Gundi

Ama-Gundis abukeka njengesiphambano phakathi kwezingulube zaseNingizimu Melika nama-chinchillas. Kodwa amagundane amancane avela eNyakatho Afrika.

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Ibukeka kanjani i-Gundis?

AmaGundi awamagundwane nalapho kwezihlobo zeskwiza. Zilinganisa cishe amasentimitha angu-17.5 ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi futhi zibe nomsila omncane nje oyisentimitha elilodwa nohhafu ubude futhi unamabristle amade. Ikhanda likaGundi linekhala elibuthuntu elinezindevu ezinde. Uboya babo obuminyene, obuthambile kakhulu buyamangalisa: bukhumbuza uboya be-chinchilla yaseNingizimu Melika. Uboya buqukethe kuphela izinwele ezithambile. Izinwele ezivikela kahle, ezivikela uboya obuthambile emswakama kwezinye izilwane, azikho. Izinwele zabo zinombala o-beige, onsundu, noma ompunga phezulu emzimbeni.

Ngenxa yokuthi intamo namahlombe ama-Gundis kubanzi impela, ukwakheka kwemizimba yawo kubonakala kuqinile. Ingaphansi yemilenze yazo yangaphambili nengemuva ithambile ngamaphedi amakhulu, anjengomcamelo. Imilenze yangemuva yamaGundi yinde kancane kuneyangaphambili. Nakuba ama-Gundis engamagundane, izicubu zawo zokuhlafuna aziqinile futhi awakwazi ukuququda. Amehlo nezindlebe zona zithuthuke kahle ukuze zikwazi ukubona nokuzwa kahle.

Bahlala kuphi abakwaGundi?

UGundis udabuka enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeNyakatho Afrika, eMorocco naseTunisia. Lapho bahlala ikakhulukazi eziNtabeni ze-Atlas. AmaGundi ahlala emifantwini yezintaba nasemaphethelweni amaqele amakhulu ogwadule.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zamaGundi ezikhona?

AbakwaGundi bangabakwaComb finger. Kunezinhlobo ezine ezihlukene, ngasinye sinohlobo olulodwa kuphela. Ngaphandle koGundi, kukhona iGundi elinezinwele ezinde, elihlala phakathi neSahara, iSenegalgundi eSenegal, kanye neGundi enomsila wasehlathini e-Ethiopia naseSomalia.

Uneminyaka emingaki ama-Gundis?

Ngenxa yokuthi bawucwaningo oluncane, akwaziwa ukuthi amaGundi angaba madala kangakanani.

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Baphila kanjani abakwaGundi?

Ngenxa yokuthi uboya babakwaGundi buthambile futhi bufufutheka, baba nenkinga lapho bemanzi: lapho bemanzi, izinwele zabo zinamathelana zibe iziqhumane. AmaGundi abe esekama uboya bawo ngezinzipho zemilenze yawo yangemuva. Anamathiphu amafushane, afana nophondo futhi ambozwe ama-bristles amade, aqinile.

Yingakho amaGundi ebuye abizwe ngokuthi yikama iminwe. Ukuze zikame, zihlala ngemilenze yazo yangemuva bese zisebenza uboya bazo ngezinzipho. Ngezinzipho namakhekheba ama-bristle, ama-Gundis nawo asebenza kahle kakhulu ekumbeni esihlabathini sasogwadule. Nakuba ama-Gundis ebukeka eshubile, angakwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha: agijima ngokushesha phezu kwamadwala.

Lapho zibuka indawo ezizungezile, zihlala ngemilenze yazo yangemuva futhi zisekele umzimba wazo wangaphambili ngemilenze yazo yangaphambili eyeluliwe. Ama-Gundi angabantu abahle kakhulu abaqwala izintaba ngenxa yezinzipho zabo kanye nezimbotshana ezinyaweni zabo, futhi beqa amawa aphakeme ngokuzikhandla ngokwanga imizimba yabo eduze nendawo enamatshe. Ukuze zishise ilanga, zilala phansi ngezisu.

Ama-Gundis avuka ekuseni: avuka cishe ngehora lesi-5 ekuseni futhi aphume emgodini wawo ongaphansi noma emhumeni.

Khona-ke ziqale zihlale zinganyakazi futhi zinganyakazi phakathi noma phambi komnyango womhume futhi zibuke indawo ezizungezile. Uma ugu lucwebile futhi kungekho sitha esibonakalayo, ziqala ukudla. Njengoba kushisa ukusa, bahlehla baye emihumeni yabo epholile nasezimfantwini ukuze baphumule. Kuphela ntambama - cishe ngo-5 ntambama - lapho aqala khona ukusebenza futhi.

Ngakho-ke ama-Arabhu abiza lesi sikhathi ngokuthi “ihora lapho kuphuma khona igundi”. Ebusuku abakwaGundi balala emigedeni yabo yamadwala ephephile. Ama-Gundis avame ukubonakala ehamba yedwa endaweni yawo. Kodwa cishe bahlala ndawonye ngamaqembu emindeni emigodini yabo. Ngokungafani namanye amagundane, nokho, awanazo izindawo ezimisiwe. Uma amaGundi emindeni ehlukene ehlangana, awahlakazi noma alwe ngomunye nomunye.

Abangane nezitha zamaGundi

AmaGundi anezitha eziningi: lezi zihlanganisa izinyoni ezidla inyama, izinyoka, izibankwa zasogwadule, izimpungushe, izimpungushe kanye nezakhi zofuzo. Uma i-Gundi ihlangana nesitha esinjalo, iwela kulokho okwaziwa ngokuthi isimo sokushaqeka: ihlala iqinile futhi inganyakazi ngokuphelele.

Kwenzeka okufanayo uma uthinta iGundi. Ngisho noma ususidedela isilwane, sizohlala siqinile ohlangothini lwaso imizuzwana embalwa noma imizuzu. IGundi libukeka sengathi lifile: likwazi ukuyeka ukuphefumula imizuzu embalwa, livuleke umlomo namehlo avuleke. Izama kanje iGundi ukuvika izitha zalo. Ekugcineni, iqala ukuphefumula futhi, ihlale isikhashana, futhi ekugcineni ibaleke.

Azala kanjani ama-Gundis?

Akukho okuningi okwaziwayo mayelana nokuthi ama-Gundis azalela kanjani. Intsha kufanele ibe ngaphambi kwesikhathi, izalwe inamehlo avulekile futhi inoboya, futhi ikwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha. Zicishe zibe ngamasentimitha ayisikhombisa kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ubude futhi zichitha okokuqala emhumeni wazo wokuzivikela.

AmaGundi axhumana kanjani?

Ama-Gundis akhipha indweba yokulunguza nokutshiyoza okungavamile ngezinye izikhathi okukhumbuza inyoni. Impempe iwumsindo oyisixwayiso. Lapho amaGundi ethuswa kakhulu, ikhwela kakhulu.