I-Agoutis

I-Agoutis ibukeka njengengulube enkulu, enemilenze emide. Amagundane aseNingizimu Melika angagijima kakhulu futhi ayizilwane ezidla uhlaza.

Izici

Ibukeka kanjani i-agoutis?

I-Agoutis ingeye-oda le-Rodents futhi lapho isendaweni engaphansi kwe-guinea pig-like, lapho yakha khona umndeni ohlukile. Umzimba wazo ufana nowengulube yengulube, kodwa zinemilenze emide, emincane eyenza zikwazi ukugijima kakhulu.

Imilenze yangemuva mide kakhulu kuneyangaphambili futhi inezinzwane ezine, imilenze yangaphambili mithathu kuphela. Izinzwane zigcina ngezinzipho ezinjengezinselo. Uboya bazo bunsundu ukuya kobomvu ngemuva, kanti bumhlophe buba phuzi esiswini. Ikhanda elikhulu linezindlebe ezincane, eziyindilinga namehlo amakhulu.

I-Agoutis ikhula ibe nkulu kakhulu: Ikala amasentimitha angama-42 kuya ku-62 ukusuka ekhaleni kuye phansi futhi inesisindo esiphakathi kwekhilogremu eyodwa nesigamu nezine. Umsila wabo uyisigaxa esincane nje esingamasentimitha owodwa kuya kwamane.

Ahlala kuphi ama-agouti?

I-Agoutis itholakala eNingizimu Melika kuphela. Zivela eningizimu yeMexico ukuya enyakatho ye-Argentina kuya eningizimu yeBrazil naseParaguay.

I-Agoutis iguquguquka kakhulu ngakho-ke igcwele izindawo zokuhlala eziningi ezahlukene. Zitholakala emahlathini asezindaweni ezimanzi, ezindaweni eziminyene, ezindaweni ezihlala emathafeni, osebeni lwemifula enotshani nasemithambekeni yezintaba nasemasimini nasemasimini.

Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-agouti ezikhona?

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zomndeni wakwa-agoutis. I-genus ye-stub-tailed agoutis ihlanganisa, isibonelo, i-golden agouti. Ivame ukubonakala eziqiwini zethu. Olunye uhlobo yi-Azara agouti. I-agouti, isibonelo, iyingxenye ye-agoutis enomsila. Ososayensi abakabi nesiqiniseko sokuthi zikhona yini izinhlobo ze-agouti eziyi-11 noma eziyi-13 sezizonke.

I-agoutis iba neminyaka emingaki?

I-Agoutis ingaphila iminyaka engaba ngu-20.

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I-agoutis iphila kanjani?

Ama-agutis yizilwane ezihlala njalo. Nokho, ezindaweni eziminyene, baqala nje ukufuna ukudla kuhwalala ukuze bangaphazanyiswa abantu. Ziyizilwane ezinamahloni. Ama-Agoutis ahlala phansi. Ziyakwazi ukugijima kakhulu. Uma bezizwa besongelwa, baze bagijime bahambe.

Ngenxa yokuthi bahlala besebenzisa izindlela ezifanayo ukusuka lapho becasha khona ukuya emadlelweni abo, kukhona ngisho nemizila ye-agouti yangempela. Izihlahla eziminyene, iziqu zezihlahla eziyizigodi, nemigodi engaphansi, ezizimbela yona, zisebenza njengezindawo zokucasha. I-Agoutis ihlala yodwa noma ngababili.

Banendawo eqinile, abayivikela ngokuqinile ngokumelene nemininingwane yangaphandle. Uma befuna ukusongela enye i-agouti, baphakamisa izinwele zabo zangemuva futhi benze imisindo ekhumbuza inja ekhonkotha.

Abangane nezitha ze-agoutis

Ama-jaguar, ama-ocelot, nezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye eziningi ziphakathi kwezitha ze-agoutis. Kwezinye izifunda, ziphinde zizingelwe ngabantu.

I-agoutis izala kanjani?

I-Agoutis ingahlangana unyaka wonke. Banomkhuba okhethekile wokukhwelana: owesilisa uthela umchamo kwensikazi, emva kwalokho eyesikazi iqala ukudansa. Lokhu kuphindaphindwa izikhathi eziningana, ekugcineni, ukukhwelana kwenzeka. Ngemva kwezinsuku eziyi-100 kuya kweziyi-120 eyodwa kuya kwezimbili, kuyaqabukela ukuthi izingane ezintathu zizalwe. Sezinoboya futhi zingaphambi kokuzalwa, okusho ukuthi zingahamba ihora ngemva kokuzalwa.

Ngemva kwezinyanga ezinhlanu ziyalunyulwa futhi zizimele. Bavuthwa ngokobulili lapho benezinyanga eziyisithupha ubudala. Uma insikazi iphinda ikhulelwa, iyahlukana nentsha. Inzalo yesilisa ivame ukuxoshwa oyise kusengaphambili futhi kufanele izitholele indawo yayo.

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I-agoutis idlani?

I-Agutis yizilwane ezidla uhlaza. Zidla amaqabunga, iziqu, izimpande, kodwa ikakhulukazi izithelo namantongomane. Balokhu bezulazula endaweni yabo, befuna izihlahla ezithela izithelo ezivuthiwe.

Ngenxa yokuthi zikwazi ukuzwa kahle, zizwa isithelo siwela phansi bese silandela umsindo. I-Agoutis ingadla ngisho namantongomane aseBrazil aqine kakhulu. Afinyelela ku-20 alamantongomane asegobolondweni eliqine kakhulu, okuthiwa i-cocoa. I-Agoutis ingahlafuna amagobolondo evulekile.

Bavame ukuthwala amantongomane aseBrazil bawangcwabe ukuze bagcine ngezikhathi ezimbi. Lapho zidla, zihlala ngemilenze yazo yangemuva futhi zibambe ukudla kwazo ngezidladla zangaphambili.

Isimo sengqondo se-agoutis

I-Agoutis ngezinye izikhathi igcinwa ekuthunjweni. Nakuba benamahloni kakhulu ngokwemvelo, bangakwazi ukuthambisa futhi bajwayele abalindi bazo.