UMary Allen
IiLemurs ziiprimates. Ngoko zihlobene nenkawu kunye nathi bantu. Kukho malunga nekhulu leentlobo ze-lemurs. Bahlala phantse kwisiqithi saseMadagascar kuphela. Zimbini kuphela iindidi ezikwafumaneka eComoros, ichwebakazi elikwintshona yeMadagascar. Ngoko zisoloko zikho apho.
I-Lemurs inokubukeka ihluke kakhulu. I-mouse lemur, i-lemur encinci kakhulu, inobunzima beegram ezimbalwa kwaye ayikhuli ngaphezu kwee-intshi ezintandathu. Eyona inkulu yiIndri. Mkhulu njengomntwana omncinci xa ekhule ngokupheleleyo.
IiLemurs zinoboya. Umsila wayo omde nonesihlahla umalunga nobude bomzimba wakhe. Banezikhonkwane eminweni nasezinzwaneni zabo. Bakwanawo nozipho lokulungisa abalusebenzisayo ukulungisa uboya babo. Iingalo zifutshane kunemilenze kwiilemurs ezininzi. Ngokuchaseneyo nezinye iiprimates, akukho mahluko wobungakanani phakathi kwesini se-lemurs. Kwezinye iintlobo, nangona kunjalo, iimazi zinemibala eyahlukileyo yengubo.
Iilemurs ubukhulu becala zihlala emithini. Zehla kuphela emhlabeni ngamaxesha athile. Bakhwela kakhulu baze batsibe ukusuka komnye umthi ukuya komnye ukuze bajikeleze. Ngamanye amaxesha zikwahamba ngazo zone. Uninzi lwe-lemurs lusebenza ngakumbi ebusuku. Emini, zakha iindlwane ngamagqabi okanye zirhoxe kwimingxunya yemithi nakwezinye iindawo zokulala.
Ezinye iilemurs zizilwanyana ezitya utyani. Ubukhulu becala batya iziqhamo kwaye basele incindi yeentyatyambo. Abanye batya nezilwanyana, ingakumbi izinambuzane, izigcawu, kunye nee<em>millipedes. Ngamanye amaxesha izilwanyana ezincinci kunye namaqanda entaka nazo ziyinxalenye yemenyu.
IiLemurs zihlala kumaqela afana neeprimates ezininzi. Akukho mntu uhlala yedwa. Kwiintlobo ezininzi, amadoda kunye nabasetyhini bahlala bethembekile omnye komnye ixesha elide kakhulu. Ukukhulelwa kwi-lemurs kuthatha phakathi kweenyanga ezintathu nezintandathu. I-Lemurs iqabane ukuze ukuzalwa kuwele ekupheleni kwexesha elomileyo. Emva koko inokutya okuninzi kwezilwanyana ezincinci.
Uninzi lweentlobo ze-lemurs zisengozini yokuphela. Esona sizathu ngabantu. Itshabalalisa indawo yokuhlala yelemurs eMadagascar. Maninzi amahlathi ashiswayo ukuze kuvuleke indawo kwezolimo. Abanye abantu bazingela iilemurs kuba iipelts zabo zifunwa kakhulu.