Impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika ingeyomndeni wama-canine futhi iyingxenye yohlobo lwe-fox. Ihlala eSewula Afrika ngobubanzi obuhlukahlukeneko. Lawa yiBotswana, iNamibia, eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Angola, eZimbabwe, naseNingizimu Afrika. Emashumini eminyaka amuva nje, uhla lwendawo yokuhlala luye lwanda ngasentshonalanga lubheke ogwini lwe-Atlantic. Iphinde yandiswa eMpumalanga Kapa ibheke ogwini loLwandlekazi i-Indian. Indawo yendawo enamathafa otshani anama-thickets angavamile kanye nogwadule oluyisihlahla.
Ukubukeka
Abesilisa bakhulu kakhulu kunabesifazane. Ubude bomzimba buhlukahluka kusuka ku-45 kuya ku-60 cm. Umsila ubude bawo buyi-30-40 cm.Ubude bawo obuphakathi bufika ku-34.8 cm.Ukuphakama lapho kubuna khona ngu-29- cm cm. Isisindo singama-3.5-5 kg. Ngasikhathi sinye, abesilisa bakhulu kunama-300 g kunabesifazane ngokwesilinganiso. Umbala wezikhumba emuva ungwevu wesiliva. Ezinhlangothini nasiswini kukhanya nge-tish ephuzi. Umsila muhle futhi umnyama ngesinqe esimnyama. Kukhona amabala amnyama ngemuva okhalweni kanye nomucu omfishane omnyama esicongweni se-muzzle.
Ukuzala kanye nokuphila isikhathi eside
Abamele lezi zinhlobo bakha ngamabili ngazimbili. Abesifazane bayakwazi ukukhiqiza inzalo unyaka wonke, kepha inani eliphakeme lokuzala likhona ngo-Agasti - Okthoba. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-51-53. Kwilitha elilodwa, ngokwesilinganiso, kukhona amawundlu ama-3. Izindawo ezihlukanisayo zingaqukatha izingane ezisanda kuzalwa ezi-6. Insikazi ibeletha emgodini noma emithini eluhlaza. Ukuncelisa ubisi kuthatha amasonto angama-6-8. Kumaviki awu-16, izimpungushe sezivele zikwazi ukuzingela zodwa, kepha zizimela ngokuphelele lapho sezinezinyanga ezi-5. Ukuthomba kwenzeka ezinyangeni eziyi-9. Endle, impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika ihlala iminyaka eyi-10.
Ukuziphatha Nempilo
Ubusuku. Umsebenzi omkhulu ubonakala ngokushesha ngemuva kokushona kwelanga nangaphambi kokusa. Ntambama, izilwane ziphumula emiseleni engaphansi komhlaba noma eziminyeni eziminyene. Imisele izimba ngokwayo, kepha imvamisa imila imisele yemisele nezinye izilwane. Uhlala wedwa noma ngababili - abesilisa nabesifazane. Kepha ukudla ngambhangqwana onjalo kuhlale kunombiwa futhi kudliwe ngokwehlukana. Banamasimu abo. Benza umsindo wokukhonkotha. Uma kwenzeka ingozi yanda. Lapho ijabule, impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika iphakamisa umsila wayo. Iphakama, iphakama intokozo.
Ukudla kusemhlabeni jikelele. Izinyamazane ezibaluleke kakhulu yizinti ezincane. Ngasikhathi sinye, amabhungane nesikhonyane nakho kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokudla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kudliwa izinyoni, izilobe, izinyosi. Okusuka ekudleni kwesitshalo kungabizwa ngokuthi izithelo nemifino yasendle. Izinguquko ekudleni zihlobene nezinkathi zonyaka kanye nokutholakala kwephango. Uma kunokudla okuningi, khona-ke izilwane zikubeka endaweni yokugcina.
Isimo sokuLondolozwa
Ukulahleka kwendawo ngenxa yemisebenzi yabantu kuyisongo esikhulu esivamile ezilwaneni eziningi zase-Afrika. Ngasikhathi sinye, izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika azinasimo esisengcupheni. Ngokuphikisana nalokho, ukunwetshwa komhlaba wezolimo kudale indawo yokuhlala efanele futhi kuholele ekwandeni kwebanga lalezinhlobo. Lezi zimpungushe ezincane zilawula ukwanda okuncane kwamagundane bese kusizakala abantu.
IVulpes chama (A. Smith, 1833)
Ububanzi: INingizimu Afrika, iNamibia, iBotswana, eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Angola, okungenzeka iLesotho neSwaziland.
Engxenyeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Angola ifinyelela indawo engaba ngu-15 ° N. Emashumini eminyaka amuva nje, le nhlobo inwebise ibanga layo laya eningizimu-ntshonalanga, lapho ifinyelela ogwini loLwandlekazi i-Atlantic nolwandle i-Indian Ocean. Ukunwetshwa kobubanzi ngasempumalanga yeCapethi kuyabhalwa phansi. Isimo eSwazini asicaci kahle, kepha bangahlala eningizimu-ntshonalanga, ngoba izinhlobo zitholakala ezindaweni eziseduzane nenyakatho nentshonalanga Kwazulu-natal, indawo yokuhlala akuqinisekiswa eLesotho, kodwa kungenzeka. Amarekhodi angaphambi kokuhlala entshonalanga yeZimbabwe neMozambiki awaqinisekisiwe futhi kubhekwe ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi la marekhodi asebenza.
Impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika inokwakheka okuncane nomsila omfushane onompipi omnyama. Abesilisa cishe abesifazane abangaba ngu-5%.
EsiFundazweni sangaphambilini seCape, ubude bomzimba nezinhloko zabesilisa zingama-55.4 cm (45.0-61.0), izinsikazi zingu-55.3 cm (51.0-62.0), kanti ubude bomsila wamadoda buyi-34.8 cm (30.0- 40.6), izinsikazi zingu-33.8 cm (25.0-39.0), ukuphakama kwamahlombe kwabesilisa ngo-13.1 cm (12.3-14.0), izintokazi ngo-12,6 cm (11.5-14.0 ), ukuphakama kwendlebe kwabesilisa kungamasentimitha angama-9.8 (9.0-11.0), izintokazi 9.7 cm (8.7-10.5), isisindo sabesilisa yi-2.8 kg (2.0-4.2), abesifazane 2,5 kg (2.0-4.0).
Umbala ojwayelekile wezingxenye ezingenhla ungwevu onsundu wesiliva. Ikhanda, emuva kwezindlebe ezinde, phansi kwemilenze kusuka kubomvu onsundu kuya ku-brownish brown. Ezizalweni kukhona izigaxa zezinwele ezimhlophe ezigxile kakhulu ezihlathini, imiphetho yezindlebe ibuye ihlangane nezinwele ezimhlophe. Kungahle kube nendawo emnyama emnyama ngenhla naphakathi kwamehlo nasesipheni sesifumbu. Isifuba esingenhla sibomvu, izitho zomzimba ezingezansi zimhlophe qwa, ziphuzi njalo. Ingxenye engenhla yemilenze yangaphambili ibomvu ophuzi, iba paler njengoba incipha, inendawo emnyama emaceleni emathangeni emilenzeni yangemuva. Ngokuvamile, izinwele ezisemzimbeni zithambile, zinoxhaxha olungaphansi lwezinwele ze-wavy (ezingaba ngu-25 mm ubude), zimbozwe ungqimba oluvikelekile lwezinwele ngazinye ngokwesilinganiso zingama-45 mm, ezokugcina ikakhulukazi zimnyama, kepha ezinezisekelo ezikhanyayo futhi zihlanganiswe nesiliva. Izinwele ezimfishane ze-tactile ezinde zihlakazeka phezu koboya bomzimba. Ngesikhathi sokuncibilikisa, kusukela ngo-Okthoba kuze kube nguDisemba, iningi lejazi lokuzivikela liyalahleka, okunikeza izimpungushe ukubukeka okubonakala ngathi buthuntu futhi akubonakali. Indawo engenhla yama-paws i-fawn ephuzi obomvana ukubomvu. Imiphetho yangaphambili, ebukhali, egobekile, cishe 15 mm kujika. Phakathi kwemicamelo yama-paws, kukhulunywa ngezinwele ezikhulayo. Umsila mkhulu kakhulu ngezinwele ngazinye zifinyelela ku-55 mm ubude. Izinwele zomsila ezansi zingwevu ezimhlophe, kepha lapho amathiphu ebanzi noma emnyama. Kude kude, ukubukeka okujwayelekile komsila kuvela ebumnyameni kuya kofishi obumnyama kakhulu, yize umsila ubukeka ubushelelezi ezandleni.
Isigaxa mncane futhi siphakeme. Ama-fangs amade, acashile futhi agobile kakhulu, ama-molars amabili aphezulu abanzi, njengento evumelana nokuchotshozwa.
Abesifazane banezimbambo ezi-3 zezingono, i-inguinal eyodwa ne-2 esiswini.
Inani le-chromosomes alaziwa.
Akukho okubhaliselwe.
Izinhlobo ziningi ezindaweni eziphakathi nendawo nasentshonalanga kweNingizimu Afrika. Ihlala ikakhulu ezindaweni ezomile nezomile, kepha kwezinye izindawo, njenge-finbosh entshonalanga yesiFundazwe saseNingizimu Afrika, lolu hlobo luwela ezindaweni ezinemvula ephakeme kanye nezimila eziminyene.
Ihlanganiswa kakhulu nezindawo ezivulekile, kufaka phakathi amadlelo, izindawo ezinotshani ezinamathafa asakazekile kanye nezindawo ezinamahlathi amancane, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezomile zeKaru, iKalahari nangaphandle kwogwadule lwaseNamib. Zingena ngotshani obuminyene obucwathile zingene endaweni ephansi ye-finbosh entshonalanga Kapa, kanjalo nasendaweni enkulu yezolimo etholakala emaphaketheni ezilondolozwe zemvelo. Lapha badla emasimini alimekayo futhi atshaliwe ebusuku. Emaphethelweni asempumalanga ogwadule lwaseNamib eNamibia, izimpungushe zihlala emadwaleni nasezinkanyezi, ziphuma ziye emathafeni angenamatshe ebusuku. EBotswana, aqoshwa emathafeni e-acacia, emadlelweni amafushane otshani, futhi ikakhulukazi emaphethelweni eziteshi ezingashoni zonyaka, kanye nasemasimini avuniwe namadlelo akhula ngokweqile. Enkabeni yeKara South Africa, bahlala emathafeni, kanye nasemigqumeni yamatshe aphansi kanye namadwala. IFree State iningi kakhulu ezindaweni ezinemvula engaphansi kwama-500 mm, yize iKwaZulu-Natali yayiqoshwe phakathi kuka-1000 no-1500 m ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, lapho imvula ilinganiselwa kuma-720-760 mm.
Njengomthetho, izinhlobo zezitshalo zisatshalaliswa kakhulu engxenyeni ebalulekile yobubanzi bawo, yize ukulawulwa kwezilwane eziyinkinga kuholele ekunciphiseni kwabantu kwezinye izifunda. Izilinganiso zitholakala kuphela esiFundazweni saseFree State saseNingizimu Afrika, lapho isilinganiso sobukhulu bezimpungushe ezi-0.3 ngekhilomitha sisonke sinabantu ababalelwa ezinkulungwaneni ezingama-31.
Isayensi yemvelo yaseNingizimu Afrika ayifundiswanga kahle, imininingwane eminingi evela ocwaningweni olulodwa olwenziwe nguBester (1982) eFree State. Izimpungushe zihlala ngambili. Kubukeka sengathi imingcele yezindawo abahlala kuyo iyagcwala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinamaphango amaningi, yize indawo evikelekile ihlala iyindawo enomkhawulo ezungeze umgede onamabhu. Iziza zasekhaya zingama-1.0-4.6 km-4 futhi zingahluka ngokuya ngobuningi bemvula nenani lokudla.
Ukuzwa kahle kusikisela ukutholwa okungcono kwezinja nezitha. Umsebenzi wasebusuku ungasebenza ukunciphisa ukwehla, ikakhulukazi kusuka kwabakudla emini enkulu (njengoba kusikiselwe i-Afghan fox Vulpes cana).
Ukuxhumeka okuyinhloko kwezwi kuqukethe ukukhalaza okuphezulu okuphela ku-bark ebukhali. Impungushe iyakwazi ukukhonkotha lapho isondela emgodini ngemidlwane yomhlaseli ongaba khona. Izinkulumo zesisonga se-muzzle kanye nomsila zibamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekukhulumisaneni okubukwayo.
Yize impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika ihlala emibhangqwaneni eminyene, imfoloko yenziwa ngamunye. Ngezikhathi ezithile kuphela lapho zingahlangana ngamaqembu mahhala ukuze zondle emthonjeni wokudla owanele. Ukondliwa cishe komsebenzi wobusuku bonke, onamaphawu nje emva kokushona kwelanga kanye nje ngaphambi kokusa. Ukuphanga okuningi kutholakala ngokumba ngokushesha ngama-paws angaphambili, ngokuvamile ngaphambi kokulalela okunzulu. Kujwayelekile ukufihla inyamazane.
Ukudla kwempungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika kunobubanzi obuhlukahlukene, kufaka namagundane amancane (amagundane), ama hares, repitles, izinyoni, ama-invertebrates nezinye izithelo zasendle. Ukuhlaziywa kokuqukethwe kwezisu zesisu ezingama-57 eziqoqwe ezindaweni eziningi zasentshonalanga kanye nasenkabeni yeNingizimu Afrika (iSifundazwe SaseCape Town esedlule) kukhombisile ukuthi izinduku ziyinto ebaluleke kakhulu yezinyamazane ezivela ezincelisayo, amabhungane (izibungu nabantu abadala) notshani obalwa ngobuningi babantwana abadliwayo. Ezinye izifundo ezidliwayo ezivela eBotswana, eFree State, esifundazweni sangaphambilini saseTransvaal, kanye naseNingizimu Afrika iyonke ziveze isimo esifanayo. Izinyoni nezilwane ezihuquzelayo kwesinye isikhathi nazo zifakiwe ekudleni, kepha azibalulekile. Izinhlobo ezinkulu kakhulu zezinyamazane zasendle zifaka ama-hares (i-Lepus spp.) Kanye ne-strider (Pedetes capensis). Ukusetshenziswa kwenyamazane kubonakala kukhombisa ukutholakala kwayo nokwehluka kwesizini ngobuningi bayo. Kufakwe ekudleni kukhona i-carrion futhi kwesinye isikhathi amawundlu amancane nezingane.
Ukubikezelwa kwento emayelana nemfuyo, ikakhulukazi amawundlu angaphansi kwamasonto amathathu ubudala, kubhalwe phansi. Kodwa-ke, akuvamisile ukuthi kudliwe izaqathe nokuthi kudliwe nini. Okungenani kwezinye izindawo, izinga lomonakalo liyeqisa. Imvamisa amawundlu abulawa yimpungushe akuvamile ukuba nezinsuku ezingaphezu kwezine. Ukulahleka okukhulu kwamawundlu kusuka ku-mbumbulu kubhalwe eFree State, lapho ngo-1982 kwavezwa ukuthi izimpungushe zingabulala amawundlu angama-4.5%.
Ukuzala kabusha kwezinye izindawo akuyona inkathi, kwezinye - kuyisizini. Izinhlobo eziningi zokuzala zenzeka entwasahlobo nasehlobo, ngo-Agasti nangoSepthemba entshonalanga neNingizimu Afrika futhi kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba, ziphezulu kakhulu ngoSepthemba eFree State. Ekudingisweni ePitoli, ukuzalwa kwengane kwaqoshwa phakathi maphakathi no-Septhemba kuya maphakathi no-Okthoba.
EKalahari, ukuzalanisa kubonakala ezinyangeni zasentwasahlobo nasehlobo. Ezifundazweni zaseNtshonalanga naseNyakatho Kapa, abancane nabancane bahlangana ngoNovemba nangoDisemba.
Ukukhulelwa cishe izinsuku ezingama-52. Ubukhulu beLitha eFree State bungama-2.9 (1-6), eKalahari 2.8 (2-4). Imidlwane izalwa ngemisele ebhajwe enhlabathini enesihlabathi ngokwayo noma ikhule, ihlwe nge-strider noma i-aardvark (Orycteropus afer). Kuyaziwa futhi ukuthi izimpungushe zisebenzisa imifantu, imivimbo phakathi kwamatshe, futhi kwesinye isikhathi imifino eminyene yabesilisa abasebenza kuyo. Ukushintshwa komgodi kuhlotshaniswa nokuvimbela ukunqwabelana kwama-parasites, noma ngokufaka okungahle kudliwe yizidlakudla.
Owesilisa udlisa insikazi ngeviki lokuqala nelesibili ngemuva kokuzalwa, khona-ke bobabili abazali banakekela imidlwane, yize umphakeli ophambili wokudla kungowesifazana. Akunabasizi ezindlini zamalail. Bobabili abazali bavikela imidlwane kubantu abangase bahlaselwe. Futhi, bobabili abazali banakekela imidlwane ekuqaleni, yize-ke owesilisa eshiya umndeni. Akukaziwa ukuthi owesilisa uhlala isikhathi esingakanani neqembu lomndeni.
Imidlwane ihlala eduzane nomgodi ize ikwazi ukulandela umama wayo, iqale ukuzingela ineminyaka engaba ngu-16 ubudala, zizimele kunina futhi ihluke lapho ineminyaka engaba mihlanu. Ukuthomba kufinyelelwa ezinyangeni eziyi-9.
ENingizimu yeKalahari, kwaqoshwa umgodi ovamile. EFree State ngonyaka we-1982, kwatholakala udoti owodwa, onamachwane ayi-8, okungenzeka abonisa isimo esifanayo.
Impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika iyazwela i-aardvark (Proteles cristata), i-jackal enekhanda elimnyama (i-Canis meomelas) ne-fox enkulukazi (Octocyon megalotis), futhi ukuncintisana kungakhawulela umkhawulo wabantu bayo. Noma kunjalo, kunokuhlukaniswa okwanele komsebenzi ngesikhathi, isikhala nokudla ukuze kuqinisekwe ukuhlala kwabo kwalaba bantu abazingelayo.
Kungenzeka ukuthi i-jackal backed (i-Canis mesomelas) incintisana futhi idla ezinye izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika ngezikhathi ezithile. Kungenzeka ukuthi abanye abazingeli, njenge-caracal (Caracal caracal), nabo bancintisana. Lapho izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika zihlangana nezimbangi ezingaba khona njenge-jackal emnyama, umehluko othile ekusebenziseni inyamazane uyabonakala. Kodwa-ke, ebangeni eliningi lempungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika, izidlamlilo ezinkulu zacekelwa phansi noma amanani abo ancishiswa kakhulu.
Kuqoshwe amacala ayi-2 okwenziwa ngu-jackal omnyama kanye no-1 ingwe (uPanthera pardus) eKalahari.
Izinga lokufa kwezimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika lincike kakhulu ekulweni nezilwane ezinenkinga, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu Afrika naseningizimu Namibia. Esikhathini esedlule, izinombolo ezilungile impela zezilwane eziyinkinga kakhulu ezazibulawa ngesikhathi sokulawulwa zazigcinwa emakilabhini okuzingela nasezinhlanganweni. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva nje, amakilabhu amaningi okuzingela asuswe ngaphandle, futhi izindlela zokulawula, ikakhulu, zenziwa ngabalimi ngabodwana.
Ngethuba, izikhumba zingabonakala ezitolo eziseNingizimu Afrika naseNamibia, kodwa inani lezikhumba zokuhweba lincane kakhulu. E-Botswana, izikhumba zale mpungushe nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane zisetshenziselwa ukwenziwa kwezingubo zokulala (i-caross) yendabuko, kepha akukho datha akhona. Ukukhiqizwa kwenqwaba yezingubo zokulala kungenzeka kunciphise kakhulu isidingo sezikhumba zezilwane.
Ukushona kwezimoto ezihamba emigwaqweni kuphansi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa nobunzima bempungushe. Izimpungushe ezinkulu zihlala zikhanya njalo, kanti izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika zivame ukuphenduka zihambe.
Izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika ziyahlaselwa amarabi, kodwa hhayi ngezinga elifanayo nezinye izilwane ezincelisayo.
Isikhathi sokuphila asaziwa, kepha asikho ngaphezu kweminyaka engu-7 endle, yize abanye ababhali bebonisa kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-10. Njengoba isikhathi sokuphila ekudingisweni singafundwanga ngokuningiliziwe, iminyaka ephezulu ayaziwa.
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Impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika (lat. Vulpa chama) yilungu elincane kunazo zonke lesigaba seCaniformia ezwenikazi lase-Afrika. Ngobukhulu, kufana nekati elijwayelekile lasekhaya. Umzimba omncane, umsila we-fluffy nezindlebe ezinkulu kumnika ukubukeka obuhle obuxakile. Ubizwa nangokuthi yiCape noma iSilver Fox.
Ukuziphatha
Impungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika ijwayelekile eNingizimu Afrika ngaphandle kwezifunda ezingasogwini eduze nolwandle i-Indian. Ihlala eZimbabwe, Angola, South Africa nase Namibia. Isibalo esikhulu kunazo zonke siseLesotho. Okokuxazululwa, impungushe ikhetha indawo evulekile kakhulu esifundeni se-savannah, se-semi-desert futhi phakathi kwe-finbosh (shrubbery esifundeni saseCape).
Umhlaseli uya ngokuzingela ngokuvamile eyedwa futhi ebusuku. Iningi lezilwane lihlala emindenini eyodwa noma emaqenjini emindeni. Eqenjini lemindeni kukhona izihlobo ezisondelene, zazo ezinsikazi ezivame ukunakekela isizukulwane esisesincane. Indawo yasekhaya yombhangqwana oshadile ingaqala ukusuka kumamitha-skwele ayi-1.5 kuye kwayi-4,5. km futhi ihlangana kancane nezingxenye zabanye abantu. Imingcele yezinto zabo, lezi izimpungushe aziqaphi futhi azikhombisi ubutha obukhulu ngokweqile kwezihlobo.
Umsoco
Izimpungushe zidla amagundane, izibankwa, izilwanyane kanye nezithelo. Zidla futhi izinambuzane ngentshiseko, ikakhulukazi njengezimbungulu namahlume. Ngezikhathi ezithile ukuzingela onogwaja. Ngesikhathi sokuzingela, izilwane ezidla ezinye zakha ijubane elikhudlwana, zisebenzisa umsila omude njenge-balancer ekujikeni. Uma kudliwa ngaphandle kokuphakelwa, zingadla ngo-carrion kanye nodoti ku-landfill.
Naphezu kosayizi wayo omncane, le mpungushe iyakwazi ukubulala iwundlu elinezinyanga ezintathu, kepha amacala anjalo awanqabile.
Ngokucophelela uzama ukungangqubuzani nabalimi bendawo futhi uthatha lesi sinyathelo kuphela ezimeni ezihlukile.
Ukuzala
Izimpungushe zaseNingizimu Afrika zizala unyaka wonke. Bakha umndeni kaningi kube kanye empilweni. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-51-52. Owesilisa uletha ukudla kowesifazane emavikini amabili okuqala emva kokuzalwa kwenzalo. Emva kwalokho, uvame ukumshiya isikhathi sokunakekelwa kwengane.
Izinga eliphakeme lokuzalwa liwela esikhathini kusuka ngo-Okthoba kuya kuJanuwari. Owesifazane oyedwa uza namawundlu angenqunu ayisithupha anesisindo esukela ku-50 kuye kwayi-100. I-lair isemgodini lapho izingane zihlala khona kuze kube izinyanga ezine. Ngemuva kwalokho baqala ukubamba iqhaza ekuzingeleni okuhlanganyelwe nonina.
Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyi-1.5-2 zokuqeqeshwa, izimpungushe ziyakwazi ukuzondla futhi zishiya umama wazo. Bakhula ngokobulili ezinyangeni eziyi-9, bese amasayizi abantu abadala afinyelela unyaka ubudala.
Incazelo
Ubude bomzimba bungamasentimitha angama-50-55, ukuphakama kokubuna akudluli ku-30-33 cm. Isisindo esijwayelekile singama-2,6 kg. Umzimba uguquguquka kakhulu. Umsila omude we-fluffy ngaphezulu kwengxenye yomzimba. Isihloko somsila simnyama.
Uboya emuva abupendwe ngwempunga yesiliva. Ikhanda libomvu. Umzimba ophansi ulula. Isiphundu sesokubekeka eduze kwempumulo nengaphakathi lezindlebe simhlophe. Kukhona ibala elimnyama phakathi kwamehlo. Imilenze incane futhi yinde.
Isikhathi sokuphila kwempungushe yaseNingizimu Afrika ngokwemvelo cishe siyiminyaka eyi-6. Ekuthunjweni, ngokunakekelwa okuhle, abantu abaningi basinda kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-10.