Umbuso: | Eumetazoi |
I-infraclass: | I-Placental |
Ubulili: | Meerkats (ISuricata Okumangalisayo, 1804) |
Buka: | I-Meerkat |
I-Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)
- Suricata suricatta suricatta
- Suricata suricatta iona
- Suricata suricatta marjoriae
I-Meerkat , noma i-meerkat (lat. Suricata suricatta) - uhlobo lwezilwane ezincelisayo ezivela emndenini wama mongoose (I-Herpestidae) Kusatshalaliswa eNingizimu Afrika (ikakhulukazi ogwadule lwaseKalahari: ezindaweni eziseningizimu nentshonalanga ye-Angola, Namibia, Botswana kanye neNingizimu Afrika).
Incazelo
Ama-Meerkats angama-mongooses amancane, isisindo somzimba wawo singama-700-750 g. ubude bomzimba we-meerkat (kanye nekhanda) buqala ku-25 kuye ku-35 cm, nobude bomsila (buthambile futhi buthinta emaphethelweni) - ukusuka ku-17,5 kuye ku-25 cm. Ifomula yamazinyo kaMeerkat imi kanje:
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(lapha ngi- ststyle I> zingama-cisis, i-C <ststyle C> zingama-fangs, i-P < isibonisi se-P> kukhona ama-molars, i-M < isibonisi se-M> ama-molars ayiqiniso), ngakho-ke kunamazinyo angama-36 esewonke. Kulesi simo, okufakwayo kugobile, futhi ama-molars anama-tubercles aphezulu, akhombe phezulu.
Umbala wejazi uvame ukusawolintshi. Onke ama-mehendi anephethini enobuntu bemivimbo emnyama, okuyizinwele ngazinye, amathiphu awo adwetshwe mnyama. Ikhanda limhlophe, izindlebe zimnyama, ikhala limsundu, umsila uphuzi, isiphuzo somsila simnyama. Uboya bude futhi bulula, i-undercoat ibomvu mnyama. Ijazi esiswini nasesifubeni lifushane. Umzimba we-meerkat umncane, kepha uboya bawo obukhulu buyifihlekile. Kukhona indlala ye-inguinal efaka imfihlo egcwele iphunga efihle isibaya, isikhumba esifanayo sigcina imisebe eyimfihlo. Izinduna zangaphambili zinezindala ezinde nezinamandla. Abesifazane banezingane eziyisithupha.
AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezisebenzayo ezihlakazayo. Amakoloni aseMeerkat abhula izimbobo noma asebenzisa izimbobo ezilahliwe zamaqembu asebusweni base-Afrika. Izimbobo zijulile, zivame ukusuka kumamitha ayi-1.5 futhi zijule, ngeminyango eminingana. Uma behlala endaweni enezintaba, khona-ke imihume yamatshe isebenza njengezindawo zokukhosela. Hola indlela yokuphila yansuku zonke. Ngosuku olufudumele bathanda ukucwilisa elangeni, bethatha imiphumela emangazayo kakhulu. Bangakwazi ukuma ngemilenze yasasemuva isikhathi eside. Izindawo zokuhlala kwesinye isikhathi ziguqulwa, kanti izindlu ezintsha zivame ukutholakala ngo-1-2 km ukusuka ezindala.
Umsoco
AmaMerkats adla eduze nemisele yawo, aguqula amatshe bese egaya imifantu emhlabathini. Ezimweni eziningi, ama-meerkats adla izinambuzane, kepha lokhu kudla kubuye kufakwe yizibungu, izinyoka, izinyoka, izicabucabu, imijondolo, amaqanda ezinyoni, izakhi zezitshalo. Ngokokunye ukulinganisela, ukudla okuvela kwimfuyo kufakwe ekudleni kwe-meerkat izinambuzane ezingama-82% kuthi ama-7% ama-arachnids (ama-3% angama-centipedes nama-millipedes, ama-2% angama-repitles nezinyoni).
Ama-Meerkats awavikelekile ezifweni zenyoka. Zibuye zilwe nokulingana (ngokungafani nabantu) kubuthi bezibazi ezihlala ogwadule lwaseKalahari, noma ukulunywa kwezinhlobo eziyingozi ngokukhethekile zesibazi kungabulala i-meerkat, kepha isikhundla sivame ukulondolozwa ngobucukubhede besilwane, ukusabela kwaso kombani nokukhula kwezenzo lapho okokuqala ukhipha umsila onobuthi wesibazi, awuklume, bese isihlabathi sisusa iminonjana yobuthi egobolondheni le-scorpion. Ama-Scorpion adla ngababili abadala namawundlu. Ngasikhathi sinye, abantu abadala abagcini nje ngokuzondla izingane, kodwa basebenzise amasu ayingqayizivele okufundisa ukuthi angabamba futhi enze kanjani ukuthi umdweshu uhlukane.
Indlela yokuphila
AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezihleleke kakhulu ezihlangana ukuze amakoloni (Amadama, amalulwane, onogwaja kanye namagundane athile aholela kuleyo ndlela yokuphila, kepha lokhu kuphela kwecala phakathi kwezitha). Amakholoni aseMeerkat ahlanganisa amaqembu emindeni amabili kuya kwabathathu, kodwa ingqikithi yabantu abangama-20-30 (irekhodi labantu abangama-63). Amaqembu omndeni asebuphikisana phakathi kwezindawo zawo, futhi izimpi zivame ukuvela emingceleni yazo, zivame ukuphelela ekudumazeni okungenani i-meerkat eyodwa. Eminye imithombo yesayensi ethandwayo ibona lesi silwane esiphakathi njengenye yegazi elinamandla kakhulu: ngokuya ngemininingwane yabo, kuze kube sesihlanu esakhiweni sokufa kwezilwane sinikezwe imiphumela yokulwa kwabo bodwa.
Iqembu ngalinye lomndeni wama-meerkats liqukethe iqoqo lezilwane ezindala kanye nenzalo yazo. I-Matriarchy ibusa eqenjini le-meerkat, insikazi ingaba likhulu kunowesilisa ngobukhulu futhi iyabusa kuye. AmaMerkats ajwayele ukukhuluma omunye nomunye, inombolo yawo yomsindo ifaka okungenani ukuhlanganiswa kwemisindo engamashumi amabili kuya kwamashumi amabili nanhlanu.
Inqubo ejwayelekile yansuku zonke yase-meerkat ivame ukulandela iphethini efanayo: ekuseni ekuseni izilwane zivuka, zisule umnyango wokuya emgodini esihlabathini, ziphume ziyofuna ukudla, ziphumule emthunzini ngesikhathi esishisa kakhulu, bese zibuyela emuva ukuyofuna ukudla bese zibuyela emgodini cishe ihora ngaphambi kwalokho ukushona kwelanga.
Ngenkathi abanye abantu behla benyuka emhlabathini, abanye babheka ngapha nangapha beyofuna ingozi, ngale njongo bangakwazi ngisho ukugibela izihlahla.
Ukufuduka kusuka kumqele kuya kumqele kwenzeka ngezizathu ezimbili: ukuhlala isikhathi eside kumqobelo wakudala, okwaholela ekuhlalisweni kwama-parasites emgodini, noma ukusondela emndenini oyimbangi kuwo. Ukuphinda kuvame ukuqala ngokushesha ngemuva kokufuna ukudla ekuseni. Lapho sifika, umndeni uqala ukusula zonke izimbobo ezikuyo umgodi.
Ukuzala
AmaMerkats afinyelela esikhathini sokuthomba cishe anonyaka owodwa konyaka. I-meerkat yesifazane ingaletha amalitha amane ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-77 noma ngaphansi. Kukhona amazwana angafika ku-7 kwilitha, imvamisa amane noma amahlanu. Usana olusanda kuzalwa lunesisindo esingu-25-36 g, luvula amehlo alo ngosuku lwe-14, kuthi lapho luncelisa amabele angama-7-9, imvamisa luyi-7.5. Ama-Cubs angashiya umgodi kuphela uma enamasonto amathathu ubudala. Emindenini eyi-meerkat yasendle, owesifazane ovelele kuphela onelungelo lokuzala. Uma omunye umuntu wesifazane ekhulelwa noma esevele ezalele inzalo, insikazi ebukhali ingaxosha “okonile” emndenini, imvamisa ibulala namawundlu.
Izilwane ezifuywayo
Ama-Meerkats asetshenziswa kahle. Bazwela kakhulu emakhazeni. ENingizimu Afrika, imifino igcinwa ekhaya ukuze ibe namagundane nezinyoka. AmaMerkats kwesinye isikhathi adidaniswa nama-mongooses aphuzi (Cynictis), abavame ukuhlala nabo eceleni. Ama-mongooses aphuzi awalungisiwe futhi akukho zifuyo eziphuma kuzo.
Amakamela - imikhumbi yesihlabathi
Umuntu owaziwa kakhulu ogwadule, vele, ikamela. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zamakamela - amabili-ancibilikili futhi anyibilikisiwe. Igama lesayensi lale nkamela enezinhlavu ezimbili yiBactrian (Camelus bactrianus), futhi ikamela elinomhluzi owodwa yi-dromedary (Camelus dromedarius).
Ama-Bactrian asendle ayevame ukutholakala kulo lonke elase-Asia, namuhla ahlala oGwadule lwaseGobi kuphela. Amakamela ahlutshiwe anezinhlavu ezimbili atholakala eChina, eMongolia, eKalmykia, eKazakhstan nasePakistan.
Ama-Dromedars asendle awasekho. Okhokho babo bake bahlala ezindaweni eziwugwadule ezishisayo nakuma-desha ase-Arabia naseNyakatho Afrika. Amakamela ahlanjululwe amuntu munye ajwayelekile eNyakatho Afrika naseNhlonhlweni Yase-Arabia.
Amakamela abekezelela izimo ezeqile, ukushisa nokubanda. Izithelo zomnumzane i-Horny zivikela izinyawo nezinhlaka zemilenze yesilwane ekushiseni okuvela esihlabathini. Imilenze emide nekhanda eliphakanyisiwe liqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye zomzimba ezibucayi zikude kakhulu nomhlaba ongashisi. Ama-eyelashes amade kakhulu, kanye namakhaleza anjengelitshe elivaliwe avikela isilwane esihlabathini esindizayo. Amafutha agcinwa ku-hump futhi agcinwe, agcina amandla. Amaphasi amade amade asusa umswakama oyigugu emoyeni okhipha amandla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umzimba wamakamela uguqulwa ngendlela efanayo nokuntuleka komswakama kangangokuba akubalimazi ukuthi balahlekelwe ngamanzi ngesilinganiso esifinyelela kuma-40% esisindo somzimba. Baqala ukujuluka kuphela lapho izinga lokushisa lomzimba lifinyelela ku-40 C.
Ekushiseni, ama-drummers angahamba ngaphandle kokuphuza amasonto amabili. Emazingeni okushisa aphansi nokudla okunamafutha, izilwane zingahle zingaphuzi isikhathi eside. Kepha lapho kuvela ithuba, ikamela liphuza amalitha ayi-130 amanzi ngemizuzu eyi-10! Zidla otshanini, ezimila ezinotshani nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-acacia.
Amakamela asendle ayehlala emaphethelweni ogwadule. Futhi emva kokukhishwa ekhaya baqala ukuwela nomuntu izindawo ezinkulu zeSahara. Umuntu wemba imithombo ejulile ukuze ahlinzeke izilwane ngamanzi ohambweni olude. Nansi indlela ubudlelwano obuqhamuke ngayo: ngaphandle “komkhumbi wakhe wasogwadule” umuntu wayengeke neze awele lolwandle olunesihlabathi, futhi ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza komuntu, ikamela belungeke lisinde emhlabeni njengezinhlobo ezizimele.
Imbongolo yasendle - isilwane esizithobayo
Imbongolo yasendle yase-Afrika (i-Equus africanus) yake yahlala izintaba zase-Moroccan Atlas yaze yafika eCape Horn yabe isatshalaliswa eNyakatho ne-Afrika yonke. Namuhla isindile kuphela emabhukwini amancane asezindaweni eziyindawo eyomile.
Ukudla kwembongolo yasendle kungamabele, utshani obomile namaqabunga e-shrub. I-metabolism ezilwaneni injengokuthi yaneliswa ngenani elincane lokudla futhi nasezikhathini ezithile ezomile ikakhulukazi azihlushwa ukungondleki. Kodwa-ke, kudingeka aphuze nsuku zonke, ngakho izimbongolo zasendle zizama ukuhlala ziseduze nemithombo noma imidlwane. Emibhedeni yomfula eyomile bmba izimbobo ezijulile futhi bakhipha amanzi lapho. Ukusindisa umswakama, izimbongolo ziyajuluka kancane ngenkathi zigijima, zivumelanisa ijubane lazo lokushisa. Lezi yizilwane ezingazethembi, eziqinile futhi ezisheshayo. Ngeshwa, basongelwa ngokuqothulwa ngenxa yokuzingela.
Kuvela embongolweni yasendle yase-Afrika kweza imbongolo yasekhaya, namuhla kwezinye izindawo eziyizilwane eziyizintandokazi zepakethe.
Ama-gazelles - abahlali abanomusa baseSahara
ESahara kune-gazelle yesihlabathi (iGazella leptoceros) kanye ne-gazelle dorcas (Gazella dorcas) enombala omnyama onsundu. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zidla ngokuhlwa nasebusuku, zidla ama-forbs, izihlahlani notshani bokusanhlamvu. Ntambama bazama ukucasha elangeni. Akudingi manzi okuphuza, ngoba athola wonke umswakama odingekayo ngokudla. Izinselo ezibanzi, njengamabhuzu, zisiza ukuhambisa eduze kwesihlabathi esivulekile se-gazelle yesihlabathi.
Ama-Rocky Damans kanye namaGundis
Ama-Desert amadamane ohlobo lwe-Procavia angabalandeli, izihlobo zezindlovu kanye nezinhlabamkhosi. Iminwe yabo ivikelwe izipikili ezisicaba. Izinyosi ezinde zeHamster ezinamaphampu lapho zisebenza zikhipha izithukuthuku ezivela kwizindlala. AmaDamana angahamba kalula phezu kwamawa angamadwala. Izilwane azikwazi ukumba izimbobo noma ukwakha izidleke, futhi amatshe amatshe asebenza njengezindawo zokukhosela.
AmaDamana adla amahlamvu, amagatsha namakhambi.
UGundi - izinduku ezifana nezingulube ze-Guinea. Bahlala ngamaqembu ezindaweni ezinamadwala. Njengamadamu, i-gundis nayo iyakwazi ukukhasa edwaleni, kepha izinyawo zazo azikhiphi ukujuluka. Izinwele ezisindayo ze-gundi ziyisidonsa esimangalisayo, ezibavumela ukuba bakhuthazelele ubusuku obubandayo basenyakatho yeSahara futhi bangazifihli. Uboya obukhulu buyasindisa ekushiseni kosuku. Imbewu, amaqabunga nezinye izimila zisebenza njengokudla kwazo.
Kokubili amaGundi kanye namaDamane ogwadule kunezitha eziningi. Bazingelwa yizinyoni ezinkulu zezinyamazane, ugebhezi lokuqapha ugwadule, impungushe, impungushe, i-steppe lynx, njll.
I-Daman ne-gundi ziyefana kakhulu, ngakho-ke zombili lezi zinhlobo zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "gundi", okusho ukuthi "umlindi" ngesi-Arabhu (ngenxa yesibalo esikhulu sezitha zekoloni lezilwane ababeka izikhala zokuqapha).
I-jerboa yaseGibhithe - jumper omuhle kakhulu
UJerboa waseGibhithe (uJaculus jaculus) uhlala eNyakatho Afrika, eMiddle East nase-Iran. Imilenze yakhe yangemuva yinde futhi ivumelaniswa nokugxuma okuhamba ngokushesha amabanga amade, futhi amabala akhe amafushane, ukuze izilwane zingakwazi ukuhamba nhlobo. Lapho begxuma, balinganisa umsila wabo. Isikhundla esime mpo sinika i-jerboa ithuba, ngoba umzimba wesilwane ususwa kakhulu esihlabathini esishisayo kunalokho uhamba ngemilenze emine.
Ijerboa yaseGibhithe iyahamba iyofuna ukudla ebusuku. Ebusuku, lesi silwane esincane sikwazi ukumboza amakhilomitha ayi-10, siqoqe imbewu, izithelo nezimpande, ngaphandle kokulahleka kwezinambuzane nezinye izilwane ezincane. Esikhathini esifushane semvula ogwadule, "impilo" iyaqala, ukudla kuya ngokwengeziwe futhi i-jerboa iqongelela amanoni, ukuze kuthi kamuva idliwe ngesikhathi sendlala.
Desert Hedgehog - Izulu Lama Scorpion
I-Etiopian (ugwadule) hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) nayo iyatholakala enkangala eyomile, kepha ithanda imibhede yomfula owomisiwe onemifino enqabileyo. Mncane kakhulu kunezihlobo zakhe zaseYurophu, futhi emqheleni wekhanda kukhona ibala lempandla eliyisimilo.
Uhamba ngokuzingela ngaphansi kokuvikela ubumnyama. Ngemihlathi yakhe eqinile, ubamba ama-invertebrates ahlala enhlabathini. Isikhonyane, izicabucabu, imichilo iba yimpango ye-hedgehog. Kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke uthanda izikelemu. Ngaphambi kokudla le arachnid, uluma ngokungasho lutho isiqu sayo.
EPhalamende lase-Arabia nasebhande elomile lase-Asia, i-hedgehog kaBrandt noma i-hedgehog emnyama (i-Paraechinus hypomelas) ihlala. Incane kancane kune-hedgehog yasogwadule. Cishe izinaliti ezimnyama zilenga phezu kwesihlahla esimnyama esimpunga. Njengomlingani wakhe wase-Afrika, i-hedgehog kaBrandt isebenza ebusuku. Usindiswe elangeni kanye nezitha emiphongolweni yamatshe.
Zombili lezi zinhlobo ziwela ekubandakanyeni, futhi zikhululeke yindlala, zonga amandla.
Inqama enamanzi - isakhamuzi esingenakukhalipha esinezintaba
I-Maned ram (Ammotragus lervia) imele umndeni wama-bovine. Ukweleta igama lakhe ukuthi une-mane ende entanyeni nasesifubeni, kanti nesixha sezinwele ezinde zilenga ezinyaweni zakhe zangaphambili. Ukuphakama kwezilwane lapho zibuna kungafinyelela kumitha eyi-1, futhi isisindo singama-140 kg. Zonke izilwane ezindala zinezimpondo ezigobile, futhi emadodeni ubude bazo bungaba amasentimitha angama-70.
Indawo ejwayelekile yokuhlala kwezinqama ezinamaduna yindawo engaphansi kokuguguleka, lapho amasango ephethe khona ephenduka abe i-talus enamatshe. Lapha, izilwane zibonga izinselo ezilukhuni nomzimba onemisipha ekwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha nangokuzindela.
Izinqama zamamane zondla ngamakhambi, ama-lichen, amaqabunga, isidingo samanzi saneliswa ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokudla.
Phambilini, lezi zilwane bezikhona kabanzi, kepha manje sezitholakala ezindaweni ezithile ezingenakufinyeleleka.
U-Antelope Mendes - okuyi-nomad of sea sandy
U-Antelope Mendes (noma u-Addax) (i-Addax nasomaculatus) isilwane sase-Afrika esibayeni esisebhini. Isici esibonakalayo sesilwane izimpondo ezishisayo ezinde.
Abahloli bangakhathali. Amaqembu e-Antelope ahamba amabanga amakhulu ukuze athole amadlelo agcinwe phakathi kwezihlabathi ezinolwandle nesihlabathi esinamadwala.
I-Addax idla amakhambi namaqabunga ezihlahla nezihlahla. Ukudonsa uketshezi oluningi ngangokunokwenzeka, izilwane ziyaluka ebusuku nakusihlwa lapho amazolo ewa. Ekushiseni kosuku e-Antelope Mendes, izinga lokushisa lomzimba linyuka ngamadigri athile. Ngakho-ke kugwema ukushisa ngokweqile kanye nokulahleka komswakama, ngoba uma sekuqunjelwe izithukuthuku, kungalahlekelwa uketshezi oluningi. Ukuzivikela ekushiseni, lesi silwane esinamazondo aso angaphambili sigaya imfucumfucu emhlabathini bese sicasha lapho emahoreni ashisayo emini.
I-jumper antelope
ISkybok antelope (i-Antidorcas marsupialis) iyona kuphela izilwane ezihlala emathafeni awomile eNamibia neKalahari. Lesi sengezo sinegama laso lekhono lokugxuma sisuka endaweni siye endaweni ephakeme. I-elastic, njengebhola likanenjoloba, i-antelope iya emoyeni, isebenza kanyekanye nawo wonke amalunga, ifaka umhlane, intamo nekhanda kulayini owodwa. Ungagxumela ekuphakameni kwamamitha amathathu nobude obufika kumamitha ayi-15!
Ama-zebras asentabeni
Ama-zebras asentabeni (i-Equus zebra) ayincane kunazo zonke phakathi kwamadube. Lawa abamele abameleli bomndeni wamahhashi, baziwa kalula yimicu emnyama ebonakala ngemuva ngemuva komhlophe, idla emithambekeni yezintaba. Izinselo zazo zikhula ngokushesha, zinxephezela ukugqoka okusindayo lapho zihamba emadwaleni.
Ukuvikela ingozi kwizilwane eziphakemeyo eziphakemeyo ezintabeni, babeka izikhala zokuqapha.
I-Aardvark
I-Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) ifana nengulube, kepha ayisihlobo. I-Aardvark iyizinhlobo zokugcina ezisindayo zabangasendulo.
Emini, isilo asibonakali kakhulu, ngoba ngalesi sikhathi sicashe kusuka ekushiseni endaweni yokukhosela. Iyasebenza ebusuku, nasemini akukho okubonayo. I-aardvark idla ikakhulukazi izinambuzane.
Abazidli ogwadule
Kanye nezilwane ezi-herbivorous andtivtivorous, izilwane ezidla ezinye nazo zitholakala ogwadule. Okokuqala, lokhu kungamabhubesi, izingwe namabhungane.
Lapho kungekho zidla esikhulu, ibhola lilawulwa yimpungushe emnyama (Canis mesomelas).
Ogwadule olunamatshe eNamibia, ungathola izimpungushe ezomile eziningi (i-Otocyon megalotis). Izindlebe zalolu hlobo ziphansi kancane ezindlebeni zikaFenech ngosayizi, kepha ukuzwa kwezimpungushe ezinkulu, akukubi kakhulu, futhi kubamba nokuhamba kwezibungu nezinambuzane ngaphansi komhlaba.
ISteppe lynx noma i-caracal (i-Felis caracal) ngomunye umzingeli omuhle kakhulu wolwandle olunesihlabathi. Kwakunjalo ukuthi i-caracal preys kuphela ezilwaneni ezincane, kepha kwavela ukuthi leli kati lingama-50 cm kuphela futhi lihlasela ama-sprigbok amadala, osisindo salo liphindwe izikhathi ezimbili kunelakhe. Ukusuka endaweni yokuhlala, isilo singagxuma amamitha ambalwa ukuphakama futhi sibambe inyoni.
Omunye umhlaseli ophila ezimweni ezibucayi kakhulu yi-hyena. Kulula ukuqaphela ngemibono yayo emide, ibheke emuva nentamo ende. Ukwakheka komzimba wesilwane kukhombisa ukuvumelana nokuvumelana nakho kwawo kokusebenzisa yonke into izilwane zasendle ezinkulu eziyishiya ngemuva kokuzingela okuphumelelayo. Kodwa-ke, amafisi azizingela kahle.
UFenech
UFenech (Vulpes zerda) uyilungu elincane kunazo zonke emndenini we-canine. Isici sayo esimangazayo yizindlebe ezinkulu, ubude bazo bungafinyelela ku-15 cm. Uhlala ogwadule olunesihlabathi saseNyakatho Afrika kanye neNhlonhlo yase-Arabia, evame ukutholakala eSahara.
Impungushe ilala inyamazane yayo - izinambuzane, izibankwa nezincelisayo ezincane ebusuku. Ibuye idle amaqanda nezithelo. Ugwadule lwentethe lwenelisa isidingo soketshezi ngokudla. Funda kabanzi ngoFenech kule ndatshana.
Amakati
Olunye uhlobo lwamalulwane ajwayela ukuhlala ogwadule lwaseNamib. Lokhu kungukukhanya okukhanyayo kobusuku, okuphathelene nohlobo lobusuku bobusuku, noma amalulwane anamehlo amfushane (Myotis seabrai). Izilwane ziphephela emifantwini yamawa atholakala phakathi kwezindunduma. Impilo yalezi zilwanyana ezindizayo zihlala zisengozini ngenxa yomoya wasogwini ophethe i-silt.
Izinyoni
Ogwadule, kunezinyoni ezinjengezinkozi, amabala, izingulube zaseMedithera, izintshe zase-Afrika, amachibi asogwadule, i-grouse, i-shyloklyuvye woodpeckers nabanye abaningi.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezakhamuzi eziningi zasogwadule, izinyoni zinenzuzo enkulu. Ngokungafani nezilwane ezincelisayo ezinamazinga okushisa womzimba njalo, izinga lokushisa lezinyoni liphezulu kakhulu, ngenxa yalokho, zedlulisa ukushisa kalula. Kepha okubaluleke kakhulu, ziyakwazi ukundiza, okwenza ukuthi, ngokushisa okukhulu, zikhuphukele ezingxenyeni zomoya ezipholile.
Izinyoni ezidla izingela kwikholomu yokukhuphuka komoya phezulu ngaphezu kwogwadule, lapho kupholile khona kakhulu kunasondele ebusweni bomhlaba. Kepha imvamisa kakhulu ngezikhathi zasemini izinyoni ezinemizwa yokushisa eshisayo zihlala zinganyakazi ngaphansi kwezihlahla noma phakathi kwamagatsha ezihlahla. Badlulisela umsebenzi wabo emahoreni amnandi ekuseni.
Izinyoka zinqobile cishe zonke izindawo eziphilayo zoMhlaba ngisho nezifunda ezingenakuphila kakhulu. Izinyoka ezinjengenyoka enezimpondo, inyoka emfushane yase-Afrika, inyoka ephikisanayo, kanye nama-rattlesnakes ziye zajwayela ngokuphelele impilo ogwadule olunesihlabathi esishisayo. Esihlabathini esishisayo, ahamba ngokulandelayo. Lapho igobile eceleni, inyoka ithinta inhlabathi eshisayo enamaphoyinti amabili noma amathathu omzimba wayo. Ukuze enze lokhu, uphakamisa ikhanda lakhe futhi ahlukanise umzimba nomhlabathi, awuphendulele ngokukhululekile phambili nangasemgwaqweni, futhi emva kwalokho uthinte umhlabathi. Kulokhu, ikhanda nomzimba kuqondiswa kude nokuya ngokunyakaza. Ekunyakazeni okufanayo wenza umjikelezo omusha. Uthanda "izinyathelo" phambili.
Ama-Moadish Toad: ama-amphibians ahlala ehlane
Ogwadule, kuphela ama-amphibians ambalwa angaphila, ngoba adinga amanzi amasha ukuphonsa i-caviar. Kuphela yisithwathwa samaMoorish (Bufo mauritanicus) esigcwele imizimba yamanzi nezinhlelo zamanzi ezikhukhumeza ze-Western Sahara. Ngokuphonsa i-caviar, waneliswa yizimbotshana ezihlala emanzini lapho amanzi ehlala khona amasonto ambalwa. Ebusuku, isiziba sobuMoorish sisebenzisa ama-crustaceans, izinambuzane zenhlabathi, nojimile.
Isilwane esinesihlungu esinesihlungu - ufezela
Izinhlobo eziningi zoofezela zihlala ogwadule, olunye lwazo yi-Saharan thick-tailed scorpion (Androctonus australis). Le nhlobo inombala osuka kokuphuzi okukhanyayo kuya okhanyayo okhanyayo, ngenxa yokuthi icishe ifane nse nomhlaba onesihlabathi esikhanyayo. Ngengaphambili lakhe, wemba izimbobo emhlabathini, kwesinye isikhathi acashe ngaphansi kwamatshe amatshe. Ukunciphisa ukulahleka kwamanzi, i-scorpion inciphisa ukuphefumula. Ebusuku kuphela lapho umhlaseli eshiya indawo yakhe yokuhlala ayozingela. Zonke izinhlobo zezinambuzane ziba yisisulu sazo.
Amabhola
Ngisho nama-mollusks athanda amanzi akwazile ukuzivumelanisa nokuphila olwandle olunesihlabathi. Lokhu kufaka, ngokwesibonelo, imnenketha yasogwadule (iHelix desertorum), abanye abamele umndeni wakwaSphincterochiladae. Baphoqelelwa ukuthi bavikele imizimba yabo ebucayi uma yomile ngaphandle. Ngakho-ke, ama-gastropods womhlaba (Sphincterochilidae) ahlala enombala okhanyayo kanye negobolondo eliminyene kakhulu, elibonisa kufika ku-95% wokukhanya kwelanga futhi avikele izitho zangaphakathi ekulahlekelweni ngumswakama. Kepha njengoba ngokoma kakhulu lokhu akwanele, iminenkezo ivala indlu yayo ngesembozo sikalamula futhi ingaphila iminyaka emithathu kulesisimo.
I-Artemia crustacean - ohlala ehlane lwamanzi
Kulezo zindawo lapho amanzi efinyelela khona emhlabeni, kuhlala ku-Artemia salmon (Artemia salina). Le gill-crustacean ingaba khona ngisho nase-brine yaseSchott (ichibi lokucima ukomisa usawoti), futhi ngamanani amaningi kangangokuba afaka umbala amanzi obomvu. Ama-crustaceans amadala angu-1 cm ubude, abonakala obala, abomvu.
I-Desert Isikhonyane - Inhlekelele Yasendaweni
Kwesinye isikhathi ogwadule ngezikhathi zemvula kuba nenhlekelele yangempela - ukuhlaselwa yisikhonyane. Isikhonyane Desert (Schistocerca gregaria), lapho sifuna njalo ukudla, siqoqana emihlambini emikhulu engathuthwa ngamabanga amade ngosizo lomoya olungile, okwenza umonakalo omkhulu ezifundeni ezithintwe yilolu bunzima.
Ukuze kuthuthukiswe amaqanda wezinkumbi, kudingeka umswakama, okuthi ezindaweni lapho kuhanjiswa khona kuvela ngemuva kwezimvula ezingandile kodwa ezinamandla. Ngesikhathi sokukhula okuningana kwezitshalo, ngenxa yobuningi bokudla, lezi zinambuzane ziyavela. Ngezikhathi ezifanele isikhonyane, sibekela amaqanda ayizinkulungwane ezingama-20 nge-1 m2 yenhlabathi.
ISahara Izibani
Ummeleli ojwayelekile wezingwadule zaseSahara ngumsila onameva (i-Uromastyx) ovela emndenini we-agam. Lesi silwane sibukeka sishubile. Unomzimba othambile futhi nekhanda elincane elifana nekhanda lefudu. Okumangalisa kakhulu umsila omfishane, ombozwe isikali esivelanayo, esivikela ukuzivikela. Uma kwenzeka kuba nengozi, umsila ufihla amakhanda abo endaweni yokukhosela, futhi ngomsila omnandi kakhulu balwa nesitha.
Imisila ye-Spiky ivikeleke ngokuphelele ekushintshashintsheni okunamandla ekushintsheni kwezimpawu zokushisa ogwadule. Ukuze benze lokhu, bashintsha umbala. Ekuseni kakhulu, lapho ubusha busalokhu buhlala ngemuva kobusuku obubandayo, izibankwa ziya mnyama bese ilanga lishisa umzimba osupholile phakathi kobusuku.
Amaqhubu ayizilwane ezi-herbivorous, abantu abasha kuphela kwesinye isikhathi abanciphisa ukudla kwabo ngezinambuzane.
I-Pharmaceutical skink (Scincus scincus) - ungomunye wabameli abaziwayo bezikhumba, okuyingxenye ebalulekile yezilwane zasogwadule.
Lesi sikhonkwane, esifana nengwenya emincane, ihamba kahle ebusweni nangaphakathi kwesihlabathi. Imilenze emifushane kodwa eqinile isekela umsila, isondo nemiphetho ebukhali yesisu esisikwe esihlabathini. Lapho i-skink ihamba, kubukeka sengathi iyantanta esihlabathini.
I-Skink ithembekile ekudleni, noma kunjalo, njengezinye izilwane zasogwadule. Uququda yonke into angakwazi ukuyiphatha: amabhungane, izibungu, izinkumbi, izimpilo, njll. Uma kungenzeka, udla izimbali, amaqabunga, pods kanye nembewu ngentokozo.
USkink futhi wafunda ukonga amandla namanzi. Le ukuphela kwendlela yokusinda endaweni eyomile futhi eyindathane. Njengomthombo womswakama, isebenzisa uketshezi oluqukethwe inyamazane, futhi iqongelela amanoni agcinwe empandeni yomsila. Uma isihlabathi sishisa kakhulu phakathi nosuku futhi sibanda kakhulu ebusuku, isikhumba sivele sijule sibe ngama-20 cm esihlabathini esikhululekile, lapho izinga lokushisa likhululeka kakhudlwana.
Umsuka wokubuka nencazelo
Ama-Meerkats njengohlobo angawomndeni wama mongoose, i-oda liyizidlakudla, isizinda esingaphansi sakhiwe ngekati. AmaMerkats awafani ikakhulukazi namakati, ukwakheka komzimba kuhluke kakhulu, futhi imikhuba yawo nendlela yawo yokuphila ihluke ngokuphelele. Yize izazi eziningi zokuzivela kwemvelo zithi umucu wokuqala wabonakala maphakathi nenkathi ye-Eocene yeminyaka engaba yizigidi ezingama-42, "ukhokho ojwayelekile" waleli qembu lonke ku-paleontology alikatholakali. Kepha ngakolunye uhlangothi, izidumbu zama-meerkat ezingabonakali zatholakala, ngenxa yokuthi kwakukhona umbono wokuthi lezi zilwane zivela emgodini omgqagqene ohlala eningizimu ye-Afrika.
Ukubukeka nezimpawu
Photo: Meerkat Animal
I-Meerkat - isilwane esincane, kuphela ngama-700-1000 amagremu ngesisindo. Kancane kunekati. Umzimba uphakeme, cishe amasentimitha angama-30 kuya kwayi-35 nekhanda. Amanye amasentimitha angama-20-25 athathwa ngumsila wesilwane. Banayo mncane, njengegundane, elibekwe esicongweni. AmaMerkats asebenzisa imisila yawo njengamabhaluni. Isibonelo, lapho izilwane zisemilenzeni yazo yangemuva, noma lapho zixosha ukuhlaselwa yinyoka. Ngesikhathi sokulwa nenyoka, isilwane singasebenzisa umsila njengesihego negeythi engamanga.
Kulula kakhulu ukukala ubude bomzimba we-meerkat ngenkathi ebuka okuthile, emi emilenzeni yakhe yangemuva. AmaMerkats athatha lesi sikhundla kaningi. Cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho bafuna ukubuka ibanga. Basebenzisa ukukhula okugcwele ngokuphelele ukuze i-angle yokubuka inikeze ukubuka ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngakho-ke imvelo ivumelanise lezi zilwane ukuze ibone inyamazane ikude nendawo yayo.
Abesifazane banezingono eziyisithupha esiswini sabo. Iyakwazi ukondla amawundlu kunoma yisiphi isikhundla, ime ngisho nasezandleni zayo zangemuva. Abesifazane bakhulu kunabesilisa futhi babhekwa njengabaphambili. I-Meerkat paws imfushane kunalokho, inciphile, i-sinewy futhi inamandla amakhulu. Iminwe yinde ngemichilo. Ngosizo lazo, ama-meerkats ayakwazi ukugaya umhlabathi ngokushesha, abambe izimbobo, ahambe ngokushesha.
Isibungu sisincane, sibanzi esifundeni sezindlebe futhi sincane kakhulu ekhaleni. Izindlebe zitholakala ezinhlangothini, kunalokho eziphansi, ezincane ziyindilinga. Ikhala liyi-feline noma i-canine, imnyama. AmaMerkats anamazinyo angama-36 emilonyeni yawo, angu-3 kuwo angakwesokunene nangakwesobunxele, phezulu naphansi, i-canine eyodwa, izihloko ezi-3 zangaphambili kanye nama-molars amabili eqiniso. Isilwane siyakwazi ukusika isembozo esiminyene sezinambuzane ezinzima nenyama.
Umzimba wonke wesilwane umbozwe ngoboya, kusukela ohlangothini lwasemuva kukhulu futhi kumnyama, ukusuka ohlangothini lwesisu akuvamisile, kube kufushane futhi kube lula. Umbala uyahlukahluka kusuka kokubomvu okukhanyayo ngisho nokuphuzi okuya kumathoni ansundu amnyama. Onke ama-mehendi anemivimbo emnyama ebhokisini. Akhiwa amathiphu wezinwele ezimnyama-izinwele eziseduzane. Ubuso nesisu sesilwane kuvame ukukhanya, futhi izindlebe zimnyama. Isihloko somsila naso sidwetshwe simnyama. Uboya bungeza ivolumu esilwaneni esinezikhumba. Ngaphandle kwakhe, ama-meerkats abengabukeka emancane kakhulu futhi emincane.
Iqiniso elikhangayo: Esiswini, i-meerkat ayinayo ijazi elilukhuni. Lapho, isilwane sinezingubo zangaphansi ezithambile kuphela.
Ihlala kuphi i-meerkat?
Photo: Live Meerkat
AmaMerkats ajwayelekile kuphela eningizimu ye-Afrika.
Zitholakala emazweni afana nalawa:
Lezi zilwane zivumelaniswa nesimo sezulu esishisayo esomile, sikwazi ukubekezelela izivunguvungu zothuli. Ngakho-ke, bahlala ogwadule nasezinsukwini eziyisithupha. Isibonelo, ama-meerkats atholakala ngamanani amakhulu ezindaweni ezisehlane laseNamib nasehlane laseKalahari.
Yize zingabizwa ngokuthi ama-Hardy, kepha ama-meykak akakakulungele ngokuphelele ukubamba okubandayo, futhi akakwazi ukubekezelela amazinga okushisa aphansi. Lokhu kuhle ukukhumbula kubalandeli ukuthola isilwane esingajwayelekile ekhaya. E-Russia, kufanelekile ukuqapha ngokucophelela izimo zokushisa zasekhaya futhi kuqedwe okusalungiswa kwempilo yezilwane.
AmaMerkats athanda inhlabathi eyomile, eyengeziwe noma engaphansi kakhulu, ukuze akwazi ukumba indawo yokukhosela. Imvamisa inokungena okuningi futhi iphuma futhi ivumela isilwane ukucasha ezitheni ekungeneni okukodwa, futhi, ngenkathi umhlaseli edwengula le ndawo, i-meerkat iphunyuka komunye ukuphuma. Futhi, izilwane zingasebenzisa izimbobo zabanye abantu, ezimba ezinye izilwane bese zishiywe dengwane. Noma mane ucashe ngemisele yemvelo yemvelo.
Uma le ndawo iphethwe yisisekelo samatshe, izintaba, izindawo eziphuma ngaphandle, lapho-ke ama-meerkats asebenzisa ngenkani emigedeni nasezinkalweni inhloso efanayo nemisele.
I-meerkat idlani?
AmaMerkats adla ikakhulukazi izinambuzane. Babizwa ngokuthi ama -tivtivores. Imvamisa, abahambeli kude nendawo yabo yokukhosela, kepha bambe eceleni komhlabathi, ezimpandeni, baphendule amatshe bese bezenzela ukudla. Kepha abanazo izindlela ezikhethekile zokudla, ngakho-ke banezinhlobonhlobo zazo.
AmaMerkats athola izakhi zomzimba kusuka ku:
- izinambuzane
- izicabucabu
- imishini
- ufezela
- inyoka
- izibankwa
- amaqanda amahobhe nezinyoni ezincane,
- izimila.
Omunye wemisebenzi eyintandokazi yezilwane ukuzingela izinyoni ezihlala ngamanani amakhulu ogwadule. Ngokumangazayo, ubuthi bezinyoka nawofezela abukona ubungozi kwesilwane, ngoba i-meerkat ayigcineki kulezi zinto ezinobungozi. Yize kunamacala okusabela okwandayo kanye namacala angajwayelekile kakhulu wokufa kwezilwane aqalwa yinyoka noma ufezela. AmaMerkat ayisixakaxaka kakhulu. Asusa ngokushesha idali kusuka kofezela, bese eyidla ngokuphepha.
Bafundisa inzalo yabo amasu anjalo, futhi ngenkathi amawundlu engakwazi ukuzingela, amakamelo wona anika ukudla ngokugcwele futhi aqeqeshelwa ukuzitholela ukudla nokuzingela. Bangazingela namagundane amancane bawadle. Ngenxa yalesi sici, ama-meerkats athole ukuthandwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo.
Izici zobuntu nendlela yokuphila
Photo: Meerkat isilwane
AmaMerkats abhekwa njengezihlakaniphi ezinkulu. Ukuxhumana nomunye, bangasebenzisa amagama angaphezu kwamashumi amabili, ngalinye linamagama amaningi. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ukuxwayisa ngengozi ngolimi lwabo kunamagama akhombisa ibanga eliya kulo inyamazane ngegama elithi “kude” nelithi “eduzane”. Baphinde batshelane ukuthi le ngozi ivelaphi - ngomhlaba noma ngomoya.
Iqiniso elikhangayo: okokuqala, isilo sisayina ezihlotsheni ngokuthi ingakanani ingozi, futhi kuphela lapho - uvelaphi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ososayensi bathole ukuthi amawundlu nawo afunda okushiwo lawa magama ngokulandelana.
Olimini lwama-meerkats kukhona namagama akhombisa ukuthi ukuphuma endaweni yokukhosela kukhululekile, noma, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthi awukwazi ukuhamba, ngoba kunengozi. AmaMerkat alala ebusuku. Indlela yabo yokuphila iyisikhathi sasemini kuphela. Ekuseni, ngokushesha ngemuva kokuvuka, ingxenye yephakethe iyaqapha, abanye abantu bayazingela. Ukushintshwa konogada kuvame ukwenzeka ngemuva kwamahora ambalwa. Isimo sezulu esishisayo, izilwane ziyaphoqeleka ukuba zigaye izimbobo.
Kuyajabulisa ukuthi ngesikhathi sokumba, izindlebe zabo zibonakala zivaliwe ukuze umhlaba nesihlabathi kungangeni kubo.
Ngenxa yokuthi ubusuku basehlane buyabanda, futhi uboya be-meerkat buvame ukunganikezi ukufakwa okuhle okushisayo, izilwane ziyabanda, ngakho-ke emhlanjini zivame ukulala zicindezelwe kakhulu zodwa. Lokhu kuyabasiza ukuba bangabi yiqhwa. Ekuseni, umhlambi wonke uyafudumala elangeni. Futhi, ngemuva kokuphuma kwelanga, izilwane zivame ukuhlanza indlu, ziphonse inhlabathi eyedlulele bese zandisa izimbobo.
Endle ema-meerkats, isikhathi sokuphila asifane sidlule iminyaka eyisithupha noma eyisikhombisa. Imvamisa, isikhathi sokuphila siphakathi kweminyaka emine nesihlanu. Futhi, ama-mechk anezitha eziningi zemvelo, zivame ukufa, kepha ukufa kwabantu kukhuliswa ngokuthe xaxa, ngakho-ke inani labantu abangama-meerkats alinciphi. Futhi-ke, ukubulawa kwezilwane kuphezulu, kufinyelela kuma-80% kwabancane kanye nama-30% abantu abadala. Ekuthunjweni, bayakwazi ukuphila kuze kuphele iminyaka eyishumi nambili.
Isakhiwo senhlalo nokuzala
Isithombe: Meerkat Gopher
Ama-Meerkats ayizilwane ezihlalisana kahle kakhulu. Benza konke ngamaqembu. Bahlala emihlambini emikhulu, eminingi, ngabantu abangama-40-50.Iqembu elilodwa lama-meerkats lingahlala endaweni engamakhilomitha-skwele amabili, lihlale futhi lizingele kulo. Kunezimo ezivame kakhulu zokufuduka kwe-meerkat. Kufanele bazulazule beyofuna ukudla okusha.
Ekhanda lomhlambi kukhona owesilisa nowesifazane, izinsikazi ziba namandla, imarket ine-matriarchy. Owesifazane omi ekhanda kwephakethe unelungelo lokuzala. Uma omunye umuntu ezala, angaxoshwa futhi adwengulwe. Izingane ezincane nazo zingabulawa.
AmaMerkats ayanda. Abesifazane bayakwazi ukuletha inzalo entsha kathathu ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-70 kuphela; ukukhulelwa kuthatha cishe amasonto ayisikhombisa. Kwilitha elilodwa kungaba namawundlu amabili kuya kwayisihlanu. Wonke umhlambi uvame ukunakekela inzalo yalowo mbhangqwana ovelele. Amalungu Clan aletha ukudla, ukuluma izimuncagazi kusuka imidlwane, aze abe nezindlela zokukwenza ngokwabo, futhi abavikele ngazo zonke izindlela. Kufika lapho ukuthi uma umhlaseli omkhulu ngokwanele ehlasela umhlambi, futhi wonke umuntu engenasikhathi sokucasha kuso, khona-ke abantu abadala bazimboza ngamawundlu, bese ngokwenza lokhu basindisa abancane ngezindleko zokuphila kwabo.
Ukuba ngumzali kubekwe kahle emihlambini, okuhlukanisa kakhulu ama-meerkats kusuka kwezinye izilwane, lapho inzalo ifunda hhayi kwinqubo yokukhulisa izingane, kepha isesimweni sokubheka indlela yokuziphatha kwabazali bayo. Kukholelwa ukuthi isizathu salokhu sici ezimweni ezinzima zasogwadule zasendaweni yazo.
Iqiniso elikhangayo: Ama-meykati angama-, ngokungafani nama-meerkats asendle, angabazali ababi kakhulu. Bayakwazi ukulahla amawundlu abo. Isizathu ukuthi izilwane zidlulisela ulwazi lwazo esizukulwaneni esisha ngokusebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa, futhi zibamba iqhaza elikhulu kuma-meerkat kunokuzenzela.
Izitha zemvelo zama-meerkats
Isithombe: Meerkat Cub
Usayizi omncane wezilwane ubenza babe izisulu zabazingeli abaningi. Emhlabathini, izimpungushe zidla ama-meerkats. Kusukela esibhakabhakeni basongelwa yizikhova zokhozi nezinye izinyoni ezidla inyama, ikakhulukazi izinkozi, ezidla hhayi kuphela kumawundlu amancane, kodwa nakuma-mecharkats amadala. Kwesinye isikhathi izinyoka ezinkulu zingakhamba ziye emiseleni yazo. Isibonelo, ikosi cobra iyakwazi ukujabulela hhayi imidlwane nje, kepha futhi icishe ibe nabantu abadala - labo ekwazi ukubhekana nayo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-meerkats akufanele alwe nabazingeli kuphela, kodwa futhi nezihlobo zawo. Eqinisweni, bona uqobo bayizitha zemvelo. Kukholelwa ukuthi imihlambi yamaMerkat idla ngokushesha ukudla okutholakalayo esifundeni futhi icekele phansi indawo abahlala kuyo. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, imindeni iyaphoqeleka ukuba izulazule njalo isuka kwenye indawo iye kwenye.
Lokhu kuholela ezimpini zamaqembu phakathi kwendawo nangaphezulu kwesisekelo sokuphakelayo. Izimpi zezilwane ziyesabeka kakhulu, yonke yesihlanu yama-meerkat alwayo afela kuzo. Ngasikhathi sinye, izinsikazi zivikela imisele yazo ikakhulukazi ngonya, ngoba lapho kufa umndeni, izitha zivame ukubulala wonke amawundlu ngaphandle kokuhlukile.
AmaMerkats angena ekulweni kuphela nabameli bohlobo lwawo. Ezinyamazaneni zizama ukucasha endaweni yokukhosela noma zibaleke. Lapho kuvela inyamazane emkhakheni wayo wokubona, lesi silwane sibika lokhu ezihlotsheni ngezwi ukuze wonke umhlambi usazi futhi ungaphephela.
Isimo sabantu kanye nezinhlobo zezinhlobo
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Naphezu kokushona kwendalo okuphezulu, ama-meykak ayizinhlobo ezinobungozi obuncane bokuqothulwa. Namuhla, cishe azikho engozini, futhi inani lezinhlobo lizinze kakhulu. Kepha ngasikhathi sinye, ngentuthuko ethuthukayo yezolimo kwamanye amazwe aseNingizimu Afrika, indawo yokuhlala yezilwane iyancipha, nendawo yazo yemvelo iyaphazamiseka.
Ukungenelela okuthe xaxa komuntu kungashuba isimo. Kepha ngenkathi ama-meerkats eyinhlobo echumayo futhi engafakwanga kunoma yiziphi i-Red Book. Azikho izinyathelo nezinyathelo ezithathwayo ukuvikela nokuvikela lezi zilwane.
Ubungako besilinganiso sezilwane bungafinyelela abantu abayi-12 ngekhilomitha ngalinye. I-optimum evela endaweni yokubukwa kososayensi ibhekwa njengobuningi babantu abangu-7.3 ngekhilomitha elilodwa lesikwele. Ngaleli nani, inani le-meerkat limelana kakhulu nama-cataclysms nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Izilwane zithathelwa kalula, ngakho-ke zivame ukuba yinto yezitolo emazweni amaningi ase-Afrika. Ukususwa kwalezi zilwane endle akunawo nomthelela kubantu bazo ngenxa yokuqina kwazo okukhulu. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi i-meerkat ukungasabi abantu. Zisetshenziswa kakhulu ezivakashini kangangokuba ziyekelele zize ziklanywe. Basondela kumuntu ngaphandle kokwesaba, futhi bazimisele kakhulu ukuthola “izipho” ezimnandi ezivela kubavakashi.