UMary Allen
Amagundane ayizilwane ezincelisayo ezinama-incisors amane ahlukile: amabili phakathi nomugqa ongaphezulu wamazinyo namabili ngaphansi. Lawa ma-incisors alokhu ekhula, kuze kufike kumamilimitha amahlanu ngesonto. Ama-incisors aguga njalo ngenxa yokuthi amagundane awasebenzisa ukuze aqhekeze amantongomane, ukugawula izihlahla, noma ukumba imigodi phansi, kuye ngokuthi hlobo luni lwamagundane.
Izingebhezi zamagundane zakhiwe ngendlela yokuthi zinamandla amaningi okuququda. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nemisipha eqinile kakhulu yokuhlafuna. Wonke uhlaka lwamathambo luyafana nolwezinye izilwane ezincelisayo.
Amagundane atholakala cishe yonke indawo emhlabeni ngaphandle kweziqhingi ezimbalwa ezikude nase-Antarctica. Wonke amagundane anoboya. Igundane elincane nelilula kunawo wonke igundane lokuvuna, elifinyelela umkhawulo wamagremu amahlanu. Igundane elikhulu kunawo wonke yi-capybara ezalelwa eNingizimu Melika. Ingaphezu kwemitha ubude ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi. Ingaba nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-60.
Amagundane amaningi adla izitshalo. Iningi labo lingakwazi ngisho nokugaya izinkuni. Ambalwa namagundane adla inyama. Amagundane amaningi ahlala emhlabeni. Ezinye, njenge- beaver, ziye zajwayela kahle ukuphila emanzini. Kanti abanye, njengezingungumbane, baye bashintsha amagwebu ukuze bazivikele ezitheni zabo.
Amagundane, njengezinye izilwane ezincelisayo, akhwelana ukuze izilwane ezincane zikhule esiswini sensikazi. Ezinye izinhlobo zamagundane zilala ebusika, njenge-dormouse nezimbila.
Amagundane ahlanganisa izingwejeje, izimbila, ama-beaver, amagundane, amagundane, onogwaja, ama-hamster, ama-guinea pigs, ama-chinchilla, izingungumbane, nezilwane eziningi ezifanayo. Amagundane akha uhlelo lwawo ngaphakathi kwesigaba sezilwane ezincelisayo.