʻana, a me ka launa pū ʻana. He mau pepeiao nui ko ka Elepani, a lakou e hoohana ai e hoopau i ka wela a kama'ilio me na elepani e ae. ʻO ko lākou mau ʻōpuʻu, ʻo ia hoʻi nā incisors elongated, hiki ke ulu a hiki i 3 mika (10 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi a hoʻohana ʻia no ka pale a me ka ʻeli ʻana.
ʻO Rhino Behavior: Social Life
He holoholona mehameha ka Rhino, koe nae na makuahine e malama ana i ka lakou mau keiki. He mau mea ʻāina lākou a e pale aku i ko lākou ʻāina mai nā rhino ʻē aʻe. Ua ʻike ʻia nō hoʻi lākou no kā lākou ʻano hoʻomāinoino a e hoʻopiʻi i nā mea hoʻoweliweli i ʻike ʻia, me nā kānaka.
ʻO ka Elephant Behavior: Social Life
He holoholona pilikanaka nui ka Elepani, e noho ana i loko o nā holoholona i alakaʻi ʻia e kekahi wahine mana i kapa ʻia ʻo ka matriarch. He ʻōnaehana kamaʻilio paʻakikī ko lākou, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā leo, nā ʻano, a me ka hoʻopā ʻana e kamaʻilio me kekahi. Ua ʻike ʻia nā Elepani no ko lākou naʻauao a ua ʻike ʻia e hōʻike ana i ke aloha, ke kaumaha, a me ka ʻike ponoʻī.
ʻAi Rhino: ʻO kā lākou ʻai
He mau herbivores ka Rhino, e hānai nui ana i nā mauʻu, nā lau, nā hua, a me nā ʻōpuʻu. Loaʻa iā lākou kahi ʻōnaehana digestive kūʻokoʻa e hiki ai iā lākou ke unuhi i nā meaʻai mai nā mea kanu paʻakikī, me ka cellulose.
ʻAi Elephant: ʻO kā lākou ʻai
He mau mea kanu ka Elepani, e hānai ana i nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole, me ka mauʻu, nā lau, ka ʻili, a me nā hua. He ʻai nui ko lākou a hiki ke ʻai i ka 150 kg (330 lbs) o ka meaʻai i kēlā me kēia lā. Pono ka Elepani i ka wai nui, inu a hiki i 50 lita (13 galani) i ka lā.
Panina: ʻO wai ka mea nui?
Ma ke ʻano o ke kaumaha, ʻo ka ʻelepani ka holoholona nui loa, me ka awelika kaumaha o 4,500 kg (10,000 lbs) i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka awelika kaumaha o kahi rhino, aia ma kahi o 2,000 kg (4,400 lbs). Eia naʻe, i ka wā e pili ana i ke kiʻekiʻe, ʻaʻole nui ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā holoholona ʻelua. ʻOiai ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o nā Elepani ma ka awelika, me kekahi mau ʻano a hiki i ka 4 mika (13 kapuaʻi) ma ka poʻohiwi, ʻaʻole mamao loa ka rhino ma hope, me ke kiʻekiʻe ma kahi o 1.8 mika (6 kapuaʻi). ʻO ka hope loa, ʻo nā rhino a me nā ʻelepani he mau mea kupanaha, kēlā me kēia me kā lākou mau hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa, ʻano, a me nā meaʻai.