UMary Allen
I-Binturong, noma ibhere le-sable, lihlala ezihlahleni elingajwayelekile: ukuphela kwesilwane esincelisayo eMhlabeni Omdala, sinomsila ogqamile osenza sikwazi ukukhuphuka ngobuchule.
Izici
Anjani izintorong?
Ibhere, ikati, i-marten, noma inja? Uma uthi nhlá nje, awazi ngempela ukuthi yiliphi iqembu lezilwane ongahlukanisa kulo i- binturong. Kodwa isilwane esinoboya obuhlanekezelwe, obubukeka buxakile ekuqaleni, singesomndeni wama-civets futhi ngaleyo ndlela singesomndeni ofana nekati futhi. ngokulandelana kwezilwane ezidla inyama.
Ngokungafani namakati, ama-civet anekhala elide, umzimba omude, nemilenze emifushane. Emndenini we-civet, i-binmanja ingummeleli omkhulu kunabo bonke womndeni omncane wama-palm roller. Njengoba ikhumbuza kancane i-marten noma i-raccoon encane efana nebhere, ibizwa nangokuthi ibhere le-marten.
Ama-Binturong alinganisa amasentimitha angama-61 kuye kwangama-96 ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi. Umsila ukala amanye amasentimitha angama-56 kuye kwangama-89. Zinesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-9 kuya kwayi-14, ezinye zize zibe namakhilogremu angu-20. Umsila yisici esijwayelekile se- binturongs: Yakhelwe njengomsila we-prehensile, izilwane ezikwazi ukubambelela ngawo emagatsheni lapho zikhuphuka.
Ama-Binturong yizona kuphela izilwane ezincelisayo eZweni Elidala - okungukuthi, eYurophu, e-Asia, nase-Afrika - ezinomsila onjalo. Uboya bawo bude impela, buthuntubezekile kancane, futhi bunombala ompunga obumnyama kuye komnyama, ikhanda ngokuvamile lilula kancane. Amadlebe amhlophe anezinwele ezimnyama kanye namadevu amhlophe ekhaleni ayahlaba. Imilenze mifishane futhi iqinile. Ukuluma kuncane kakhulu.
Ahlala kuphi izintorong?
Ama-Binturong adabuka eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia ukusuka eNdiya kuya eziqhingini zase-Indonesia iSumatra, Java, Borneo, nePalawan. Ama-Binturong ahlala emahlathini. Bahlala ezihlahleni emahlathini aminyene ashisayo ezweni lakubo.
Umndeni wamacivet uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezingaba ngu-70 ezihlukene. Eziningi zincane kakhulu futhi zintekenteke kakhulu kune-binturong, eyayikade ichazwa njengebhere elincane ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo.
Uba neminyaka emingaki izintorong?
Ama-Binturong angaphila isikhathi eside impela: i-binturong ethunjiwe kwaziwa ukuthi isiphile iminyaka engama-25.
Behave
Baphila kanjani izintorong?
Akukho okuningi okwaziwayo ngezimpilo zama-binthurong endle. Ziyizilwane zasebusuku. Ngenxa yalokhu, bayakwazi ukubona kahle kakhulu lapho kuhwalala, futhi babe nokuzwa okuthuthuke kahle nomuzwa omuhle wokuhogela. Nakuba zingase zibonakale zivilapha ekuqaleni, zijwayele ukuphila ezihlahleni.
Nokho, zihamba kancane futhi ngamabomu emagatsheni kodwa zikwazi ukukhuphuka ngobuchule nangokuphepha. Zisebenzisa umsila wazo we-prehensile njengesandla sesihlanu futhi zisebenzisa izinzipho zazo ukuze zibambelele ezinyaweni zazo lapho zikhuphuka. Bayakwazi nokubhukuda nokutshuza.
Uma zihamba phansi, zinyathela njengebhere ngawo wonke amathe ezinyawo zazo - lokhu akuvamile kakhulu kuma-civets. Bamaka indawo yabo ngokushelela emagatsheni ngezinqe zabo, bemaka amagatsha ngamaphunga avela endlaleni ephakathi kwemilenze yangemuva. Zisonge eziqongweni zezihlahla, zichitha usuku zilele.
Abangane nezitha ze-binturong
Izilwane ezidla ezinye ezinkulu zingaba yingozi ku-binturong.
Akhiqiza kanjani izintorong?
Ama-Binturong avuthwa ngokobulili lapho eneminyaka emibili nengxenye. Insikazi ingaba namawundlu kabili ngonyaka. Isikhathi sokukhwelana singoMashi no-April no-Okthoba noNovemba. Ngemva kwesikhathi sokukhulelwa esiyizinsuku ezingama-88 kuya kwezingama-98, ngokuvamile ezimbili kuya kwezintathu, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi cishe izingane eziyisithupha ezinqunu ziyazalwa. Okokuqala, zincela zihlale zicashe eboyeni bukanina, obuzivikela ezitheni ngokubhodla nokubhodla. Ngemva kwamasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili, ashintshela ekudleni okuqinile. Ama-Binturong ngokuvamile ahlala ngababili futhi anakekela izingane ndawonye.
Baxhumana kanjani izintorong?
Ama-Binturong ayakwazi ukuhayiza futhi ameme njengekati.