UMary Allen
Imiqolo yayo ifikelela kwiisentimitha ezingama-40 ubude. Ngabo, i-porcupine inokuzikhusela ngokugqibeleleyo kubahlaseli. Asikho esinye isilwanyana esinemqolo emide ngolu hlobo.
iimpawu
Ijongeka njani i porcupine?
Iincanda ziimpuku kwaye ziphuma kusapho lwe porcupine. Incanda eqhelekileyo yeyona inkulu. Izilwanyana ezindala ziyi-57 ukuya kuma-68, ezinye zifikelela kwi-90 yeesentimitha ubude. Ukongeza, kukho ishumi elinesibini ukuya kwi-15-centimeter ubude bomsila. Ekubeni zinemilenze emifutshane, zifikelela kuphela kumphakamo omalunga neesentimitha ezingama-25. Iimazi zihlala zincinci kwaye zikhaphukhaphu kunenkunzi. Ubunzima be porcupine endala bufikelela kuma 24 kilograms.
Olona phawu lwahlukileyo lwencanda buboya bayo obushinyeneyo bezikhonkwane kunye nezikhonkwane. Iskewers zingqukuva kwaye zinepateni yeringi. Imiqolo ineenwele eziguquliweyo. Iincanda zikwanazo neenwele ezithambileyo ezinoboya. Iinwele ezinde kakhulu kunye nezikhonkwane zimi kwisisu se porcupine kwaye zikhomba ngasemva. Kuphela entloko abanazo izikhonkwane, kodwa idyasi eqhelekileyo kunye neenwele ezimbalwa kuphela ezinde, ezifana ne-bristle.
I-spines, ehlala emsila, yenziwe ngokungaqhelekanga: i-hollow kunye ne-funnel-shaped open open. Xa i<em>porcupine izidlikidla, la makhwiba ayagilana, enze ingxolo engxolayo. Yiyo loo nto ezi spines zikwabizwa ngokuba zii-rattle cups.
Ihlala phi i porcupine?
Iincanda zisekhaya ikakhulu eAfrika naseAsia. Ezinye iintlobo zifumaneka kumazantsi eYurophu. Incanda eqhelekileyo ihlala kwindawo etshisayo eNtshona Afrika kunxweme lweAtlantiki naseMpuma Afrika. Kungenjalo, iiporcupines zisenokufumaneka kummandla weMeditera. Noko ke, bahlala apho kuphela kumbindi nasemazantsi eItali naseSisili. Ookhokho bee porcupines abahlala eYurophu namhlanje mhlawumbi baziswa eYurophu bevela eAfrika ngamaRoma.
Iiporcupines azikhethi ngokukhethekileyo: zithanda iindawo zokuhlala ezomileyo ezinamatyholo nemithi. Kodwa ziyenzeka nakwimihlaba enamahlathi ashinyeneyo nakwiintlango eziphantse zibe yintlango. Bakwathanda ukuhlala kufutshane namasimi kunye nezitiya.
Zeziphi iindidi zeencanda ezikhoyo?
Usapho lwe porcupine lubandakanya imigangatho emihlanu eneentlobo ezimalunga nama-20. Ukongezelela kwincanda eqhelekileyo okanye yaseNtshona Afrika, ezi ziquka unomsila omhlophe, owaseAfrika, onempumlo enoboya, nencanda yaseMzantsi Afrika. Kukwakho nezalamane zaseAsia ezifana neJava, iNepal, okanye iPorcupine yaseTshayina.
Iba neminyaka emingaphi ipholi?
Iiporcupines zinokuguga kakhulu. Kwimizi yogcino-zilwanyana, bafikelela kwiminyaka emalunga neshumi ukuya kweli-18 ubudala. Incanda yaseNgilani kuthiwa iphile iminyaka engama-21. Endle, kukholelwa ukuba ziphila phakathi kweminyaka eyi-12 ne-15.
Ziphathe
Iphila njani inqanda?
Iiporcupines zizilwanyana zasebusuku kwaye zivuka kuphela ngokuhlwa. Ukuze bafumane indlela ebumnyameni, ngokuyintloko basebenzisa izivamvo zabo ezikhule kakuhle zokujoja, zokuchukumisa, nezeva. Kwelinye icala, aziboni kakuhle ngamehlo azo amancinci. Ngeespikes ezishinyeneyo, izilwanyana ziziva zikhuselekile.
Yiyo loo nto bengazihluphi ngokuzimela xa bephuma emhadini wabo ngokuhlwa. Enyanisweni, ziyangxola, ziyancwina kwaye ziyafutha. Iincanda zichitha imini zilele emingxunyeni yazo. Le isenokuba yimiqolomba engaphantsi komhlaba kodwa ikwangamabhodlo ematyeni.
Bazimbela ngokwabo umgodi okanye bathabathe oshiywe. I-porcupine idla ngokuhlala iminyaka emininzi kwaye iyandise kwakhona kwaye kwakhona. Izakhiwo ezinkulu ezaziwayo ziziimitha ezingama-20 ubude kwaye zifikelela kwiimitha ezimbini phantsi komhlaba. Iincanda zihlala kunye ngababini abazinzileyo. Amaqela eentsapho ezipheleleyo adla ngokusekwa, aquka abazali, amagatyana amadala, neencanda ezisandul’ ukuzalwa. Noko ke, azifuni kwaphela iincanda zasemzini.
Izihlobo neentshaba zencanda
Iiporcupines ziyakwazi ukwenza umfanekiso kwiintshaba ezinje ngamarhamncwa: Xa zisongelwa, ziphakamisa iziqholo zazo, zigqume, zenze umsondlo, kwaye zinyathele emhlabeni ngemilenze yazo yangasemva. Zikwangcangcazelisa imisila yazo, zenza ukuba izikhonkwane ezikroliweyo zingxole kakhulu. Ukuba alusabeki utshaba, irhonya irhona, elinye icala, nokuba ngomva, ukuya kulo, lilikrobele ngamakhwiniba ayo. Ngamanye amaxesha iminqonqo iyaxinga kwaye ibangele amanxeba abuhlungu anokosuleleka.Ngamaxesha angaphambili, abantu babephakathi kweentshaba zeencanda. Ngokomzekelo, inyama yawo yayigqalwa njengesidlo esithandwayo ngamaRoma.
Izala njani inqanda?
Ukukhwelana kweencanda kwenzeka ngoAprili. Emva kweentsuku ezingama-63 ukuya kwezingama-65, imazi izala enye ukuya kwezine. Zinobunzima obungama-350 grams kuphela kwaye sele zinamazinyo nezikhonkwane. I-spines isethambile, nangona kunjalo, ukuze ingenzi nto umama. Malunga neveki ubudala, bayaphuma emhadini ukuya kudlala. Iintsana zencanca ngumama wazo kwiintsuku ezingama-60 zokuqala. Ukuya kutsho kwiinyanga ezintandathu ukuya kwezisixhenxe ubudala, abazali basancedisa ekukhangeleni ukutya. Baye baqole ngokwesini malunga nonyaka omnye.
Inxibelelana njani nencanda?
Iincanda zinokwenza izandi ezininzi ezahlukahlukeneyo ezivakalisa iimvakalelo zazo: ziyagcuma kwaye ziyafutha. Bakwagquma kakhulu xa beziva besongelwa.