UMary Allen
Bangabasebenzi abakhulu beqembu: noma ngabe bagadile noma banakekela abasha - ngenxa yokwahlukaniswa kwezabasebenzi, ama-meerkats aphila kahle ezindaweni ezihlala emahlathini aseNingizimu ne-Afrika ngokuphelele.
Izici
Abukeka kanjani ama-meerkats?
Ama-Meerkats ayingxenye yezilwane ezidla inyama futhi lapho ayingxenye yomndeni we-mongoose. Umzimba wakhe mude futhi uzacile. Zingamasentimitha angama-25 kuya ku-35 ubude, umsila ulinganisa amasentimitha angama-24 futhi zinesisindo esingamagremu angu-800. Uboya bazo bumpunga-nsumpa ukuya komhlophe-mpunga, ijazi elingaphansi linombala obomvana kancane.
Imigqa eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi emnyama, cishe emnyama evundlile eyehla ngemuva ijwayelekile. Ikhanda lilula futhi ikhala lide. Amehlo azungezwe yindandatho emnyama, izindlebe ezincane kanye nechopho lomsila nazo zinombala omnyama. Zinezinzwane ezine ezidlalweni zazo zangaphambili nangemuva. Izinzipho ezidladleni zangaphambili zinamandla kakhulu ukuze izilwane zikwazi ukumba kahle.
Ama-Meerkats anomuzwa othuthuke kakhulu wokuhogela futhi angabona kahle kakhulu.
Ahlala kuphi ama-meerkats?
Ama-Meerkats atholakala eningizimu ye-Afrika kuphela. Lapho zitholakala emazweni aseNingizimu Afrika, eNamibia, eningizimu ye-Angola, naseBotswana. Ama-Meerkat ahlala emathafeni abanzi emathafeni, ezindaweni ezomile ezinamatshe, kanye nezingwadule lapho zingekho khona izihlahla nezihlahla. Lapho zihlala emifantwini noma zimbe imigodi ejule ngamamitha amathathu. Bagwema amahlathi nezindawo ezinezintaba.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-meerkat akhona?
Kunezinhlobo eziyisithupha ezahlukene ze-meerkats ezitholakala ezifundeni ezahlukene zaseNingizimu Afrika.
Iba neminyaka emingaki i-meerkat?
Endle, ama-meerkats aphila cishe iminyaka eyisithupha, ekuthunjweni, angaphila iminyaka engaphezudlwana kweshumi nambili.
Behave
Ihlala kanjani i-meerkat?
Ama-Meerkat ahlala emindenini eyakha amakoloni ezilwane ezifika kwezingama-30 futhi ehlala emigodini noma emifantwini. Ngenxa yokuthi zithanda ukufudumala, lezi zilwane ezihlala nsuku zonke zingabonakala zihlezi elangeni phambi kwemigodi yazo. Bashisa ilanga ukuze bafudumale, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zasekuseni.
Lapho ziphumule, zihlala ngezinqe, imilenze yangemuva, nomsila ubheke phambili. Ebusuku, zilala ngamaqembu emigodini yazo ukuze zizigcine zifudumele.
Ama-Meerkats ayashintshana ngokwenza “umsebenzi” odingekayo: kuyilapho ezinye izilwane zihlezi zikhululeke ngokuphelele elangeni, ezinye zihlala ziqondile futhi zihlala ngemilenze yazo yangemuva, zibuka indawo ezizungezile.
Noma kunjalo, ezinye izilwane zaleli qembu ziyawumba lo mgodi, kanti ezinye zifuna ukudla. Ngemva kwesikhashana, bazoshintsha. Izilwane ezilokhu zibhekile zixwayisa ozakwabo.
Uma ubona into engavamile, yima ku-tiptoe futhi uzisekele ngomsila wakho. Uma kunosongo lwezinyoni ezidla inyama, zihlaba umkhosi. Kwabanye, lokhu kuwuphawu lokunyamalala ngokushesha emgodini wabo ongaphansi komhlaba.
Ama-Meerkats ahlala eseduze nomgodi wawo lapho efuna ukudla. Ngenxa yalokho, kunokuntuleka kokudla ngokushesha. Ngakho-ke, izilwane kufanele zihambe njalo: zifuduka kancane zimbe umgodi omusha, lapho zingathola khona ukudla okwanele okwesikhashana. Kwesinye isikhathi baphinde bathathe imigodi eshiyiwe kwezinye izilwane.
Ama-Meerkats anomona kakhulu ngokudla - ngisho nalapho esuthi, azama ukuhlwitha ukudla kwezinye izilwane. Kodwa bavikela inyamazane yabo ngokusebenzisa i-hindquarter yabo ukusunduza izimbangi zabo kude. Uma ama-conspecifics amaningana esondela, ame phezu kwenyamazane nezinyawo zawo zangaphambili futhi ajike enze indilinga.
Ama-Meerkat anezindlala ezikhethekile zephunga aphawula ngazo indawo yawo, futhi abona amalungu eqembu lawo ngephunga lawo. Ama-Meerkats awagcini nje ngokubonga ukuba nezinhlobo zezilwane ezikanye nawo. Zivame ukuhlala emgodini owodwa nezingwejeje zasemhlabathini, okungamagundane.
Abangane nezitha zama-meerkats
Izitha zama- meerkat yizinyoni ezidla inyama njengamanqe. Uma ama- meerkat ehlaselwa, azoziphonsa emhlane futhi abonise amazinyo nezinzipho kumhlaseli. Uma zifuna ukusongela isitha, ziyaqonda, zigobe iqolo, zihlikihle uboya bazo, futhi zibhonge.
Azala kanjani ama-meerkats?
Ama-Meerkats angazala unyaka wonke. Ngemva kwamasonto ayishumi nanye ekhulelwe, ezinsikazi zizala amaphuphu amabili kuya kwamane. Lezi zinesisindo esingamagremu angu-25 kuya ku-36 kuphela, ziseyizimpumputhe nezithulu, ngakho-ke azikwazi neze ukuzisiza. Kuphela ngemva kwamasonto amabili lapho bevula amehlo nezindlebe zabo.
Zimunywa izinyanga ezimbili kuya kwezintathu zokuqala. Nokho, kusukela emasontweni ayisithupha, abuye athole ukudla okuqinile kumama wawo ngezikhathi ezithile.
Ezinyangeni ezintathu, izingane ziyakwazi ukuzimela kodwa zihlala nomndeni. Ama-Meerkats avuthwa ngokocansi lapho enonyaka owodwa ubudala. Wonke amalungu ekoloni asebenza ngokubambisana ukukhulisa intsha.
I-meerkat ixhumana kanjani?
Uma isongelwa, ama-meerkats akhipha izingcingo ezihlabayo. Zivame ukukhonkotha noma zibhonge. Baphinde benze imisindo ehlekayo ukuze baxwayise.
Care
Adlani ama-meerkats?
Ama-Meerkat yizilwane ezidla ezinye futhi zidla ukudla kwezilwane njengezinambuzane nezicabucabu. Ukuze bazilandele futhi bazibambe, baklwebha phansi ngezidladla zabo zangaphambili. Kungakho zibizwa nangokuthi “izilwane ezinwayayo”.
Ngezinye izikhathi futhi zidla izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane noma izilwane ezihuquzelayo njengezibankwa nezinyoka ezincane, futhi aziwadeleli amaqanda ezinyoni. Baphinde badle izithelo ngezikhathi ezithile. Uma ama- meerkat ethola okuya ngasethunjini, ahlala ngemilenze yawo yangemuva, abambe inyamazane ngezidladla zawo zangaphambili futhi ahlole inyamazane yawo ngokuyihogela.