UMary Allen
Inciniba yase-Afrika, ngokwesayensi i-Struthio camelus, ihlala kwi-savannas nakwiintlango, ikakhulu kumazantsi nasempuma Afrika.
Iinciniba zihlala kuwo wonke amathafa aseAfrika angenamvula kangako nemithi.
Ihlala phi inciniba?
| ulwalamano | Amaxabiso (Struthioniformes) |
| indawo yokuhambisa | Mzantsi Afrika |
| yokuhlala | I-savanna eyomileyo kunye ne-semi-ntlango |
| ukondla | Izityalo, izinambuzane, izilwanyana ezinomqolo ezincinci |
| ubunzima | Amadoda 80 - 130 kg, abafazi 60 - 110 kg |
| ixesha lokuzalisa | EYurophu: Matshi-Agasti |
| ixesha lokuzala | Iintsuku ezingama-42 - 46 |
| inani amaqanda | Amaqanda ama-3-8 avela kwisikhukukazi esikhulu kunye namaqanda angama-2-6 ukusuka kwi-2-5 esecaleni |
| Izinto ozilindile emhlabane | 30 – 40 iminyaka, ekuthinjweni ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka engama-50 |
| iintshaba | Ingonyama, ingwe, ingwenkala, iNgcuka, uDyakalashe |
Ingaba inciniba ihlala kweliphi ilizwekazi?
Inciniba yase Afrika (Struthio camelus) luhlobo lwentaka kusapho lweenciniba kwaye yeyona ntaka inkulu emhlabeni emva kwenciniba yaseSomalia ezalanayo ngokusondeleyo. Ngelixa ngoku inzalelwane kuphela kwi-Afrika ekwi-sub-Sahara, yayikwazalelwa kwintshona ye-Asiya kumaxesha angaphambili.
Itya malini inciniba ngosuku?
Oko kwanele kwi-Autobahn! Iinciniba zichola amaxesha angama-30,000 ngosuku, ingakumbi ukuze zitye iinkozo, amagqabi kunye nezinambuzane. Kodwa abazange beve ngokuhlafuna. Ukuqhekeza ukutya, batya ukuya kwi-1.5 kg yamatye amancinci, emva koko batyumze ukutya esiswini.
Ngaba inciniba yintaka?
Inciniba yeyona ntaka inkulu ehlabathini kwaye yeyona imbaleki inemilenze emibini enemilenze emibini kwizilwanyana. Inciniba yase-Afrika yi-ratite kwaye yeyona ntaka inkulu kwaye inzima emhlabeni.
Zihlala phi iinciniba ngokwendalo?
Eyona nto ixhaphakileyo yinciniba yaseMntla Afrika, iS. camelus camelus, esukela, ngamanani ancitshisiweyo kakhulu, ukusuka eMorocco ukuya eSudan. Iinciniba zikwahlala empuma nakumazantsi eAfrika.
Zifumaneka phi iinciniba?
Ekubeni zizalelwa eAfrika, iinciniba zifumaneka kwiindawo ezisentlango nakwimimandla eyintlango, apho zisitya khona phakathi kweendlulamthi, amaqwarhashe, iinqu namabhadi. Iinciniba zizilwanyana omnivore, yaye zitya nantoni na efumaneka kwindawo yazo ngelo xesha lonyaka.
Ingaba zikhona iinciniba zasendle eMelika?
Nangona kungekho bungqina bokuba kukho iinciniba zale mihla ezihlala endle ngaphandle kweAfrika yokuzalwa, izazinzulu zikholelwa ukuba isalamane seentaka sangaphambili sakha safunyanwa kuMntla Merika. Iifosili ezivela kule ntaka yakudala, ebizwa ngokuba yiCalciavis grandei, zafunyanwa eWyoming ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-2000.
Ngaba iinciniba zihlala eOstreliya?
Inciniba inzalelwane yaseAfrika, apho ihlala ngamaqela kwilizwekazi liphela, kodwa inani elincinane kakhulu lazo likwabizwa ngokuba likhaya lasemaphandleni kuMzantsi Ostreliya. Kuqikelelwa ukuba zimbalwa kakhulu kwiintaka ezinkulu, ezinokukhula ziphantse zibe ziimitha ezintathu ubude, ezisazulazula kwiziko elibomvu.