UMary Allen
Awalibizi nakancane igama lawo: Ama-Coatis anekhala elibude njengesiqu esincane futhi eligobekayo kakhulu.
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Abukeka kanjani ama-coat?
I-coati isilwane esizingelayo esincane esomndeni wakwa-coati kanye nohlobo lwe-coati. Umzimba wayo uthi mude, imilenze mifishane futhi iqinile. Umsila wayo omude, onemibala emnyama futhi enamahlathi kakhulu, uyamangaza. Uboya be-coati bungaba nemibala ngezindlela ezahlukene: i-palette isukela ngokubomvu-nsundu kanye nesinamoni esinsundu ukuya kumpunga, futhi icishe ibe mhlophe esiswini. Izindlebe zifushane futhi ziyindilinga.
Ikhanda elide elinekhala elifana ne-trunk liyisici. Umnyama kakhulu kodwa unezimpawu ezimhlophe emaceleni. Ama-Coatis angaba ngamasentimitha angama-32 ukuya kwangu-65 ubude ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi. Umsila ukala amasentimitha angama-32 kuye kwangama-69. Zingaba ngaphezu kwamasentimitha angu-130 ubude ukusuka esihlokweni sekhala ukuya esihlokweni somsila. Isisindo sazo siphakathi kuka-3.5 namakhilogremu ayisithupha. Eyeduna mikhulu futhi isindayo kunezinsikazi.
Ahlala kuphi ama-coati?
Ama-Coatis atholakala eNingizimu Melika kuphela - lapho asakazwa khona cishe kulo lonke izwekazi futhi abizwa ngokuthi ama-Coati - igama elivela olimini lwaseNdiya. Zitholakala kusukela eColombia naseVenezuela enyakatho kuya e-Uruguay nasenyakatho ye-Argentina.
Ama-Coatis ahlala emahlathini kakhulu: Asekhaya emahlathini emvula asezindaweni ezishisayo, emahlathini emfuleni, kodwa nasemahlathini asezintabeni afinyelela ukuphakama okungamamitha angu-2500. Ngezinye izikhathi zitholakala nasezintabeni ezinotshani ngisho nasonqenqemeni lwezindawo eziwugwadule.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-coatis ezikhona?
Kunezinhlobo ezine zezinhlobo zama-coati ezinezinhlobo ezimbalwa ezingaphansi: Ngaphezu kwe-coati yaseNingizimu Melika, kukhona i-white-nosed coati, i-coati encane, kanye ne-Nelson's coati. Ibuye ithathwe njenge-subspecies ye-white-nosed coati. Lesi senzeka enyakatho ekude kakhulu: sihlala futhi eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States nasePanama. Ama-Coatis ahlobene eduze nama-raccoon aseNyakatho Melika.
I-coatis iba neminyaka emingaki?
Endle, ama-coati aphila iminyaka eyi-14 kuya kweyi-15. Iminyaka ende kunazo zonke eyaziwayo yesilwane esithunjwe yayiyiminyaka eyi-17.
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Aphila kanjani ama-coati?
Ngokungafani namanye amabhere amancane, ama-coatis ayasebenza emini. Ikakhulukazi zihlala phansi ukuze zidle ukudla. Basebenzisa ikhala labo elide njengethuluzi: bangalisebenzisa ukuhogela kahle kakhulu futhi liyashesha kangangokuthi bangalisebenzisa nokumba nokumba emhlabathini ukuze bathole ukudla. Uma bephumula futhi belala, bagibela ezihlahleni. Umsila wabo ulusizo olukhulu kulezi zivakashi ezikhuphukayo: ama-coatis ayisebenzisa ukuze agcine ibhalansi yawo lapho ekhuphuka eduze kwamagatsha.
AmaCoatis nawo angababhukudi abasezingeni eliphezulu. Ama-Coatis athanda kakhulu ukuhlalisana: abesifazane abambalwa bahlala namaphuphu abo ngamaqembu ezilwane ezine kuya kwezingama-25. Amaduna wona ahlala eyedwa futhi ngokuvamile azulazula yedwa ehlathini. Zihlala ezindaweni zazo, ezizivikela ngokuqinile kumuntu wesilisa.
Ekuqaleni, basongela ngokuphakamisa amakhala abo futhi baveze amazinyo. Uma oqhudelana naye engahlehli, ziyaluma futhi.
Abangane nezitha ze-coati
Izinyoni ezidla inyama, izinyoka ezinkulu, nezilwane ezidla ezinye ezinkulu njengama-jaguar, ama-jaguarundi, nama-pumas zidla ama-coatis. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-coati ngezinye izikhathi antshontsha izinkukhu emahhokweni noma ezindlini ezingenalutho, abantu babuye bazingele. Nokho, zisasakazeke kakhulu futhi azikho engozini.
Azala kanjani ama-coatis?
Ngenkathi yokukhwelana kuphela lapho amaqembu ezinsikazi avumela eyeduna ukuba isondele kuwo. Kodwa kufanele ithole indawo yayo eqenjini kuqala: Izokwamukelwa kuphela eqenjini uma ihlomisa abesifazane futhi izithobe. Ixosha izimbangi besilisa ngokungakhathali. Ekugcineni, ivunyelwe ukuhlangana nazo zonke izinsikazi. Nokho, ngemva kwalokho owesilisa uyaxoshwa eqenjini futhi.
Insikazi ngayinye yakha isidleke samaqabunga phezulu ezihlahleni ukuze izale. Lapho ithatha umhlalaphansi futhi izale amaphuphu amathathu kuya kwayisikhombisa ngemva kwesikhathi sokumitha esiyizinsuku ezingama-74 kuya kwezingama-77. Abancane banesisindo esingamagremu angu-100 futhi ekuqaleni bayizimpumputhe nezithulu: kuphela ngosuku lwesine bengakwazi ukuzwa, futhi ngosuku lweshumi nanye amehlo abo avuleka.
Ngemva kwamasonto amahlanu kuya kwayisikhombisa, ezinsikazi ziphinde zihlangane neqembu kanye namaphuphu azo. Amancane ancela unina izinyanga ezine, emva kwalokho adle ukudla okuqinile. Lapho zifuna ukudla, ezinsikazi ziyakhala ukuze izingane zihlale nazo. Ama-Coatis avuthwa cishe ezinyangeni eziyi-15, abesilisa bavuthwa cishe eminyakeni emibili, abesifazane eminyakeni emithathu.
Ama-coati axhumana kanjani?
Ama-Coati enza imisindo ekhalayo lapho ezizwa esongelwa.