UMary Allen
I-armadillos ithola igama layo kusukela ezimbathweni zazo zethambo lesikhumba ezenziwe ngamasongo amathambo amise okwebhande kanye nokugoqeka kwesikhumba futhi zenza izilwane zicace.
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Ibukeka kanjani i-armadillos?
Ama-Armadillo, njengama-anteater nama-sloth, ayingxenye yezilwane ezindala kakhulu, okungukuthi i-superorder yezilwane ezincane ezikhulunywayo. I- thoracic kanye ne-lumbar vertebrae inamalungu engeziwe ezinye izilwane ezincelisayo ezingenawo - yingakho igama eliyinqaba.
Ama-Armadillo anomzimba oyisigqiki, imilenze emifushane nomsila. Okujwayelekile izikhali ezenziwe ngophondo namathambo, axhunywe ukugoqa kwesikhumba. Amapuleti avame ukuhlanganiswa abe amahawu ngaphambili nangemuva komzimba, futhi akha amasongo afana namabhande phakathi nomzimba, okwenza izilwane zihambe kakhulu. Lesi sici esijwayelekile singatholakala egameni leSpanishi lalezi zilwane: NgeSpanishi, ama-armadillo abizwa ngokuthi “ama-armadillos”, okusho okuthile “okufana nezincane zezikhali”.
Ikhanda elicijile libuye limbozwe ngamapuleti ohlangothini olungenhla. Izindlebe zisukuma, amehlo mancane. Ikhala liyahlukahluka ngobude kuye ngezinhlobo. Ama-armadillo anezinzipho ezinamandla emilenzeni yawo zokumba, futhi imisila yawo izungezwe izindandatho zamathambo. Ngokuya ngezinhlobo, ama-armadillo anezinwele ezincane eziminyene kakhulu ohlangothini lwe-ventral.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-armadillo amaningi awanazo izinwele ohlangothini olungaphezulu lomzimba, okungukuthi egobolondweni - kuphela ama-armadillo e-bristle anezinwele ezimfushane, ezinjenge-bristle egobolondweni. I-Armadillos iyahlukahluka ngobukhulu: igundane elinebhande lingamasentimitha angu-15 kuphela ubude futhi linesisindo esingamagremu angu-100 kuphela, i-armadillo enkulu ilinganiselwa kumitha elilodwa futhi inesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-1. Ibhola le-armadillo lingamasentimitha angu-60 kuya kwangu-35 ubude futhi linesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-45, i-armadillo ene-brown-bristled ifinyelela kumasentimitha angu-1.6 ubude futhi inesisindo esingafika ku-40 kilogram.
Ahlala kuphi ama-armadillos?
Ama-Armadillo atholakala kuphela eNingizimu Melika, eMelika Ephakathi, naseningizimu yeNyakatho Melika. Ama-Armadillo ahlala ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezihlala ezindaweni ezihlala emathafeni, emathafeni nasezinkangala - okungukuthi ezindaweni ezomile. Bahlala emhlabathini kuphela.
Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-armadillo ezikhona?
Kunezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlukene ze-armadillo ezinezinhlobo ezingama-20 ezihlukene. Izinhlobo ezaziwa kakhulu i-armadillo enamabhande ayisishiyagalolunye, i-armadillo enamabhande ayisithupha, i-armadillo encane, i-armadillo ene-brown-bristled, i-armadillo enkulu, i-armadillo yebhola, i-armadillo enomsila onqunu, kanye nemvukuzane enebhande. abameleli abancane kakhulu be-armadillos.
I-armadillos iba neminyaka emingaki?
Iminyaka yokuphila iyahlukahluka kuye ngokuthi hlobo luni. Endle, ama-armadillo amaningi angaphila iminyaka engu-12 kuya kwengu-18 ubudala. I-Globe armadillos iphila iminyaka efinyelela kwengama-20, i-armadillo enombala onsundu iphila iminyaka engu-25. I-Armadillos ingaphila iminyaka engu-30 ekuthunjweni.
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I-armadillos iphila kanjani?
Wonke ama-armadillo ayedwa futhi asebenza kakhulu ebusuku. Kuthi uma sekuhwalala baqale bafune ukudla. Zisebenzisa ulimi lwazo olude olunamathelayo ukuze zibambe izinambuzane nezinye izilwane ezincane ezingenamgogodla. Kodwa-ke, izinhlobo ezinkulu ze-armadillos ngezinye izikhathi zidla izibankwa namagundane, nezitshalo ezingavamile. Ama-Armadillos awaboni kahle, kodwa anomuzwa omuhle kakhulu wokuhogela: asebenzisa ikhala lawo ukuze abone izilwane ezifihlwe ngamasentimitha angu-20 ngaphansi komhlaba.
Zimba inyamazane yazo ngezinzipho eziqinile. Ama-armadillos amakhulu angakwazi ngisho nokuhlakaza izakhiwo zomuhlwa ngezinzipho zawo, ezingaba amasentimitha angu-15 ubude. Ama-Armadillo abukeka exakile, kodwa ayashesha ngokumangalisayo. Abagcini emanzini futhi: bangababhukudi abanekhono. Ukuze zingacwi ngenxa yegobolondo lazo elisindayo, zigwinya umoya futhi ziwugcine esiswini nasemathunjini. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-armadillo awela imifudlana ngokuhamba phansi. Ama-Armadillo achitha usuku lonke elele emigodini.
Abangane nezitha ze-armadillos
I-Armadillos ayinazo izitha eziningi kakhulu ngoba igobolondo labo lihle kakhulu ukulivikela. Ama-jaguar kuphela akwazi ukuqhekeza igobolondo le-armadillo. Lapho esongelwa, ama-armadillo amaningi ayagoqa. Isibonelo, i-globe armadillo iyagoqa ibe yibhola eliphelele lapho ihlaselwa.
Imilenze ifihlwe ngaphakathi kwebhola. Izingcwecwe zezikhali zekhanda nomsila zakha ukuphulwa kwenhlamvu. I-brown-bristle armadillo inesu lokuzivikela elihluke kancane:
Lizicindezela liqine emhlabathini futhi ligebhele emhlabathini. Ingakwazi ukubamba umoya wayo kuze kube yimizuzu eyisithupha - ingozi imvamisa isiphelile. Leli khono lokubamba umoya isikhathi eside lisiza nezilwane lapho zimba ukudla. Abantu futhi bawusongo kuma-armadillos: ngenxa yokuthi inyama yabo inambitheka kahle, bayazingelwa kwezinye izindawo zaseNingizimu Melika.