UMary Allen
Intshayelelo: Sesiphi Esona silwanyana Side Ehlabathini?
Ihlabathi lizaliswe luluhlu olwahlukeneyo lweentlobo zezilwanyana, ngasinye sineempawu neempawu ezikhethekileyo. Esinye sezona zidalwa zinomtsalane kwizilwanyana yindlulamthi, eyaziwa ngobude bayo obumangalisayo nenkangeleko yayo eyahlukileyo. Indlulamthi yaziwa njengesona silwanyana siphakamileyo emhlabeni, kwaye kunzima ukuyikhumbula xa isitya kumathafa ase-Afrika.
Phezu kwazo nje ubude bazo, iindlulamthi ziziingxilimbela ezithambileyo yaye bezisoloko zibangel’ umdla kangangeminyaka emininzi. Kweli nqaku, siza kuphonononga i-anatomy, indlela yokuziphatha, ukutya, amarhamncwa, kunye neenzame zolondolozo ezinxulumene neendlulamthi, kunye neenyaniso ezizodwa nezinika umdla ngezi zidalwa zibalaseleyo.
Esona silwanyana side siphilayo: INdlulamthi
Indlulamthi sisilwanyana esanyisayo esitya utyani esinokukhula sibe ziimitha ezili-18 ubude, nto leyo esenza sibe sesona silwanyana siphakamileyo emhlabeni. Ezi zidalwa zimangalisayo zifumaneka kwi-savannah kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezinamahlathi kwi-Afrika yonke, zihlala ngokwamaqela aziwa njengeenqaba okanye imihlambi. Iindlulamthi zinenkangeleko eyahlukileyo, ezibonakala ngeentamo zazo ezinde, idyasi enamabala, kunye nee-ossicones (iimpondo) entloko.
Iindlulamthi ziqhelene kakuhle nendawo ezihlala kuyo, iintamo zazo ezinde zizivumela ukuba zifikelele kumasebe aphezulu ukuze zifumane ukutya kunye neendawo zazo ezikhethekileyo ezisebenza njenge-camouflage kwi-savannah. Bakwayimbaleki ekhawulezayo ngendlela emangalisayo, ekwaziyo ukubaleka ukuya kuthi ga kwi-35 yeemayile ngeyure. Nangona zinesantya nobude bazo, iindlulamthi zizidalwa ezinoxolo kwaye zaziwa ngokuthamba kwazo.