UMary Allen
Abukeka enolaka futhi enolaka, futhi kunganjalo nje ama-warthogs: amazinyo awo amade, agobile e-canine awenza izilwane ezikwazi ukuzivikela.
Izici
Ibukeka Kanjani I-Warthogs?
I-warthog ifana nengulube yethu yasendle. Nokho, inekhanda elikhulu kakhulu. Okugqama kakhulu amazinyo e-canine angamasentimitha angama-35 kuya kwangu-60 ubude, abizwa ngokuthi amazinyo. Kukhona namapheya amathathu ezinsumpa ezinkulu, ezifika ku-15 centimeter ubude, ezitholakala ekhanda phakathi kwamehlo nekhala. Banikeza i-warthog igama layo. Izinsumpa azenziwanga ngethambo kodwa ngesikhumba se-cartilaginous futhi azixhumene namathambo ogebhezi. Ikhala lide, isiqu sifushane futhi siqinile. Amehlo mancane nezindlebe zifushane.
Ama-warthog afinyelela kumasentimitha angama-80 ukuphakama ngemuva. Izinsikazi (i-Bachen) zilinganisa amasentimitha angu-120 kuya kwangu-140 ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi, abesilisa (izingulube) 130 kuya ku-150 amasentimitha. Abesifazane banesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-145, abesilisa bafika ku-150 kilogram. Umzimba uyi-cylindrical, imilenze incane kakhulu. Umsila omncane ungafinyelela kumasentimitha angama-50 ubude futhi unentshakaza ekugcineni. Izilwane zinoboya obunama-black-brown or grey bristles. Nokho, uboya buncane kangangokuthi isikhumba esimpunga siyavela. Izilwane zinomhlwenga omude emhlane nasezintanyeni.
Ahlala kuphi ama-warthogs?
Ama-warthog adabuka e-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara. Zivela eningizimu yeMauritania zidlule eSenegal ziye e-Ethiopia naseningizimu kuya eNingizimu Afrika. Abanye babo bahlala ezindaweni eziphakeme ezingafika ku-3000 m. Ama-warthog akhetha ama-savanna, amathafa, namahlathi alula njengendawo yokuhlala.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-warthog ezikhona?
I-warthog ingeye-oda lama-ungulates anezinzwane futhi lapho emndenini wezingulube zangempela. Kanye ne-warthog yasogwadule, yakha uhlobo lwe-warthog.
Ama-warthogs athola iminyaka emingaki?
Ama-warthog aphila iminyaka eyishumi kuya kweyishumi nambili, ekuthunjweni ngisho naneminyaka engama-20.
Behave
Aphila kanjani ama-warthog?
Ama-warthogs yizilwane ezihlala njalo. Nokho, phakathi nenkathi eshisayo emini, ziphumula emthunzini wezihlahla nezihlahla. Bachitha ubusuku emigodini. Basebenzisa kakhulu imigodi yama-aardvarks, kodwa futhi nemigede emincane yamadwala. Ama-warthog ayathanda ukuhlangana futhi ahlala ngamaqembu emindeni yezilwane ezine kuya kweziyi-16. Lawa maqembu, abuye abizwe ngokuthi amaphakethe, ahlanganisa abesifazane abambalwa nabantwana babo.
Ngokuvamile amaqembu amaningana ayahlangana akhe iqembu elikhulu. Amaduna amadala, izingulube, ngokuvamile ahlala ngokuhlukana kancane neqembu. Lapho umbhangqwana usutholane, ngokuvamile uhlala ndawonye ukuphila kwakho konke. Ngaphambi kokuzala, ezinsikazi ziyahoxa eqenjini futhi zibheke umgodi emhlabathini. Lapho, ngemva kwesikhathi sokumitha esicishe sibe izinyanga eziyisithupha, zizala ezimbili kuya kwezintathu, ngezinye izikhathi zibe zincane nakakhulu.
Izilwane ziyahlalisana, zizilungisa ngokuhlikihla izinhlangothi. Uma amaqembu eqembu elikhulu ehlangana, izilwane zibingelelana ngokububula futhi zikhuhlane. Izilwane zithanda ukugeza odakeni - lunakekela isikhumba sazo.
Lapho zisengozini noma zihlasela ezinye izilwane noma abantu, ziphakamisa izinwele zazo zomhlwenga nomsila ngentshakaza. Ngenxa yokuthi umsila ube usufana nothi, i-warthog ibizwe ngegama elithi “Radio Africa”. Izilwane ziyavikelana. Lapho zibaleka noma zihlasela izimbangi, zingagijima ngesivinini esingafika kumakhilomitha angama-50 ngehora isikhathi esifushane. Ama-warthogs asebenzisa amazinyo azo e-canine ukuze azivikele kahle. Baze bathathe namakati amakhulu njengezingwe.
Abangane nezitha zama-warthogs
Izitha zama-warthogs amabhubesi, izingwe, izimpisi nezinja ze-hyena. Izilwane ezincane nazo zisengozini ngenxa yezimpungushe noma izinyoni ezidla inyama.
Azala Kanjani Ama-Warthogs?
Ama-warthogs angaba namawundlu kabili ngonyaka. Zikhwelana ekuqaleni kwehlobo. Ngalesi sikhathi abesilisa bazolwela insikazi. Izinsumpa ezinamandla ziyisivikelo. Kodwa-ke, izingulube azisebenzisi amazinyo azo ayingozi kulezi zimpi, zisebenzisela kuphela ukusongela imbangi.
Lapho umbhangqwana usutholane, ngokuvamile uhlala ndawonye ukuphila kwakho konke. Ngaphambi kokuzala, ezinsikazi ziyahoxa eqenjini futhi zibheke umgodi emhlabathini. Lapho, ngemva kwesikhathi sokumitha esicishe sibe izinyanga eziyisithupha, zizala ezimbili kuya kwezintathu, ngezinye izikhathi zibe zincane nakakhulu.
Amancane anejazi eliminyene, elifushane futhi angama aqonde kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngemva kwesonto elilodwa nje, baphelezela unina lapho eyofuna ukudla. Banakekelwa izinyanga ezintathu sezizonke. Emva kwalesi sikhathi, umama kanye namawundlu babuyela eqenjini. Amawundlu angamaduna ashiya unina cishe ezinyangeni eziyi-15, ezinsikazi zihlala isikhathi eside noma zihlale neqembu likamama. Intsha ivuthwa ngokocansi lapho ineminyaka emibili kuya kwemithathu.
Care
Idlani I-Warthogs?
Nakuba ama-warthog engama-omnivores, adla kakhulu ukudla kwezitshalo njengotshani namakhambi. Lapho zidla utshani, ngenxa yokuthi zinemilenze emide, ziqoshama ezihlakaleni ukuze ziklabe futhi zishibilike kancane kancane. Ngenxa yokuthi zithanda utshani obufushane, ngokuvamile zihlanganyela insimu yazo nezilwane ezidla utshani obude.
Zibuye zidle izimpande kanye nezilimo eziyizigaxa, ezizimba phansi ngeziqu zazo ezinamandla. Kukhona namajikijolo namagxolo esihlahla. Ngezikhathi ezithile nazo zidla inyama ebolile.