IMeerkat

Bangabasebenzi beqela elikhulu: nokuba bagadile okanye bajonge abancinci - ngenxa yolwahlulo lwabasebenzi, ubomi be-meerkats obubalaseleyo kwii-savannahs zase-Afrika esezantsi ngokugqibeleleyo.

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Ijongeka njani i-meerkats?

Iimeerkats zezohlobo lwezilwanyana ezitya inyama kwaye apho zezosapho lwemongoose. Umzimba wakhe mde kwaye ubhityile. Zingama-25 ukuya kuma-35 eesentimitha ubude, umsila ulingana neesentimitha ezingama-24 kwaye zinobunzima obungama-800 grams. Uboya bazo bungwevu-mdaka ukuya kumhlophe-ngwevu, idyasi yangaphantsi inombala obomvu kancinci.

Isibhozo ukuya kwelishumi imigca emnyama ethe tyaba ethe tyaba eyehla ngasemva iqhelekile. Intloko ilula kwaye impumlo inde. Amehlo ajikelezwe ngumsesane omnyama, iindlebe ezincinci kunye nencam yomsila nazo zinombala omnyama. Zinenzwane ezine kumphambili wazo ngamnye nangasemva. Inzipho kumathupha angaphambili zomelele kakhulu ukuze izilwanyana zikwazi ukugrumba kakuhle.

IiMeerkats zinezivamvo zokujoja eziphuhlileyo kwaye ziyakwazi ukubona kakuhle kakhulu.

Ihlala phi i-meerkats?

Iimeerkats zifumaneka kuphela kumazantsi eAfrika. Apho zinokufunyanwa kumazwe aseMzantsi Afrika, eNamibia, kumazantsi eAngola, naseBotswana. IiMeerkats zihlala kumathafa abanzi kwiisavanna, iindawo ezomileyo ezinamatye, kunye neentlango apho kungekho matyholo nemithi. Apho zihlala kwimingxuma okanye zombe imingxuma enzulu kangangeemitha ezintathu. Bayawaphepha amahlathi kunye nemimandla yeentaba.

Zeziphi iindidi zeemerekats ezikhoyo?

Kukho iindidi ezintandathu ezahlukeneyo zemeerkats ezifumaneka kwimimandla eyahlukeneyo yaseMazantsi eAfrika.

Iba neminyaka emingaphi iimeerkats?

Endle, i-meerkats iphila malunga neminyaka emithandathu, ekuthinjweni, ingaphila iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi elinesibini.

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Ziphila njani iimeerkats?

IiMeerkat zihlala kwiintsapho ezihlala kwizilwanyana ezifikelela kuma-30 kwaye zihlala emingxunyeni okanye kwimingxuma. Ngenxa yokuba zithanda ukufudumala, ezi zilwanyana zidla ngokubonwa ngokufuthi zihleli elangeni phambi kwemingxuma yazo. Batshisa ilanga ukuze bafudumale, ngakumbi ngeeyure zasekuseni.

Xa ziphumle, zihlala ngeempundu, imilenze yangasemva, nomsila ujongise phambili. Ebusuku, zibuthelana zingamaqela emhadini wazo ukuze zizigcine zifudumele.

IiMeerkats ziyatshintshana ngokwenza “umsebenzi” oyimfuneko: ngelixa ezinye izilwanyana zihleli zikhululekile elangeni, ezinye zihlala nkqo kwaye zihlale ngemilenze yazo yangasemva, zijonge indawo ezingqongileyo.

Sekunjalo, ezinye izilwanyana zelo thanga ziyawumba lo mngxuma, ukanti ezinye zikhangela ukutya. Emva kwexesha, baya kutshintsha. Izilwanyana ezihlala zibukele zilumkisa abantu bazo.

Ukuba ubona into engaqhelekanga, yima kwi-tiptoe kwaye uzixhase ngomsila wakho. Ukuba kukho isisongelo seentaka ezidla inyama, zikhupha umnxeba ongxolayo. Kwabanye, olu luphawu lokunyamalala ngokukhawuleza kumgodi ongaphantsi komhlaba.

Iimeerkats zihlala kufutshane nomngxuma wazo xa zifuna ukutya. Ngenxa yoko, kukho ukunqongophala ngokukhawuleza kokutya. Izilwanyana, ke ngoko, kufuneka zihambe rhoqo: zifuduka kancinci zigrumbe umngxuma omtsha, apho zinokufumana ukutya okwaneleyo okwethutyana. Ngamanye amaxesha bakwathatha imingxuma eshiywe yezinye izilwanyana.

IiMeerkats zinomona kakhulu ngokutya – nokuba sele zihluthi, ziye zizame ukuxhwila ukutya kwezinye izilwanyana. Kodwa bakhusela amaxhoba abo ngokusebenzisa i-hindquarters yabo ukutyhalela kude abo bakhuphisana nabo. Ukuba i-conspecifics emininzi isondela, imele ixhoba kunye nemilenze yangaphambili kwaye ijike isangqa.

IiMeerkats zinevumba elikhethekileyo eziphawula ummandla wazo, kwaye ziyawaqaphela amalungu eqela lawo ngevumba lawo. I-Meerkats ayikuxabisi nje kuphela ukuba kunye nezinye iintlobo. Ngokuqhelekileyo bahlala kumgodi omnye kunye ne-squirrels zomhlaba, eziziintonga.

Abahlobo kunye neentshaba ze meerkats

Iintshaba zemeerkat ziintaka ezidla inyama njengamaxhalanga. Ukuba i-meerkats iyahlaselwa, iya kuziphosa emqolo kwaye ibonise amazinyo kunye neenzipho kumhlaseli. Ukuba zifuna ukoyikisa utshaba, ziye zolula, zigobe umqolo, zikrazule uboya bazo, zize zigqume.

Zivelisa njani iimeerkats?

Iimeerkats zinokuzala unyaka wonke. Emva kweeveki ezilishumi elinanye zokumitha, iimazi zizala amantshontsho amabini ukuya kwamane. Ezi zinobunzima obungama-25 ukuya kwi-36 grams kuphela, ziseziimfama nezithulu, ngoko ke azinakuzinceda ngokupheleleyo. Kuphela emva kweeveki ezimbini bavula amehlo neendlebe zabo.

Bancanca kwiinyanga ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu zokuqala. Noko ke, ukususela kwiiveki ezintandathu, nabo bafumana ukutya okuqinileyo kumama wabo ngamaxesha athile.

Kwiminyaka emithathu ubudala, abancinci bazimele kodwa bahlala kunye nosapho. IMeerkats ikhula ngokwesondo xa inonyaka omnye. Onke amalungu ale koloni asebenza kunye ukukhulisa abaselula.

Zinxibelelana njani iimeerkats?

Xa isongelwa, i<em>meerkats ikhupha iminxeba ekhalayo. Zidla ngokukhonkotha okanye zigqume. Kwakhona benza ingxolo eqhumayo ukulumkisa.

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Itya ntoni i-meerkats?

Iimeerkats zizilwanyana ezizingelayo ezincinci kwaye zitya ukutya kwezilwanyana okufana nezinambuzane kunye nezigcawu. Ukuze zibalandele kwaye zibabambe, bakrwela umhlaba ngamanqina abo angaphambili. Yiyo loo nto zikwabizwa ngokuba “zizilwanyana ezikrwelayo”.

Ngamanye amaxesha zikwaxhakamfula izilwanyana ezincinci ezincancisayo okanye ezirhubuluzayo njengamacikilishe kunye neenyoka ezincinci, kwaye aziwadeleli amaqanda entaka. Zikwatya iziqhamo ngamaxesha athile. Xa i<em>meerkat ifumana into etyiwayo, ihlala ngemilenze yangasemva, ibambe ixhoba ngamathupha angaphambili ize ijonge ixhoba layo ngokulinukisa.