Inkunzi

Iingonyama zigqalwa “njengookumkani bamarhamncwa” yaye bezisoloko zibachulumancisa abantu. Iingonyama eziziinkunzi ngokukhethekileyo zichukumisa umnwe wazo omkhulu nokugquma kwazo okukhulu.

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Zikhangeleka njani iingonyama?

Iingonyama ziyinxalenye yezilwanyana ezitya inyama kwaye apho kwintsapho yekati kunye ne-cat genus enkulu. Ecaleni kwamahlosi zezona kati zikhulu zamaxhoba emhlabeni:

Bafikelela kwi-180 yeesentimitha ubude, umsila ulinganisa i-70 ukuya kwi-100 yeesentimitha ezongezelelweyo, ubude begxalaba yi-75 ukuya kwi-110 yeesentimitha kwaye banobunzima phakathi kwe-120 kunye ne-250 yeekhilogram.Abasetyhini bancinci kakhulu, banobunzima beekhilogram ezili-150 nje ngokomyinge. Uboya bengonyama butyheli-bumdaka ukuya bubomvu okanye bumdaka ngokuntsundu, kwaye bukhaphukhaphu kancinci apha esiswini.

Umsila unoboya kwaye unenquma emnyama ekugqibeleni. Into engabonakaliyo yamadoda yi-mane enkulu, enombala omnyama kunobo bonke uboya. I-mane ingaba mnyama-obomvu ukuya kubomvu-obomvu, kodwa kunye ne-yellowish-brown kwaye ifikelela ukusuka ezidleleni phezu kwegxalaba ukuya esifubeni okanye nakwisisu. Inkunzi yeenkunzi ikhula kuphela xa imalunga neminyaka emihlanu ubudala. Iimazi azinayo kwaphela, kwaye iingonyama zase-Asiya zamadoda zine-mane engachazwanga kangako.

Zihlala phi iingonyama?

Namhlanje, iingonyama zifumaneka kuphela kwi-Afrika engaphantsi kwe-Sahara, kunye nakwindawo encinane yokugcina izilwanyana zasendle kwi-Peninsula yaseKathiawar kwilizwe laseIndiya laseGujarat. Zazixhaphake kakhulu ukusuka eMntla ukuya eMzantsi Afrika kwaye ukusuka kwiMpuma Ekufuphi ukuya kwiIndiya yonke.

Iingonyama zihlala kakhulu kwi-savannah, kodwa ziyakwazi ukufumaneka emahlathini omileyo kunye neentlango.Ngakolunye uhlangothi, azikwazi ukuhlala kumahlathi ashinyeneyo ashushu okanye kwiintlango zangempela apho kungekho migodi yamanzi.

Zeziphi iindidi zeengonyama ezikhoyo?

Ngokuxhomekeke kwimvelaphi yazo, iingonyama ziyahluka ngobukhulu: ezona zilwanyana zinamandla zihlala kumazantsi eAfrika, ezona zibuthathaka kakhulu eAsia. Ukongeza kwiingonyama, usapho lwekati enkulu lubandakanya amahlosi, amahlosi kunye neejaguar.

Ingaba iingonyama ziba neminyaka emingaphi?

Ngokomlinganiselo, iingonyama ziphila de zibe neminyaka eli-14 ukuya kwengama-20 ubudala. Kwimizi yogcino-zilwanyana, iingonyama zinokude ziphile iminyaka engaphezu kwama-30 ubudala. Iinkunzi zidla ngokufa kwangethuba endle kuba zikhutshelwa kude ngolutsha olukhuphisana nalo. Ukuba abafumani mpahla intsha, badla ngokulamba kuba abakwazi ukuzingela ngokwaneleyo ngokwabo.

Ziphathe

Ziphila njani iingonyama?

Iingonyama zizo kuphela iikati ezinkulu ezihlala ngokuzingca. Ipakethi ibandakanya inkunzi enye ukuya kwezintathu kunye nemazi ukuya kuma-20 kunye namantshontsho azo. Eyona ndoda inamandla idla ngokubonwa ngeyona nwebu inde kwaye imnyama. Ibonisa ukuba inkokeli yepakethe ifanelekile, isempilweni kwaye ilungele ukulwa. I-mane mhlawumbi ikhusela amadoda kukwenzakala okubangelwa ukulunywa kunye neempuphu ngexesha lokulwa.

Ukongezelela, iingonyama eziziimazi zikhetha iinkunzi ezineemane ezikhule kakuhle. Ngokwahlukileyo koko, iinkunzi ezincinci eziziindonga ziphepha iingonyama ezinkulu kuba zisazi ukuba zijongene notshaba olunamandla. Indawo engaphezulu kwepakethi ikhutshiswana ngokushushu: inkokeli idla ngokunikezela enye ingonyama emva kweminyaka emibini ukuya kwemithathu. Ngokuqhelekileyo intloko entsha yepaki ibulala amathole engonyama eyoyisiweyo. Iimazi ke zilungele ukukhwelana ngokukhawuleza.

Iimazi zihlala zihlala kwipakethi enye, iinkunzi, kwelinye icala, kufuneka ziyishiye ipakethe xa sele zikhulile ngokwesondo. Benza amaqela abizwa ngokuba ngama-bachelor kunye namanye amadoda, ajikeleza kunye kwaye azingele kunye. Ekugqibeleni, inkunzi nganye izama ukoyisa ipakethe yayo. Ummandla wengonyama unokuba ngama-20 ukuya kuma-400 eekhilomitha ububanzi. Ukuba izilwanyana zifumana amaxhoba amaninzi, ummandla uncinci; ukuba bafumana ukutya okuncinci, kufuneka kube kukhulu ngokulinganayo.

Indawo iphawulwe ngamalindle kunye nomchamo. Ukongezelela, iinkunzi zibonisa ngokugquma kwazo ukuba lo mmandla ngowazo. Xa zingazingeli, iingonyama zilala kwaye zozele kangangeeyure ezingama-20 ngosuku. Zizilwanyana ezikhululekile kwaye azikwazi ukubaleka ixesha elide. Xa bezingela, nangona kunjalo, banokufikelela kwisantya esiphezulu ukuya kwiikhilomitha ezingama-50 ngeyure; kodwa abanako ukuqhubeka neli nyathelo ixesha elide.

Ekubeni amehlo engonyama ejonge phambili, izilwanyana ziyakwazi ukuwujonga kakuhle umgama. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu kwizilwanyana ezizingelayo. Yaye ngenxa yokuba amehlo azo, njengalawo azo zonke iikati, anomaleko obonisa ukukhanya kwiretina, ayakwazi ukubona kakuhle ebusuku. Ukuva kwabo kukwaphuhliswe kakuhle kakhulu: Ngeendlebe zabo ezibhetyebhetye, banokuva ngqo apho isandi sivela khona.

Izihlobo kunye neentshaba zengonyama

Ubukhulu becala, iinyathi okanye iqela leengcuka zinokuba sisisongelo kwingonyama endala. Ngaphambili, izilwanyana zazisongelwa kakhulu ngabantu ababezingela. Namhlanje, izilwanyana zisengozini yokutshatyalaliswa kwendawo yazo nezifo ezisasazwa ngamaxhoba afana neenyathi.