UMary Allen
Kuzo zonke izilwane, izinkawu zifana kakhulu nathi bantu, ikakhulukazi umndeni omkhulu wezinkawu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nama-gorilla avela ezindaweni ezishisayo zase-Afrika.
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Anjani ama-gorilla?
Ama-gorilla yizinkawu ezinkulu futhi ezisinda kakhulu emndenini omkhulu wezinkawu. Uma ime iqondile, iduna elikhule ngokugcwele lifinyelela kumamitha amabili futhi linesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-220. Ama-gorilla asezintabeni angamaduna angaba nzima nakakhulu. Ezinsikazi zincane kakhulu futhi zilula: Zicishe zibe ngamasentimitha ayi-140 ubude. Ama-gorilla ngokuvamile anoboya obumnyama, izingalo ezinde, imilenze emifushane, enamandla, nezandla nezinyawo ezinkulu kakhulu. Amashiya aminyene ajwayelekile ama-gorilla - yingakho ehlala ebukeka ebucayi noma edangele.
Ahlala kuphi ama-gorilla?
Ama-gorilla ahlala kuphela ezindaweni ezishisayo zase-Afrika Ephakathi. Ama-gorilla athanda amahlathi emvula avulekile ahlanzekile. Ngakho-ke atholakala kakhulu emithambekeni yezintaba nangasemfuleni. Umhlabathi ominyene onezitshalo nezihlahla eziningi ubalulekile ukuze izilwane zithole ukudla okwanele.
Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-gorilla ezikhona?
Ama-gorilla angawomndeni wezinkawu ezinkulu. Lezi izinkawu ukuthi kwavela kakhulu. Izinkawu ezinkulu kulula ukuzibona ngoba, ngokungafani nazo zonke ezinye izinkawu, azinawo umsila. Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ezihlukene zama-gorilla: I-gorilla yasentshonalanga (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) ihlala ogwini lweGulf of Guinea futhi insundu ngombala. Igorila yasempumalanga (Gorilla gorilla grauri) ihlala emaphethelweni asempumalanga yeCongo Basin futhi inoboya obumnyama.
Aziwa kakhulu ama-gorilla asezintabeni (Gorilla gorilla bereingei). Zihlala ezintabeni ezifika ku-3600 m ukuphakama. Uboya bawo nabo bumnyama, kodwa bubude kancane. Cishe angu-45,000 4,000 ama-gorilla asezintabeni ezisentshonalanga asaphila, kuyilapho acishe abe ngu-400 XNUMX kuphela asempumalanga futhi cishe angama-XNUMX kuphela ama-gorilla asezintabeni asele.
Amagorila athola iminyaka emingaki?
Gorilla aphile iminyaka engu-50, kodwa ngokuvamile 30 kuphela. E-zoo, bangaphila iminyaka engu-45.
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Ama-gorilla aphila kanjani?
Gorilla izilwane umndeni, bahlala ngamaqembu 5 kuya 20, ngezinye izikhathi 30 izilwane. Iqembu lihlale liholwa yindoda endala - okuthiwa i-silverback. Njengoba esekhulile, uboya emhlane wakhe buphenduke baba-siliva-grey. Uyawuvikela futhi awuvikele umndeni wakhe.
Leli qembu lihlanganisa nabesifazane abambalwa abadala kanye namaphuphu abo. Ukuphila kwansuku zonke kwama-gorilla kuyinto ekhululekile. Ngokuvamile zihamba kancane ehlathini zifuna ukudla. Bathatha amakhefu amaningi futhi ngokuvamile baphatha ikhilomitha elilodwa kuphela ngosuku.
Uma kuhwalala, bavele bahlale lapho bekhona. Ukuze zenze lokhu, zigibela ezihlahleni, futhi ezinsikazi nezincane zeluka isidleke esinethezekile nesithokomele ngamagatsha namaqabunga. Amaduna wona avame ukuchitha ubusuku phansi. Ama-gorilla ayizilwane ezinokuthula ezizohlasela kuphela uma zisongelwa kakhulu. Lapho bebhekene nengozi, bakhetha ukubalekela kunokuba balwe.
Abangane kanye nezitha gorilla
Ama-gorilla makhulu futhi anamandla kangangokuthi awanazo izitha zemvelo. Isitha sabo yindoda kuphela. Sekuyisikhathi eside ama-gorilla ezingelwa. Abantu babefuna inyama yabo, futhi bathengisa izingebhezi zabo njengezindondo. Nabo babevame ukubulawa ngoba kuthiwa bacekela phansi amasimu. Namuhla ama-gorilla okuhweba alawulwa ngokuqinile futhi avikelekile. Nokho, kuya ngokuya kuba nzima ngama-gorilla ukuthola izindawo zokuhlala ezifanele njengoba amahlathi emvula e-Afrika Emaphakathi ecekelwa phansi futhi esetshenziselwa ukulima.
Ama-gorilla azala kanjani?
Ama-gorilla awakhuli ngempela kuze kube sekwephuzile: insikazi ye-gorilla ayizali ingane yayo yokuqala ize ibe neminyaka eyishumi ubudala, ngemva kwesikhathi sokukhulelwa esiyizinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye. Njengomntwana womuntu, i-gorilla ewusana ayinakuzisiza ngokuphelele ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala futhi incike ngokuphelele kunina. Inombala obomvana ngesikhathi izalwa futhi inezinwele ezimnyama emhlane nasekhanda kuphela. Kuphela ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa lapho isikhumba siphenduka sibe mnyama.
Amawele: ama-gorilla amancane ephaketheni lamawele
Izu yaseDutch yamukele ama-gorilla angamawele ngoJuni 2013. Amawele ayivelakancane kakhulu kuma-gorilla. Ama-gorilla anamathela eboyeni bukanina, amunyisa, futhi athwalwa yonke indawo. Cishe ngemva kwesonto abantwana bayakwazi ukubona kahle, cishe emasontweni ayisishiyagalolunye abancane bakhasa futhi ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye bahamba beqondile. Kusukela ngenyanga yesithupha, idla kakhulu izitshalo kodwa ayilokothi iye kude nonina.
Encane ikwazi ukuzimela lapho ineminyaka emine lapho umama ezala enye elandelayo. Amaduna asemancane ayawashiya iqembu lawo esekhulile. Ngemva kwalokho, zizulazula zodwa isikhashana zize zibambe owesifazane eqenjini elingalazi bese ziqala elazo iqembu. Abesifazane nabo bayahlukana neqembu labo lapho sebekhulile futhi bajoyina iqembu elilodwa noma iqembu elingumakhelwane.
Ama-gorilla axhumana kanjani?
Ama-gorilla axhumana wodwa esebenzisa imisindo engaphezu kuka-15 ehlukene. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhhewula, ukubhonga, ukukhwehlela nokugwavuma.