UMary Allen
Intshayelelo: Ukufunwa Kwezigebenga
Ukuthabatheka kwabantu ngezidalwa ezikhulu kuye kwavuselela amaphulo amaninzi kunye nokufumanisa. Ukususela kumaxesha amandulo ukuza kuthi ga kwixesha langoku, abantu baye bafuna ezona zilwanyana zikhulu emhlabeni. Ukufuna iingxilimbela kuye kwakhokelela ekubeni kufunyanwe izidalwa ezikhulu eziye zathimba iingqondo zethu zaza zasishiya sibambe ongezantsi. Kweli nqaku, siphonononga ezinye zezona zilwanyana zikhulu ezikhoyo okanye ezakhe zakho kwiplanethi yethu.
Indlovu yaseAfrika: Isidalwa esiMakhulu
Indlovu yase-Afrika sesona silwanyana sasemhlabeni sikhulu emhlabeni, sinobunzima obungama-6,000 kg (13,000 lbs) kwaye sime ukuya kutsho kwi-4 yeemitha (13 iinyawo) ubude emagxeni. Zifumaneka kumazwe angama-37 eAfrika kwaye zaziwa ngokwahlukileyo ngeziqu zazo ezinde, iindlebe ezinkulu, namabamba agobileyo. Iindlovu zaseAfrika zizilwanyana zentlalo, zihlala kwimihlambi yabantu abafikelela kwi-100, kwaye zithathwa njengeentlobo zelitye eliphambili kwi-ecosystem yazo.
Indlovu yaseAsia: Umzala osondeleyo
Indlovu yaseAsia incinci kancinci kunomzala wayo wase-Afrika, inobunzima obuya kuthi ga kwi-5,500 kg (12,000 lbs) kwaye ime ukuya kwi-3 yeemitha (10 iinyawo) ubude egxalabeni. Zifumaneka kumazwe ali-13 e-Asiya kwaye zikwaziwa nangeziqu zazo ezinde kunye namabamba agobileyo. Iindlovu zaseAsia nazo zizilwanyana zentlalo, zihlala kumaqela eentsapho kwaye zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwi-ecosystem yazo.
I-Woolly Mammoth: Irhamncwa Langaphambili
I-Woolly Mammoth yayisesinye sezona zilwanyana zikhulu kwezakha zaphila emhlabeni. Bazulazula emhlabeni nge-Ice Age yokugqibela kwaye batshabalala kwiminyaka engama-4,000 eyadlulayo. IiMammoths ezinoboya zazinobunzima obuya kuthi ga kwi-6,800 kg (15,000 lbs) kwaye yema ukuya kutsho kwi-4 yeemitha (13 iinyawo) ubude egxalabeni. Babenamabamba amade agobileyo nedyasi yoboya echetyiweyo ukuze bakhuseleke kwingqele.
I-Indricotherium: Isigebenga sexesha elidlulileyo
I-Indricotherium, ekwaziwa ngokuba yiParaceratherium, yayisesona silwanyana sanyisayo sikhulu sakha saphila, sinobunzima obufikelela kuma-20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) kwaye sime ukuya kutsho kwi-5 yeemitha (16 iinyawo) ubude emagxeni. Bahlala ngexesha le-Oligocene epoch, malunga ne-34 yezigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo, kwaye yayizizilwanyana ezidliwayo ezineentamo ezinde kunye nemilenze.
Umnenga oBlue: Esona silwanyana sikhulu emhlabeni
Umnenga iBlue Whale sesona silwanyana sikhulu emhlabeni, sinobunzima obufikelela kwiitoni ezingama-173 (iitoni ezili-191) kwaye inobude obuziimitha ezingama-30 (iinyawo ezingama-98). Zifumaneka kuzo zonke iilwandle zehlabathi kwaye ziyaziwa ngombala wazo oluhlaza-grey owahlukileyo kunye nobukhulu obukhulu. I-Blue Whales zizihluzi zokutya, zitya izilwanyana ezincinci ezifana ne-shrimp ezibizwa ngokuba yi-krill.
Ingwenya Yamanzi Etyuwa: Isilwanyana Esoyikekayo
Ingwenya yasemanzini etyuwa sesona sirhubuluzi siphilayo, sinobunzima obufikelela kwi-1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) kwaye inobude obuziimitha ezi-6 (iinyawo ezingama-20). Zifumaneka kumanzi akuMzantsi-mpuma weAsia, eOstreliya nakwiziqithi zePasifiki yaye zaziwa ngokuba nemihlathi yazo enamandla nokuba ndlongondlongo. IiNgwenya zasemanzini anetyuwa zizilwanyana ezizingelayo kwaye zinokuzingela izilwanyana ezahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka iintlanzi, iintaka kunye nezilwanyana ezanyisayo.
I-Colossal Squid: Imfihlelo yoLwandle Olunzulu
I-Colossal Squid yenye yezona zilwanyana zingenamqolo zikhulu emhlabeni, kunye nowona mzekelo mkhulu ufunyenwe unobude obuziimitha ezili-14 (46 iinyawo) ubude kunye nobunzima ukuya kuma-750 kg (1,650 lbs). Zifumaneka kumanzi anzulu oLwandle oluMazantsi kwaye ziyaziwa ngamehlo azo amakhulu kunye neentente. I-Colossal Squids zizidalwa ezinqabileyo, kwaye kuncinci okwaziwayo malunga nokuziphatha kunye nebhayoloji.
INciniba: Intaka engabhabhayo enobungakanani obuchukumisayo
INciniba yeyona ntaka inkulu iphilayo, imi ukuya kwi-2.7 yeemitha ubude kwaye inobunzima obuya kuma-9 kg (156 lbs). Zifumaneka e-Afrika kwaye zaziwa ngemilenze yazo enamandla kunye neentamo ezinde. Iinciniba ziintaka ezingabhabhayo kodwa zinokubaleka ukuya kuma kwi-345 km/h (70 mph) kwaye ziyakwazi ukukhaba okunamandla.
I-Goliath Beetle: Isinambuzane esinzima
IGoliath Beetle sesinye sezona nambuzane zikhulu emhlabeni, neenkunzi zinobude obungange 11 cm (4.3 intshi) kunye nobunzima obufikelela kwi-100 g (3.5 oz). Zifumaneka kumahlathi ashinyeneyo aseAfrika kwaye zaziwa ngobukhulu bazo obumangalisayo kunye namandla azo. IGoliath Beetles zizilwanyana ezitya utyani, zitya iziqhamo kunye nencindi yemithi.
I-Anaconda: Inyoka Enkulu Ngokukhethekileyo
I-Anaconda eluhlaza yeyona nyoka inkulu ehlabathini, inobude obuziimitha ezili-9 (iinyawo ezingama-30) ubude kwaye inobunzima obuya kutsho kuma-250 kg (550 lbs). Zifumaneka kumanzi aseMzantsi Melika kwaye zaziwa ngobukhulu bazo obumangalisayo kunye namandla azo. IiAnaconda zinamandla okuthintela izilwanyana yaye zinokuzingela izilwanyana ezahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka iintlanzi, iintaka nezilwanyana ezanyisayo.
Isiphelo: Ihlabathi Lemimangaliso
Ihlabathi lizaliswe yimimangaliso, yaye ukufuna iingxilimbela kuye kwakhokelela ekubeni kufunyanwe ezona zilwanyana zikhulu emhlabeni. Ukusuka kwiNdlovu yaseAfrika ukuya kwiColossal Squid, ezi zidalwa ziye zathimba intelekelelo yethu kwaye zisishiya sibambe ongezantsi. Enoba zisemhlabeni, elwandle, okanye zisemoyeni, ezi zilwanyana zisikhumbuza ngeentlobo ngeentlobo nobuhle obumangalisayo besi sijikelezi-langa sethu.