UMary Allen
Ama-squirrels asemhlabeni ase-Afrika ajongeka kancinci njengama-squirrels. Kodwa zikhulu kakhulu kwaye uboya bazo buvakala bunzima kakhulu. Kulapho igama lakhe livela khona.
iimpawu
Bakhangeleka njani oonomatse basemhlabeni?
Oonomatse basemhlabeni banesimo sesquirrel esiqhelekileyo kunye nomsila omde, onamatyholo. Oku kusebenza njenge-parasol: uyibambe ngendlela eya kuthi ifake ithunzi emzimbeni wakho. Idyasi eyomileyo, eqinileyo ingwevu-mdaka okanye isinamon brown ukuya beige-grey, isisu nangaphakathi emilenzeni ingwevu ukukhanya ukuya mhlophe.
Oonomatse basemhlabeni balingana nama-20 ukuya kuma-45 eesentimitha ukusuka empumlweni ukuya ezantsi, kunye nomsila wama-20 ukuya kuma-25 eesentimitha ubude. Nangona kunjalo, ezi ntlobo zine zahluke kancinane ngobukhulu: i-squirrel yasemhlabeni enemigca ngoyena mkhulu, i-Cape ground squirrels kunye ne-Kaokoveld ground squirrels zincinci ngeesentimitha ezimbalwa kuphela. Oyena mncinane ngunomatse wasemhlabeni. Ngokuxhomekeke kwiintlobo kunye nesondo, izilwanyana zilinganisa i-300 ukuya kwi-700 grams. Iimazi zikholisa ukuba nkulu kancinci kwaye zinzima kuneenkunzi.
Onomatse baseKapa, oonomatse baseKaokoveld, kunye noonomatse abanemigca bayafana: zonke zinemigca emhlophe ezantsi emacaleni emizimba yazo. Ngunomatse wasemhlabeni kuphela ongenalo mzobo. Amehlo azo zonke iindidi aneringi yamehlo emhlophe eyomeleleyo, kodwa lo msesane awugqamanga kangako kwiKaokoveld ground squirrel.
Njengazo zonke iimpuku, ii-incisors ezimbini zenziwe zibe yi-incisors kumhlathi ongasentla. Ezi zikhula emva ubomi bonke. I-squirrels yomhlaba inamadevu amade, okubizwa ngokuba yi-vibrissae, kwiimpumlo zabo. Banceda izilwanyana ukuba zifumane indlela yazo. Iindlebe zincinci, iipinnae azikho. Imilenze yomelele kwaye iinyawo zineenzipho ezide ezinokuthi izilwanyana zigrumbe kakuhle.
Bahlala phi oonomatse baseAfrika?
Njengoko igama labo libonisa, ii-squirrels zomhlaba zaseAfrika zifumaneka kuphela e-Afrika. I-Cape ground squirrel ihlala kumazantsi e-Afrika, i-Kaokoveld ground squirrel e-Angola naseNamibia. Ezi ntlobo zimbini zizo kuphela ezinoluhlu oludibanayo. I-squirrel yomhlaba enemigca isekhaya eNtshona nakuMbindi Afrika, i-ground squirrel eMpuma Afrika.
Oomatse baseAfrika bathanda iindawo zokuhlala ezivulekileyo njengee-savanna kunye neentlango eziphantse zibe yintlango apho kungekho mithi mininzi kakhulu. Nangona kunjalo, zikwahlala kumatyholo amatyholo kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezinamatye ezintabeni.
Zeziphi iintlobo zoonomatse basemhlabeni abakhoyo?
Iingqungquthela zomhlaba zaseAfrika azifani nje ne-squirrel yethu, kodwa nazo zihlobene nayo: nazo ziyintsapho ye-squirrel kunye ne-rodent order. Kukho iintlobo ezine ezahlukeneyo zonomatse basemhlabeni baseAfrika: iCape ground squirrel (Xerus) iKaokoveld okanye iDamara ground squirrel (Xerus princeps), i-squirrel enemigca (Xerus erythropus), kunye ne-plain ground (Xerus rutilus).
Ingaba iminyaka emingaphi oonomatse baseAfrika?
Ayaziwa ukuba oonomatse baseAfrika baneminyaka emingaphi na.
Ziphathe
Baphila njani oonomatse baseAfrika?
Ama-squirrels ase-Afrika ahlala e-diurnal kwaye - ngokungafaniyo noonomatse bethu - bahlala phantsi kuphela. Bahlala kwiikoloni kwimingxuma engaphantsi komhlaba abathi bazimbele yona. Kulapho izilwanyana zirhoxa khona ukuze ziphumle zize zilale kwaye zifumane ikhusi kwiintshaba zazo zombini nakubushushu obugqithiseleyo emini emaqanda. Ekuseni bayawushiya umngxuma wabo baze bafudumale elangeni ngaphambi kokuba baye kufuna ukutya.
Oonomatse baseKapa bakha eyona mingxuma mikhulu. Ziquka inkqubo ye-branched ngokubanzi yamatonela amade kunye namagumbi. Loo maze unokufikelela kwi-square khilomitha ezimbini kwaye ube neendawo zokuphuma ezifikelela kwikhulu! Imingxuma ye-Kaokoveld ground squirrel mincinci kwaye ilula, ineminyango emibini ukuya kwemihlanu kuphela. Oonomatse basemhlabeni ababhinqileyo bakhusela umngxuma wabo ngokuchasene nezilwanyana ezingeyonxalenye yekoloni labo.
Ngamanye amaxesha iiMeerkats zihlala kwimingxunya yoonomatse basemhlabeni. Ngelixa ezi zilwanyana zincinci zidla ngokudla ama-squirrels asemhlabeni, xa zingena emngxunyeni njengabantu abahlala kuzo, zishiya umhlaba we-squirrels wodwa. I<em>merkat ide incede oonomatse basemhlabeni kuba babulala iinyoka ezinokuba yingozi koonomatse emingxunyeni yabo.
Akukho nto ingako eyaziwayo malunga nokuziphatha koonomatse basemhlabeni. Kodwa siyazi ukuba izilwanyana ziyalumkisana. Xa zibona utshaba, zikhupha iminxeba ehlabayo. Ngenxa yoko, onke amalungu ekholoni akhawuleza azifihle emngxunyeni.
Iimazi kunye neenkunzi zihlala kwiikoloni ezahlukeneyo. Kwimeko ye-Cape ground squirrels, ezintlanu ukuya kwishumi, kunqabile ukuba zifike kuma-20 izilwanyana zenza ikoloni. Iikoloni ze-squirrels zase-Kaokoveld kunye ne-ground squirrels zincinci kwaye zihlala zibandakanya izilwanyana ezimbini ukuya kwezine kuphela. Kuzo zonke iindidi, iimazi zihlala ngokusisigxina kunye namantshontsho azo kwikoloni. Iinkunzi zona zihamba zisuka kwelinye ithanga ziye kwenye. Zigcina iimazi kuphela ngexesha lokukhwelana. Baphinda benza eyabo indlela.
Abahlobo kunye neentshaba zomhlaba nomatse
Oomatse baseAfrika baneentshaba ezininzi. Ngokomzekelo, zizingelwa ngamarhamncwa nezilwanyana ezincancisayo ezinjengoodyakalashe kunye neemongoose zeqwarha. Iinyoka nazo ziyingozi kakhulu koonomatse.
EMzantsi Afrika, oonomatse abathandwa ngabanye abalimi kuba batya iinkozo kunye nezityalo ukongezelela kwizityalo zasendle. Basenokusasaza izifo, kuquka umgada.
Zizala njani ii-squirrels?
Kwi-cape kunye ne-ground squirrels, ixesha lokukhwelana ngunyaka wonke. Ukukhwelana koonomatse bemihlaba enemigca ngokuqhelekileyo kwenzeka ngoMatshi nangoAprili.
Malunga neeveki ezintandathu ukuya kwezisixhenxe emva kokukhwelana, imazi izala enye ukuya kwezintathu, ubuninzi bazo ezine. Iintsana zizalwa ze kwaye zingaboni. Zihlala emhadini kangangeentsuku ezingama-45 kwaye zinyanyekelwa zize zincancelwe ngunina. Inzala izimele malunga neeveki ezisibhozo.
Banxibelelana njani oonomatse?
Ukongeza kwiminxeba elumkisayo, oonomatse baseAfrika benza ezinye izandi ukuze banxibelelane.