Izilwane ezithakazelayo zihlala eKalahiri - meerkats, ziphila ngesisekelo "esisodwa kubo bonke futhi sonke ngesisodwa."

IMeerkat iyisihlobo esiseduze sama-mongoose, inemilenze emifushane, umzimba omncane nezindala ezinde eziguqiselwe ukumba.

Lezi zilwane zihlala emakoloni afinyelela abantu abangama-40-50. Ikoloni linobukhosi obuqinile. KumaMerkats, insikazi eyinhloko - wonke umuntu uyamlalela. Leli koloni liqukethe amawundlu kanye nezilwane ezindala ezangeniswa kule koloni.

Incazelo nendlela yokuphila

Isisekelo sokudla kwe-meerkat izinambuzane nezimpawu ezincane zezinyawo, futhi ukuze uzithole uthola ogwadule, kufanele ugaye esihlabathini, kodwa ngekhala lakho elingcwatshwe emhlabathini, ngeke ububone ubungozi, futhi uzoba yisisulu somphangi.

Ukuze zivikeleke, ama-mehendi asungule uhlelo lokuhlola olusebenza ngempumelelo kakhulu. Elinye lamalungu ekholoni lenza umsebenzi wonogada, kanti abanye bazifunela ukudla, ubuka okwenzeka esifundeni. Unogada uhlala enza imisindo ekhethekile, ethule - kusho ukuthi konke kuthulekile, futhi ngokukhamuluka - ukhombisa indlela yengozi.

Unogada udinga umbono omuhle, wale nhloso umerkat ukhuphuka esihlahleni, lapho ahlela khona ukuthunyelwa kwakhe kokubukwa. AmaMerkats anombono obukhali kakhulu, ayakwazi ukubona inyoni edla inyama uma ibonakala iphuzu nje elincane esibhakabhakeni.

Uma umgadi we-meerkat edinga ukuphumula, khona-ke ukusayina lokhu bese ngokushesha ethathelwa indawo omunye unogada.

Emini, ugwadule lwaseKalahari lushisa ngokungabekezeleleki, izinga lokushisa elangeni lifinyelela ku-70 ° C, ngakho-ke ama-meerkats aphumula phakathi nosuku, futhi adle ekuseni noma kusihlwa, lapho ukushisa kuncipha.

AmaMerkats angabazingeli, kepha awazingeli, njengamabhubesi, kepha athola ukudla ngaphansi kwempumulo zawo. AmaMerkats anomqondo omfishane wokumamatheka, ayakwazi ukuhogela inyamazane ngaphansi kwengqimba yesihlabathi futhi ngokushesha awukhiphe. Ekusukeni kokusa kuphela i-meerkat eyodwa imba imigodi engama-400, kanti isisindo sesihlabathi esimbiwe nguye lidlula elaso izikhathi ezingama-50.

AmaMerkats adla konke ahlangana nakho, kepha ikakhulukazi izinambuzane, nokho, ukudla akuthandayo kungama-scorpion. I-scorpion ibukeka iyesabeka kakhulu, ukugwinya kwayo kuyesabisa, kepha kumerkats kulula ukuyihlasela. Okokuqala, ama-meerkats asabela umbani, futhi okwesibili, athuthukisa ukungalingani nobuhlungu be-scorpion, futhi uma kwenzeka, kuzoba buhlungu, kepha hhayi ukubulala i-meerkat.

AmaMerkats abamba izimbobo ezijulile hhayi nje kuphela lapho efuna ukudla, abuye alungiselele nemisele ebekiwe uma kwenzeka ungasindisa impilo yakho ngokubalekela inyamazane.

AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezihleleke kahle; asondela kahle endabeni yokulondolozwa nokukhulisa inzalo. Ama-Cuba anezinsuku ezimbalwa kakhulu ubudala asengozini enkulu, amehlo abo asanda kuvulwa futhi abakwazi ukuhamba, ngakho-ke ama-meykathi amadala awabashiyi benganakekelwa umzuzu.

Izingane zinomeluleki, umsebenzi wakhe ukunakekela izikhathi ezincane, ukuzivikela, futhi uma kungenzeka kube nengozi, zinikeze i-alamu ngendlela esifike ngesikhathi. Kungumsebenzi womeluleki ukufundisa izingane imfanelo yokuzingela. Umeluleki ukhombisa izingane ukuthi zingabhekana kanjani nezinyamazane ukuze zikwazi ukuwenza buthakathaka, ngokwesibonelo, isithako, okuyisidlo esithandwa kakhulu se-meerkat.

Ekoloni le-meerkat, wonke umuntu kufanele enze umsebenzi othile: ukugaya, ukugada, noma ukunakekela izingane. Lapha wonke umuntu usebenza ngokubambisana.

Incazelo yamaMerkats

Meerkats - omunye wabamele abancane kakhulu be-mongoose. Lezi zilwane ezihlikihla zihlala emakoloni, inani labo elivama ukwedlula abantu abangama-30. Ukuxhumana kwabo kuthuthukiswa kakhulu - ngokusho kososayensi, olimini lwe “Meerkat” kunezinhlanganisela zemisindo okungenani eziyi-10.

Buka futhi ndoda

AmaMerkats ayizidalwa ezincane ezinhle ngokumangazayo ezibangela ukumamatheka. Abantu base-Afrika banezinkolelo ezimbili ezihambisana nama-meerkat. Ngokuhambisana nenye yazo, izilwane zibizwa ngokuthi yizingelosi zelanga. Futhi hhayi ngoba bathanda ukucwilisa ilanga lase-Afrika ekuseni. Kukholakala ukuthi zivikela izindawo zokuhlala nezinkomo ezilwaneni zenyanga, ezihlasela abantu nezilwane (amademoni enyanga mhlawumbe angamalulwane). Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhlalisa eduze kwezindawo ezifuywayo, ama-meerkats asusa indawo yofezela kanye nezinyoka ezinobuthi, ezidliwayo. Ama-Meerkats ayathanjiswa kalula, futhi ngezinye izikhathi abantu bendawo baqala izindlu zabo ukuvikela amakhaya abo ezilwaneni ezinobuthi.

Ngokwenye inganekwane, imiphefumulo yabafi yathuthela eMerkat, yingakho lezi zilwane zinomusa omkhulu kubantu. Isilwane esihloliwe singama emilenzeni yaso yasemuva isikhathi eside, futhi sisuka kude neqembu lezilwane eliqaphile imisindo yasogwadule lingahle lithathwe abesilisa abancane abanesizungu. Kulokhu kwesinye isikhathi babizwa ngokuthi "abantu abancane." Futhi sibonga ukuphaphama okukhonjiswe ngumndeni we-meerkat, bathola esinye isidlaliso sothando: "u-sendinel desert."

Ukusatshalaliswa kanye nendawo yokuhlala

AmaMerkat ahlala ezindaweni ezomile nezisogwadule zaseNingizimu Afrika, entshonalanga yeLake Chad, enyakatho nomfula. I-Orange, kufaka phakathi ugwadule lwaseKalahari. Lezi zilwane zigwema amahlathi namahlathi aminyene. Bakhetha inhlabathi enesihlabathi, okumbiwa kuyo imisele ejulile nenamagatsha - amadolobha angaphansi komhlaba kwesinye isikhathi ahamba amamitha ayi-2 ekujuleni. Kwesinye isikhathi ama-meykats asebenzisa imisele eyilahliwe yesikwati sobumba sase-Afrika. Uma izilwane zihlala esifundeni sezintaba, khona-ke imihume yamatshe isebenza njengezindawo zokukhosela.

Ukubukeka kanye ne-morphology

Izilwane ezincane ezinomusa, ezincane kunazo zonke ku-subfamily mongoose: ubude bazo bungamasentimitha angama-50-60 kuphela, cishe nengxenye ewela emsileni, futhi isisindo sabantu abakhulu kuphela abafinyelela ku-1 kg. Izinsikazi zikhulu kancanyana kunabesilisa. Ukusuka kwamanye ama-mongooses, ama-meykats ahlukaniswa imilenze ephakeme, i-paws ezinezinyawo ezine, umsila oqinile, ofakwe yonke indawo ngobude bezinwele ezinde nokungabikho kwezinyo lokuqala lempande yamanga. Imilenze yalesi silwane inezimpawu ezinhle kakhulu: ihlome ngezihlakala ezinde futhi eziqinile, okuthi ikakhulukazi ezintanjeni zangaphambili, zithole ukuthuthukiswa okunjengalikho elinye ilungu lomndeni. Ngosizo lwalezipele ezinamandla, i-meerkat igaya kalula izindinyana ezijulile, ikhiphe ukudla futhi ihlomise indawo yokuhlala.

I-Meerkat fur is a coarse, ene-tint ephuzi, ngokumelene nale ingemuva kusuka emuva ingemisho emnyama eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi engenalo uhlaka olucacile. Emilenzeni ijazi ligqamile, esiswini nasesifubeni kuyabukeka, kushubhu, izindebe, isilevu nezihlathi kubamhlophe, ichopho lesibaya, indandatho izungeze amehlo, izindlebe nesihloko somsila kumnyama. Amehlo anophawu omkhulu oyindilinga ne-iris emdaka.

AmaMerkats anomqondo omnandi kakhulu wephunga, okudingekile ukusesha izinambuzane ezimba esihlabathini ziye ekujuleni okukhulu, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesomiso. Ama-vibrissae amade ebusweni abasiza ukuba bakwazi ukuhamba emhubheni omnyama wezimbobo.

Izilwane zinamehlo abukhali, okwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuqaphela inyamazane ikude. Imibuthano emnyama ezungeze amehlo ibamba i-ultraviolet eyeqile, ukuze ama-meykats abukeke cishe elangeni. Zinezinkophe zesithathu ezikhule ngokuqinile, ezivikela ngokuphepha amehlo esihlabathini.

Izici nendawo yokuhlala

I-Meerkat (kusuka kwi-Latin Suricata suricatta) noma imure enhle enomsila - isilwane esincanyana esivela emiyalweni yabazingeli bomndeni wama-mongoose.

Sincane kunazo zonke ngosayizi wezilwane kuwo wonke umndeni wakwa-mongoose, onezinhlobo ezingama-35. Ubude bomzimba wabo kuyaqabukela lifinyelela amasentimitha angama-35, enesisindo esifinyelela kuma-750 amagremu. Umsila wombala obomvu onesiqeshana esimnyama ubude bude bezilinganiso ezinjalo zomzimba - kuze kufike ku-20-25 cm.

Ikhanda lincane ngezindlebe eziyindilinga lifaka umqhele onsundu omnyama, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ngisho nombala omnyama. Imikhondo yamehlo inombala omnyama maqondana nawo wonke umzimba, ifana nezibuko, okwenza i-meerkat iyahlekisa.

Umbala wezinwele ezinde ezithambile kulesidumbu salomhlaseli ubomvu grey, kwesinye isikhathi asondele kolwolintshi. Inemilenze emincane emine, imilenze yangaphambili inezinqe ezinde. Njengawo wonke ama-mongooses, ama-meya angakhipha imfihlo yokungcola etholakala emgodini we-inguinal.

Ososayensi bahlukanisa lezi zilwane ezihlokweni ezintathu:

• Suricata suricatta suricatta
• Suricata suricatta marjoriae
• Suricata suricatta iona

Habitat Meerkats wezilwane kusatshalaliswa ezwekazini lase-Afrika eningizimu yekhwetha. Bahlala endaweni eshisayo neyomile ezindaweni eziwugwadule nezindawo eziseduze nabo.

Isimilo nendlela yokuphila

AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezigayayo, ebusuku acasha ngemigodi ejulile. Imisele, imvamisa, zizimba ngokwayo, futhi ukujula komgodi kuhlala kungamamitha elilodwa nesigamu okungenani. Okwakukhona vele okuvame ukuba matasa kakhulu, kuzihlomisela zona.

Ezindaweni ezinamadwala ezintabeni noma ezintabeni bahlala ezindaweni zemifantu nase emihumeni. Lezi izilwane ezincelisayo zichitha usuku lonke zifuna ukudla, zimba ezintsha noma zihlela izimbobo ezindala noma zimane zibhake elangeni, eziyithandayo ukukwenza.

AmaMerkats ayizilwane zenhlalo, ahlala eduka emakoloni, inani lakhona lifinyelela kubantu abangama-25-30, futhi bekukhona izinhlangano ezinkulu, lapho bekukhona izilwane ezincelisayo ezingaba ngu-60.

Ngokuvamile, ngokwemvelo, kuyaqabukela ukuthi izilwane ezidla ezinye ziphile impilo yobukoloni, mhlawumbe, ngaphandle kwama-meerkat, ngakho-ke ngamabhubesi kuphela anezinhlangano ezinobudlelwano ngendlela yamaphawu angaqhosha ngempilo yawo. Ekoloni le-meerkat kuhlala kuhlala kukhona umholi, futhi, okumangazayo ukuthi, umholi uhlala engowesifazane, ngakho-ke ukubusa matriarchy kubusa kulezi zilwane.

Lezi zidlova zivame ukuzingela ngamaqembu futhi ngasikhathi sinye zisabalalisa ngokusobala izibopho zomuntu ngamunye. Amanye amalungu eqembu emi emilenzeni yawo yangemuva efuna inyamazane, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ama-meerkats angaba sesimweni sokuqapha isikhathi eside, kanti amanye abamba inyamazane, okuyinto yokuqala ekhombisa ngohlobo lokukhala kwezwi.

Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ama-meerkats angabadli, ahlala futhi azingela ngamaqembu amakhulu.

Ukuba nomzimba ophakeme, esimeni sokuqapha, lezi zilwane zibukeka zihlekisa kakhulu zime ngemilenze yazo yangemuva, nezangaphambili, zehlela phansi. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, bezithombe bazama ukubamba lesi sithombe samahlaya ukuthola ihlumela elihle.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-meerkats ayizilwane ezikhathalela kakhulu, azinakekeli inzalo yazo nje kuphela, kepha anakekela nemindeni yeminye imindeni ehlala nayo koloni. Ezikhathini ezibandayo, ungabona iqembu lama-meerkats, ahlangana ndawonye ngenqwaba ukufudumala ngemizimba yawo, lokhu kungabonakala kalula kunqwaba isithombe sama-meerkats.

Umndeni we-meerkat uvame ukuba nezimbobo eziningana futhi uvame ukuzishintsha lapho kuvela ingozi noma lapho omunye umndeni uhlala khona maduze. Kwesinye isikhathi imichilo emidala iyashiywa ngoba ama-parasites ezalela kuwo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

AmaMerkats, njengawo wonke ama-mongooses, adume ngokuzingela izinyoka, kubandakanya nalawo anobuthi. Kukholelwa ngephutha ukuthi lezi zilwane azivikelwa yibuthi benyoka. Uma inyoka enjenge-cobra iluma i-meerkat, khona-ke izokufa, ubuhlakani besilwane bukhulu kakhulu kangangokuba kuyivelakancane kakhulu ukuba izidalwa ezinwabuzelayo ukwenza lokhu.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuthandwa kwabazingeli abancane abahlekisayo sekuyinto yokuthi ngonyaka ka-2012, i-cinema yase-Australia yakhipha imibhalo eyisithupha eqoqwe mayelana nama-meykats ibizwa nge- "Meerkats." Impilo enkulu yezidalwa ezincane ”(igama loqobo" Kalahari Meerkats ").

Kwamanye amazwe, abenzi befilimu nososayensi nabo abekho kude kakhulu nabase-Australia, ngakho-ke, amavidiyo amaningi anezilwane adutshuliwe emhlabeni.

Ukudla kweMerkat

Ukudla kwama-meerkats akucebile kakhulu, ngoba idlanzana lenyama yezilwane lihlala ezindaweni zazo zokuhlala. Ngokujwayelekile zidla izinambuzane ezahlukahlukene, izibungu zazo, amaqanda ezinyoni, izicabucabu, izichoko, izibungu nezinyoka.

Ukungena empini nge-scorpion, i-meerkat ekuqaleni iluma umsila wayo, oqukethe ubuthi, bese ibulala nes scorpion uqobo, ngaleyo ndlela ivikeleke enjeni.

Lezi zidla zifuna ukudla eduzane nemisele yazo, okuwukuthi, umbuthano wokufuna ukudla awuvamile ukudlula endaweni engamakhilomitha amabili kuya kwamathathu. Njengoba kunikezwe indawo yama-meerkat esimweni sezulu esomile, awahlupheki ngokuntuleka koketshezi, anakho okwenele ekwakhiweni kokudla kwezilwane, okusetshenziselwa ukudla.

Ukuzala kanye nokuphila isikhathi eside

Ukulungela ukuvundiswa kuma-meerkats abesifazane kutholakala ngonyaka wokuphila. Abanaso isizini esithile sokukhulelwa; lezi zilwane zizalela unyaka wonke. Ngonyaka, insikazi ingazala izingane ezintathu kuya kwezine.

Ukukhulelwa kowesifazane kuphuma cishe izinyanga ezimbili, emva kwalokho kuvela izilwanyana ezincane ezingaboni mink. Izinsana ezincane ezisanda kuzalwa zinesisindo esingu-25-40 kuphela. Inani lamawundlu elitha udoti livame ukuba ngu-4-5, kuya ngaphansi kwezilwane eziyi-7.

Ngemuva kwamasonto amabili ezelwe, izingane ziqala ukuvula amehlo azo futhi kancane kancane zijwayele ukuziphilisa. Izinyanga ezimbili zokuqala zokuphila kwabo, banceliswa ibele futhi ngemuva kwalokho baqale ukuzama ukudla izinambuzane ezincane, eziqale zilethwe kubo ngabazali noma abanye abantu abadala bomndeni wabo (abafowethu nodadewethu).

Iqiniso elihehayo! Mholi oyedwa kuphela wesifazane ongaletha inzalo emndenini, uma ezinye izinsikazi zikhulelwa futhi zilethe izingane, khona-ke owesifazana oqavile uzixosha emndenini wakhe ngakho-ke kufanele azakhele ezazo.

Endaweni evamile yasendle, lezi zilwane ziphila ngokwesilinganiso cishe iminyaka emihlanu. Izinyamazane ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi izinyoni, lesi silwane esincane esisihlelayo, zinethonya elikhulu kubantu base-meerkat. Ku-zoo kanye meerkats eyenziwe ekhaya phila isikhathi eside - kuze kufike ku-10-12 iminyaka.

Enye yezinkolelo zabantu base-Afrika ithi ama-mechk avikela inani labantu kanye nemfuyo kwezinye inyanga werewolves-werewolves, ngakho-ke abantu bendawo ngentokozo enkulu yezitshalo bahlala ekhaya.

Yize lezi zilwanyana ezincelisayo zingabahlaseli, zisheshe futhi zijwayele abantu nezimo zokudla zasekhaya ngokushesha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zilwane ziletha izinzuzo zangempela kubantu, zihlanza insimu yamakhaya abo nomhlaba wokutshala izinyoka ezinobuthi kanye nezinyoka.

Ngakho-ke, ukuthenga i-meerkat e-Afrika akunzima, noma yimuphi umthengisi wezilwane anganikeza abantu abaningana abazokhetha kubo. Ngokuvamile abanikazi bezilwane zasekhaya, kubandakanya nezwe lethu. Phela intengo ye-meerkat akubalulekanga kangako ngenxa yokuthi ayinaboya obalulekile futhi abadliwe ngabantu.

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 emindeni angabobutha phakathi kwawo ngaphezulu kwezindawo, futhi izimpi zivame ukuvela emingceleni yawo, zivame ukuphela ngomunyu okungenani okungenani i-meerkat. Eminye imithombo yesayensi ethandwayo ibona lesi silwane esincane njengolunye lwegazi elinamandla kakhulu: ngokuya ngemininingwane yabo, kuze kube sesihlanu esakhiweni sokufa kwezilwane kunikezwe imiphumela yokulwa nazo nomunye.

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.

Indlela 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 befika endaweni, umndeni uqala ukusula zonke izimbobo ezikhona emgodini.

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.

Mangakhi ama-meykats

Endle, isikhathi sokuphila kwama-meykats akuvamile ukuba sidlule iminyaka engama-6-8. Isilinganiso sokuphila esijwayelekile siyiminyaka engama-4-5. Izilwane zinezitha eziningi zemvelo, ezinquma ukuqina kwazo okuphezulu. Ekuthunjweni - ama-zoo, ngokulungiswa kwendlu - ama-meerkats angaphila iminyaka eyi-10-12. Ukushona ku-vivo kuphezulu kakhulu - ama-80% kwabancane futhi cishe angama-30% kubantu abadala. Isizathu sikulele kwe-infanticide ejwayelekile ngumuntu ophethe izikhulu zezinsikazi zezinye izintokazi.

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. Ukwenza isibonelo, lapho izilwane zimi ngemilenze yazo engemuva, noma lapho zixosha ukuhlaselwa yinyoka. Ngesikhathi sokulwa nenyoka, isilwane singasebenzisa umsila njengesihego negeythi engamanga.

Kulula kakhulu ukukala ubude bomzimba we-meerkat ngenkathi ebuka okuthile ngenkathi 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 kude nendawo yazo.

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, inomunyu futhi inamandla amakhulu. Iminwe yinde ngemichilo. Ngosizo lazo, ama-meerkats ayakwazi ukugaya umhlaba ngokushesha, abambe izimbobo, ahambe ngokushesha.

Isibungu sisincane, sibanzi esifundeni sezindlebe futhi sincane kakhulu ekhaleni. Izindlebe zitholakala ezinhlangothini, kunalokho ziphansi, zincane ziyindilinga ngesimo. Ikhala liyi-feline noma i-canine, imnyama. AmaMerkats anamazinyo angama-36 emilonyeni yawo, ayi-3 kuwo angaphansi kwesokudla nakwesobunxele, ngaphezulu nangaphansi, i-canine eyodwa, izi-3 ezingaphambi kwempande 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 okuphelele kuya kumnyama onsundu. 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 elihehayo: IMerkat ayinayo ijazi elilukhuni esiswini sayo. 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 akakakulungeli ngokuphelele ukubamba okubandayo, futhi akakwazi ukubekezelela amazinga okushisa aphansi. Lokhu kuhle ukukhumbula kubalandeli ukuthola isilwane esingajwayelekile ekhaya. E-Russia, kusiza ukuqapha ngokucophelela izimo zokushisa zasekhaya futhi ususe okubhaliwe ngempilo yesilwane.

AmaMerkats athanda inhlabathi eyomile, eyengeziwe noma engaphansi kakhulu, ukuze akwazi ukumba indawo yokukhosela. Imvamisa ineminyango eminingana engena futhi iphume futhi ivumela isilwane ukucasha ezitheni ekungeneni okukodwa, kanti ngenkathi inyamazane idwengula le ndawo, i-meerkat ibaleka ngenye indlela yokuphuma. 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, ukuphuma kwangaphandle, khona-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 bancibilika eduze komhlabathi, ezimpandeni, baphendukele ematsheni 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 ayithandayo yezilwane ukuzingela izinyoni ezihlala ngamanani amakhulu ogwadule. Ngokumangazayo, ubuthi bezinyoka nawofezela abukona ubungozi kwesilwane, ngoba i-meerkat ayigcineki kulezi zinto ezinobungozi. Yize kunezimo zokusabela okukhuphukayo nokufa okungajwayelekile kwezilwane okugwinywe yinyoka noma ngeso. 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 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 okuphuma endaweni yokukhosela kukhululekile, noma, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukuhamba, ngoba kunengozi. AmaMerkat alala ebusuku. Indlela yabo yokuphila iyisikhathi sasemini kuphela. Ekuseni, ngokushesha ngemuva kokuvuka, ingxenye yephakethe iyaqapha, abanye abantu bayazingela. Ukuguqulwa komqaphi kuvame ukwenzeka ngemuva kwamahora ambalwa. Isimo sezulu esishisayo, izilwane ziyaphoqeleka ukuba zigaye izimbobo.

Kuyajabulisa ukuthi ngesikhathi sokumba, izindlebe zabo zibonakala zivala ukuze umhlaba nesihlabathi kungangeni kubo.

Ngenxa yokuthi ubusuku basogwadule luyabanda, futhi uboya be-meerkat buvame ukunganikezi ukufakwa okuhle okushisayo, izilwane ziqandeka, ngakho-ke, emhlambini zivame ukulala zicindezelwe kakhulu zibhekene. Lokhu kuyabasiza ukuba bangabi yiqhwa. Ekuseni, umhlambi wonke uyafudumala elangeni. Futhi, ngemuva kokuphuma kwelanga, izilwane zivame ukuhlanza indlu, ziphonse inhlabathi eyeqile, futhi zinwebe izimbobo.

Endle, ama-meerkat akuvamile ukuba abe nesikhathi esingaphezu kweminyaka eyisithupha noma eyisikhombisa. Imvamisa, isikhathi sokuphila siphakathi kweminyaka emine nesihlanu. Futhi, ama-mechk anezitha eziningi zemvelo, zivame ukufa, kepha ukufa kwabantu kudalwa ukuzala okuphezulu, ngakho-ke inani lama-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 kube yizo eziholayo, imarket ine-matriarchy. Owesifazane omi ekhanda kwephakethe unelungelo lokuzala. Uma omunye umuntu ezala, angaxoshwa futhi adwengulwe. Amacuba azalwa nawo angabulawa.

AmaMerkats ayanda. Abesifazane bayakwazi ukuletha inzalo entsha kathathu ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-70 kuphela; ukukhulelwa kuthatha cishe amanye amasonto ayisikhombisa. Kwilitha elilodwa kungaba namawundlu amabili kuya kwayisihlanu. Wonke umhlambi uvame ukunakekela inzalo yalowo mbhangqwana ovelele. Amalungu ka Clan aletha ukudla, alume izidakamizwa kusuka ezingubeni, aze abe nezindlela zokukwenza ngokwawo, futhi azivikele ngayo yonke indlela. 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 kokukhetha.

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

Isithombe: Umndeni wakwaMerkat

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. Bajwayele izivakashi kangangoba baze baziyekelele ukuthi zixoshwe. Basondela kumuntu ngaphandle kokwesaba, futhi bazimisele kakhulu ukuthola “izipho” ezimnandi ezivela kubavakashi.

Ukudla okunempilo nokudla okuphakelayo

AmaMerkats angabazidli, futhi ukudla kwawo okuyinhloko izinambuzane namanye ama-invertebrates. Ngobumnandi badla izibungu, namaqanda ezinyoni, namagundane amancane, namawundlu awo. Ikhono elihlukile lama-meerkats ukudla izilwane ezinobuthi obungabulala ngisho nabantu yaziwa kabanzi. Bazingela ngempumelelo ama-scorpion, bezidlela ndawonye ngendlala enobuthi. Ezinye izinyoka ezinobuthi nazo ngeke zikwazi ukuzivikela emameleni, yize ama-cobras amakhulu ebeka ingozi yezilwane ezilwaneni. AmaMerkats awaphuzi ngokweqile, eneliswa umswakama oqukethwe feed.

Ama-Meerkats ane-metabolism ebukhali kakhulu: ngobusuku bashisa amakhalori amaningi futhi alahlekelwa cishe yi-5% yesisindo somzimba wawo, ngakho-ke adla kakhulu izilwane. Abaphenyi bathola ukuthi i-meerkat endala idla isilinganiso sezinto ezingama-30 zokudla kungakapheli ihora lokudla.

Ehlobo, ngenkathi yezimvula, ama-meykimu awanakho ukusweleka kokudla: umhlaba uzele yizinambuzane ezinwabuzelayo ebusweni, futhi uma bemba, bazobe bajule ngokujulile. Ngakho-ke, izilwane azidingi ukuhambisa kude nomgodi, futhi zizingela eduze kwendlu. I-meerkat ngayinye ithola ukudla kwayo, abantu abadala ababelani izinyamazane zabo, kepha izingane ziindaba ezihlukile. Izingane ziqala ukuphelezela abantu abadala ekuzingeleni zisenonyaka owodwa, futhi wonke amalungu omndeni abondla. Ekuqaleni, ama-meerkats amadala anika amawundla ukunambitheka kwezibungu ezithambile, kancane kancane awafundise ukuzingela ama-invertebrates amakhulu, kufaka phakathi noofezela, kanye nama-vertebrates.

Ngesikhathi sokudla, amalungu eqembu kufanele 'ame ewashini' ukuze aqaphele indlela umhlaseli asondela ngayo ngesikhathi. Ukuze ube nombono ongcono, ama-mehendi akhuphuka amatshe, iziqu ngisho nezihlahlana, futhi angakwazi ukulinganisela emagatsheni amancanyana, emi ngezinyawo zawo ezingemuva. Lapho ingozi isondela (umhlaseli noma elinye iqembu lama-meerkats), umbukeli wazisa lonke iqembu ngalo ngesiginali ekhethekile.

Ngokuqala kwesizini eyomile, iba nzima ngokwengeziwe kuma-mechkat ukuthola ukudla okufihla okujulile ngaphansi komhlaba. Kufanele bashiye umgodi amabanga amade - amakhilomitha angama-2-3 noma ngaphezulu, bavame ukuhlasela indawo yomakhelwane. Ubudlelwano phakathi kwezilwane ekuzondleni ziba ziqinile - zingathatha ukudla komunye nomunye futhi ngisho nakumawundlu. Lokhu kuziphatha kuphawuleka ikakhulukazi kowesifazane ovelele uma ekhulelwe. Kungalesi sikhathi sonyaka lapho kufe khona izilwane ezizodwa, eziphoqelelwa ukuba zithungathe kanyekanye ukudla, zibhekele abadla ezinye futhi zigweme ukuhlangana nabafowethu abanolaka.

Umsebenzi

AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezigayayo: ahlala ubusuku emiseleni, eqaqa ndawonye futhi azifudumeza ngokushisa okuhlangene. Ngemuva kokuphuma kwelanga, izilwane ziyavela ebusweni futhi zithathwa ukuze zihlanze indlu. Inhlabathi ethe xaxa iyaphonswa, iminyango engena emgodini ihlanziwe futhi inwetshwe. Ngaphezu kokuhlanza, inqubo yokuphoqelela yasekuseni iyashiswa yilanga. AmaMerkats emi emilenzeni yawo yangasemuva, aphendukisa amakhanda awo ebheke elangeni futhi ame, ahamba emisebeni yalo. Isikhumba esiswini sabo simnyama futhi ijazi lincane, ngakho-ke bafudumala ngokushesha. Ngemuva kwenqubo yasekuseni, wonke umndeni uya ukondla. Uma indawo lapho ama-meerkats feed akude kakhulu nomgodi, abuyela kuwo kusihlwa kuphela, aphumula phakathi komthunzi emithini noma endaweni yokukhosela yesikhashana eduze kwendawo yokudla. Lapho okuphakelayo sekwanele eduze kwendlu, isikhathi sasemini senzeka emgodini wendabuko.

Vocalization

AmaMerkats ayizidalwa ezikhuluma ngokungajwayelekile. Ngesikhathi sokudla, ikakhulukazi ngotshani obude, bahlala benamathelana njalo, benza imisindo ethule. Uma kwenzeka kuba nengozi, umlindi uyamemeza kakhulu ngequbuliso, amakhefu e-cubel akhulayo. Imvamisa izilwane zixhumana nabazala bazo ngamagama athi “3-4” ahlanganisa amasignali e-2-5.

Habitat, indawo yokuhlala

Indawo yokuhlala iseningizimu yezwekazi lase-Afrika: iNamibia, iNingizimu Afrika, iBotswana, i-Angola, neLesotho. Imvamisa Meerkats ajwayelekile ogwadule lwaseKalahari naseNamib. Bahlala emazweni avulekile impela, ugwadule, olungenazhlahla nezihlahla. Uncamela amathafa avulekile, ama-savannas, i-terrain enomhlaba onzima. Indawo enjalo ilungele kangcono ukwakhiwa kwezimbobo zomhubhe kanye nokufuna ukudla.

Ukuziphatha komphakathi

Kuze kube muva nje, ama-mechk acwaningwe kabi kakhulu, nokho ukubonwa isikhathi eside kwezilwane ezilebula zodwa eningizimu ye-Afrika kusetshenziswa izindlela zanamuhla zokucwaninga kwenze kwaba nokwenzeka ukwazi lezi zilwane kangcono.

Isakhiwo esiyisisekelo sabantu base-meerkat siwumndeni lapho ukubusa okuqinile kubusa khona. Owesifazane wonke ulawula impilo yonke yomndeni: ukhetha umgodi lapho umndeni uzohlala khona, indawo okondlayo, futhi, okubaluleke, kuphela unelungelo lokuzala amazinyane.

Owesilisa ovelele unqunywa ekuxhumaneni kwabesilisa nabesilisa, njengomthetho, nguyena owenza umbhangqwana nowesifazane oyinhloko aze abe nguyise wazo zonke izingane azalelwa zona. Lo mbhangqwana ungabusa iminyaka eminingana, futhi umndeni uyokhula ngenxa yenzalo yawo. Inani lezilwane emndenini livame ukufika kubantu abangama-30, amaqembu amancane e-meerkat asengozini kakhulu ezilwaneni ezidla lubi, futhi imindeni emikhulu (izilwane ezingaphezu kuka-40) ikuthola kunzima ukugcina ubunye.

Umndeni we-meerkat unephunga leqembu elithile, elitholakala ngokufaka umaki izilwane komunye nomunye. Amalungu eqembu enza konke ndawonye - ngasikhathi sinye bayondla futhi baphumule, banakekela izingane ngokubambisana futhi babambisane nezitha. Ngesikhathi sokudla, umndeni kufanele wakhe “abalindi,” ababheka ngokucophelela indawo ezungezile futhi baxwayise ngesikhathi sendlela yokuhlasela inyamazane. Izingane ezigcina izingane zinakekela izingane, hhayi abesifazane abasebasha kuphela, kodwa nabesilisa nazo zingasebenza njengenganono. Ukuzilolonga kubaluleke kakhulu emphakathini we-meerkat - izilwane azikhululeli nje kuphela kusuka ezimungwini, imibuthano yomndeni ngisho nangokwengeziwe ngomsebenzi onjalo.

Iqembu ngalinye le-meerkat linamathela endaweni ethile evikelwe. Ubungako bezindawo zemindeni ehlukene ehlala, isibonelo, eKalahari, ukusuka kumamitha-skwele ayi-1 kuye kwayi-3. km, ngalinye linezimbobo okungenani ezi-5 ezilungele impilo yomndeni. Umgodi, ikakhulukazi owembiwe enhlabathini ethambile, ungangena endaweni eyi-25 x 32 m, uyinethiwekhi eyinkimbinkimbi yamakhorali ahlanganisiwe anamakhamera futhi afinyelela kumakhulu okuphuma. Ngokwesilinganiso, nokho, imisele ibeka indawo eyi-5 x 5 m futhi ibe nokuphuma okungu-15. Ekujuleni komgodi hamba ngamamitha ayi-1.5-2, ngakho-ke izinga lokushisa elikulo lihlala lihlala njalo futhi lihlala kuluhlu lwama-22-25. Umndeni ungahlala emgodini ofanayo izinyanga eziningana, noma kunjalo, ukuphindaphindeka kwamazethi kanye nemikhaza kuphoqa izilwane ukuthi zishintshe ikhaya lazo njalo. Ukushintshwa komqando kuvame ukwenzeka ngaphambi kokuvela kwenzalo yowesifazane oyisikhulu, kuphela ezimweni ezihlukile iqembu elihamba lapho kukhona izingane emgqonyeni womshini. Lapho "kuthuthelwa eflethini elisha", amathole amadala aphathwa ngamazinyo ngamalungu emindeni yabantu abadala. Eduze kwezimbobo kumakwe ngokucophelela imfihlo yezindlala ezikhethekile.

Izingxabano zezwe ehlobo, lapho ukudla kuningi, kuyaqabukela kwenzeka. Imindeni ingondla ibanga lamamitha ambalwa ngaphandle kokuqaphela, noma ukunganaki. Emihlanganweni engxenyeni yomngcele, amaqembu anqunyelwe ekuhlanganyeleni komngcele wesiko.

Ngokuqala kobusika, okuphakelayo kuya ngokuya kuncipha, futhi imindeni yama-meerkat ingahlasela izindawo zabanye abantu. Lapho abalindi bebona abantu abangabazi, benza umsindo omkhulu kakhulu, futhi zonke izilwane zeqembu, ngemisila yazo ziphakamile futhi zonakalisa izinwele zabo, amahlombe ehlombe ukuvikela le ndawo. Ngemuva kwemizuzu embalwa yokuxabana, omunye umndeni uphuthuma kulokhu kuhlasela. Iqembu ngalinye lizizwa lizethemba ngokwengeziwe endaweni yalo, futhi izivakashi ezingamenywanga zivame ukundiza ngokushesha. Izimpi zamagazi azivamile ukwenzeka phakathi kwamaqembu azinzile ezinombolo ezilinganayo, kepha uma umndeni ukhule kakhulu ehlobo, ufuna ukwandisa insimu yawo. Ezimweni ezinjalo, ukulwa kungaba yingozi enkulu futhi kuholele ekufeni kwezilwane ezithile. AmaMerkats awazinikele kakhulu ekuvikeleni imisele yawo namawundlu akuwo, ngoba amawundlu asala ngemuva azobulawa ngabantu abangabazi.

Uma phakathi nenkathi yemvula kwenziwa amaqembu amaningi ama-meerkat, khona-ke ebusika ukwabiwa kabusha kwezindawo akunakugwenywa, okuzohambisana nezimpi ezinolaka.

Ukudla kweMerkat

Ezindaweni ezihlala imure enomsila omuhle, alikho inani elikhulu kakhulu labanye abamele be-fauna abangathola inzuzo ngalo. Badla amabhungane ahlukahlukene, izintuthwane, izibungu zabo, izigayo njengokudla. Okungaphansi kokuzingela izinyoka nezicabucabu. Ukumelana nokubabaza ubuthi kanye nokwenziwa kwephunga okunambitheka kwezinambuzane okuningi kakhulu. Bangakwazi nokudla kuma-vertebrates amancane - izibankwa, izinyoka, izinyoni ezincane. Kwesinye isikhathi izidleke zalezo zinyoni zidilizwa leso sidleke emhlabathini nangotshani.

Kukholelwa ngendlela eyiphutha ukuthi ama-meykats awavikelekile emaqeleni enyoka. Uma inyoka enobuthi iluma imure - izokufa, kepha lokhu akuvamile ukwenzeka. AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezinamanyala kakhulu, futhi lapho elwa nenyoka akhombisa ubuqili obumangalisayo. Kunzima kakhulu ukuluma i-meerkat ngenxa yokuhamba kwayo okuphezulu, futhi ezimeni eziningi, izinyoka ziyalahleka futhi ziyadliwa nazo ngokwazo. Izingxenye ezinamanzi zezitshalo - amaqabunga, isiqu, ama-rhizomes kanye nama-bulbs nazo zingangena ekudleni.

Ukuzalela inzalo

Ama-Mirkats amancane-anomsila afinyelela ekuthweni kokuphela konyaka wokuqala wokuphila. Owesifazane osemdala ophile kahle angaletha amalitha ama-4 ngonyaka, ngalinye lingaba nemidlwane eyisikhombisa. Ama-Meerkats azala esikhathini kusuka ngoSepthemba kuya kuMashi.

Ukukhulelwa kwabesifazane kuhlala izinsuku ezingama-77. Imidlwane izalwa ingaboni futhi ingasizi. Isisindo se-meerkat esanda kuzalwa cishe singama-30 amagremu.

Lapho sekufika amasonto amabili, ama-meykats avula amehlo awo futhi aqala ukufunda ukuba ngumuntu osemdala. Izinambuzane ezincane ekudleni kwazo ziqala ukuvela ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbili. Okokuqala, umama namanye amalungu epakethe bondla amawundlu, bese sebeqala ukuzingela bodwa. Ukukhuliswa kwesizukulwane esincane kulele emahlombe abafowabo nodadewabo abadala. Baqapha Meerkats abasebasha, bahlela imidlalo futhi bavikele engozini engaba khona kubaphangi.

Kuyathakazelisa! Umatriark wensikazi kuphela ongaletha inzalo. Amanye amadoda kwesinye isikhathi kwesinye isikhathi ayakhulelwa, okubandakanya ukungqubuzana kwamaqembu.

Izihlahla zemure zabantu abadala ziqeqesha izilwane ezincane, futhi lokhu kwenzeka ngendlela ekude kakhulu. Imidlwane evuthiwe ihambisana nabantu abadala ekuzingeleni. Okokuqala bondla izinyamazane esezibulewe, bese zingathathi hlangothi kepha zisaphila. Ngakho-ke, izingane zifunda ukubamba futhi zibhekane nezisulu, zikujwayele ukudla okusha. Lapho-ke abantu abadala bebona kuphela ukukhula okuncane, kusiza ezimweni ezingavamile ukubhekana nezisulu ezikhulu noma ngaphezulu, okuyinto osemusha engeke akwazi ukubhekana nayo ngokwakhe. Ngokuqikelela nje ukuthi iwundlu selingakwazi ukubhekana nalo yedwa, uvunyelwe ukuzingela ngokuzimela.

Ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa, ama-meerkats amadala azama “ukujwayela” abasha ngazo zonke izisulu - izinyoka, izibankwa, izicabucabu, ama-centipedes. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi umuntu omdala ozimele we-meerkat angazi ukuthi angabhekana kanjani nomuntu oyedwa noma omunye ophikisana naye. Meerkats avuthiwe angashiya umndeni futhi azame ukusungula owabo umndeni. Kulesi simo, ngemuva kokuhamba, kuthiwa ungumbhali we-vendetta ovela emndenini wakhe - abonwa njengabantu abangaziwa futhi, lapho bezama ukubuya, uzoxoshwa ngokungathandeki endaweni.

Izindaba zomndeni

AmaMerkats ayizilwane ezikwindawo yonke, ubukhulu bendawo abahlala kuyo cishe buyi-5 sq. Km

Bahlala emiphakathini (imindeni). 20 - inani elijwayelekile lezilwane eqenjini. Kodwa-ke, inani leminye imiphakathi livame ukufinyelela kubantu abangama-40 noma ngaphezulu. Inani lobulili eqenjini licishe lilingane. Kukhona isikhundla esihlukile sabesilisa nabesifazane. Inhloko yomndeni ngowesifazane, okhetha umbhangqwana phakathi kwabesilisa abahamba phambili. Kuwo wonke umkhaya omkhulu, njengomthetho, kuphela ukuvela okumbhangqwana kuphela.

Ama-Meerkats ayanda kakhulu - insikazi ikhiqiza inzalo kuze kube kane ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha amasonto ayi-11. Ngokuvamile kuzalwa amawundlu ama-4, ukunakekelwa kwawo kwenziwa ngawo wonke amalungu omphakathi. Ekuqaleni, wonke umndeni wondla izingane ngezinambuzane nezibungu, futhi lapho sezikhulile kancane, zona ezindala zibafundisa ukuzingela nendlela yokubamba kahle inyamazane yabo.

Ukunakekelwa kwengane

Ama-mechk young anikela ngaso sonke isikhathi sawo samahhala ekufundeni imidlalo. Imisuka yabo abayithandayo iyabanjwa, iginqane phakathi, ilwe. Imvamisa bafaka abantu abadala emidlalweni yabo.

Meerkats uthando imidlalo

AmaMerkats ahlonipha amanani omndeni. Amacala wokuziphatha okunolaka phakathi komphakathi aqabile. AmaMerkats ayazi ukuthi uma imindeni ihlangana ngobuningi, ingcono impilo yawo wonke amalungu ayo. Ngokwezifundo zesayensi, izilwane ezikhuliswe emiphakathini emikhulu zondlekile kakhulu futhi zinamandla kunezontanga zazo eziqhamuka emaqenjini amancane, ngoba ngokwezindlu ezinkulu, izingane zinikezwa kangcono ukudla. Umoya onjalo ophakeme wokubumbana ubuye ubonakaliswe kwezinye izilwane, ngokwesibonelo, izingulule, amabhubesi, izinja zase-African hyena.

Abaqaphi Abanolwazi

Lezi zilwane zombili zizingeli futhi ziyizisulu. Njengabazingeli, bacwilisa amakhanda abo esihlabathini ukuze bafinyelele ngaphansi kwezimbungulu, izibungu nezinambuzane nama-geckos. Futhi njengezisulu ezingaba khona, bayaphoqeleka ukuthi bahlale bebheka nxazonke, ngesikhathi ukubona izinyamazane ezinkulu - izingwe, izimpungushe, izinyoka, futhi zibheke esibhakabhakeni ukuze zingabi inyamazane yezinyamazane. Uwedwa, i-meerkat kungenzeka ukuthi ikwazi ukusinda ezimeni ezinjalo. Ngakho-ke, izilwane zakha amakoloni amakhulu futhi zixazulule izinkinga zazo ndawonye, ​​zabelana ngemithwalo yemfanelo.

Njalo meerkat lapho efuna ukudla ngezikhathi ezithile inyukela emilenzeni yayo yangasemuva futhi ihlola indawo ezungezile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umphakathi ngamunye uhlala ubeka okuthunyelwe endaweni ephakeme, ngokwesibonelo, phezu kwenqwaba yesiguli. Bheka isithombe somqaphi we-meerkat - usitholile isikhundla sokubuka okuhle futhi ufuna izitha eziseduze.

Uma isibhakabhaka sicacile, unogada wenza imisindo eqhubekayo yokuncibilika. Uma ibona ingozi, umsindo uba nokhahlo, uthuke futhi yonke inkampani ibaleka masinyane, ifuna ukuphephela.

I-Meerkat ekuhambeni kwamaphoyisa

Uma impungushe ihlasela i-meerkat, zingena kumuntu okonile ngomhlambi, ziqubule amazinyo, ziphakamise izinwele zazo bese zizulazula zivela ngapha nangapha. Uma isitha singaphenduli, balula amakhanda abo bamkhafulela, bezama ukushayela isitha ngale ndlela. Kepha uma lokhu kungasizi, kusetshenziswe izindlawu namazinyo. Izilwane zigijimela emhlane we-jackal, zimbe zingene kuzo ngamawele namazinyo.

Lapho ilanga selishonile, kuba kubanda kakhulu, kepha ama-meerkats awaphuthumi ekhaya labo, kepha bafudumeza ijazi bese bevalelisa ukufudumeza omunye nomunye.

Ukubambisana okunenzuzo

Ezifundeni ezifanayo lapho kuhlala khona ama-meerkats, kutholakala umphuzi i-mongoose ophuzi (Cunictis penicillata), ofana nenja ebukekayo. Akukho mncintiswano wokudla phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezimbili, ngoba ama-mongoose aphuzi adla ngezilwane ezincane - amagundane, izinyoni, ama-amphibians. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ibanga le-mongoose libanzi kakhulu kunesihlobo salo. UMongoose uyasebenza ebusuku. Ngenxa yezinqa nezindebe zabo ezinde eziqinile, ezivikelwe esihlabathini, ama-meerkats nama-mongooses aphuzi ahambisana ngokuphelele nezimbobo. Noma kunjalo, banikeza lo msebenzi nge-squirrel yobumba (i-Xerus inauris). Imvamisa zonke izinhlobo ezintathu zihlala ndawonye, ​​endlini eyodwa. Wonke umuntu uyazuza kulokhu: Ama-meerkats abhekele ukuphepha kwezindlu, ama-mongooses aphuzi ngenxa yokuthuthuka okusheshayo kwezingane andisa usayizi womphakathi ngokwesaga esithi "Abaningi babona amehlo amaningi", kanti nama-squirrel odaka anika wonke umuntu izindlu.

Ama-Meerkats athontshiwe ngokuphelele. Kwamanye amazwe aseNingizimu Afrika, agcinwa ekhaya ukuze abambe izinduku nezinyoka.

AmaMerkats ajwayelana kahle nokuphila ekudingisweni futhi athambiswa kalula, ajabule, asebenzayo, anelukuluku, ayadlala futhi anothando, njengamakati, futhi ahlala enjalo kuze kube yilapho esegugile (futhi lezi zilwane zihlala ekudingisweni iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-12). Lezi zimfanelo zenza i-meerkat ibukeke kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwekhaya. Kepha njengoba lezi zilwane zisetshenziselwa ukuhlala emindenini emikhulu ngokwemvelo, kungcono ukuqala ungabi munye, kepha ama-mehendi amabili, uma ungafuni ukuthola inzalo kuwo, ungathola ubulili obufanayo. Ngokubambisana, izilwane ezincane ngeke neze zibe nesithukuthezi - kuhlale kunomuntu okufanele adlale naye nokuthi ngubani ongazinakekela - kuma-meerkats lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu. Indoda ye-meerkat ngumngane, kepha nokho ayinakuthatha isikhundla somndeni wayo.

Ukugeza

I-Meerkat fur ingcolile, ikakhulukazi uma isilwane sihamba emgwaqweni. Geza imilenze yesilwane sakho ngemuva kokuhamba ngakunye. Futhi okungenani kanye ngenyanga, i-meerkat izodinga ukugcotshwa kusetshenziswa i-zoo shampoo emnene. Lokhu kwenziwa kangcono kubhavu yokugezela ngaphansi komfula wamanzi afudumele. Kulokhu, kuyadingeka ukuthi uqiniseke ukuthi amanzi awangeni ezindlebeni zesilwane, ngaphandle kwalokho imiphumela kungenzeka ingathandeki (ungahle uthinte nodokotela wezilwane). Ama-Swimmers asuka ema-meerkats awabalulekile, ngakho-ke akufanele avunyelwe ukubhukuda ngokukhululekile kubhizi lwamanzi. Ngemuva kwezinqubo zamanzi, ungavumeli isilwane sigijime sizungeze ifulethi, siqale sisesule ngethawula, bese soma ngomshini wokugunda izinwele.

Uhamba emoyeni ovulekile

Isimo sezulu esihle, ungahamba ibanga nge-meerkat. Lo ngumcimbi othokozisayo kakhulu. Ukuze isilwane singabaleki, kuyadingeka ukuhamba kuso ngehhanisi kuphela (amahhanisi alungele ubuthi obuncane). Bahamba nge-meerkat kuphela ngenkathi efudumele.

Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi ukuhamba nge-meerkat kungenzeka kuphela ngemuva kokugoma konke okudingekayo (kusuka kunhlupho namarabi). AmaMerkats ayagonywa kanye nama-ferrets.

Uma i-meerkat ihamba emgwaqweni, futhi uma amakati noma izinja zisahlala endlini yakho, i-meerkat kufanele ilashelwe amazeze kanye nezikhaza.

Ungayondla kanjani i-meerkat

AmaMerkats awakhethi ngokudla, futhi ukwenza ukudla okufanele kwesisulu sakho esincane ngeke kube nzima.

Ukudla okukhethekile kwama-meerkats akutholakali, kepha ungabanikeza ukudla okuhloselwe izinja noma amakati, kodwa kuphela abasezingeni eliphakeme.

Inyama kumele ifakwe ekudleni kweMerkat - inyama ebomvu noma ebilisiwe, inkukhu, izigwaca, unogwaja. Kepha ukunika inyama yodwa akulungile. Kunamaprotheni amaningi kuyo, futhi azanele ezinye izinto eziwusizo, amavithamini kanye namaminerali.

Ezitolo zezilwane, ukudla okubukhoma kuvame ukutholakala (amakheli, amakhefu, ama-zifobas, izibungu zikafulawa). Kufanele futhi zifakwe ekudleni kwesilwane sakho sasekhaya.

Izinsana kanye nentsha efinyelela ezinyangeni ezinhlanu ubudala zondliwa izikhathi ezine ngosuku, abantu abasha kusukela ezinyangeni ezinhlanu kuya kweziyishumi - kathathu ngosuku, izilwane ezindala zanele ukondla izikhathi ezi-2 ngosuku. Ama-Meerkats, njengomthetho, awunawo umkhuba wokudla ngokweqile, futhi awadli ngaphezu kwalokho okudingekayo.

Ingxenye yokudla kwezitshalo ekudleni kwe-meerkat kufanele inganakwa. Izithelo namajikijolo (ama-apula, ubhanana, imango, ama-Persimmons, amakhabe, ama-sitrobheli, ama-cherries, njll.) Asikwa aba izingcezu ezincane. Imifino ethosiwe noma egayiwe (noma yini ngaphandle kwamazambane) ingahlanganiswa nenyama nengulube.

Njengesengezo kokuphakelwa okuyinhloko, uhhafu weqanda lenkukhu ebilisiwe unikezwa kanye ngeviki, futhi iqanda lezingcobela (eluhlaza can) izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngesonto.

Ukusuka emikhiqizweni yobisi, kwesinye isikhathi unganikeza i-kefir enamafutha aphansi, ushizi we-cottage, iyogathi.

Yini engenakudliwa meerkat?

Ukudla okunamafutha, kanye nobisi no-ukhilimu omuncu, akufanele kunikezwe ama-meerkats - amunwa kabi ngumzimba womhlaseli. Inyama enamafutha nenkukhu (ingulube, iwundlu, ihansi, idada) kanye nokudla kwabantu okufana namasoseji, inyama ebhemayo neminye imikhiqizo equkethe u-soya, usawoti, izinongo kanye nezivimbelakuvunda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, awukwazi ukunikeza amakhowe, amantongomane, u-anyanisi kanye negalikhi.

Ngokwehlukana, kufanele kushiwo ngokondla izinhlanzi ze-meerkat. Kufanele uqaphele kakhulu lapha. Lokhu kudla kujwayelekile kuma-meerkats, futhi izinhlobo eziningi zinezakhi eziyingozi ezilwaneni - i-trimethylamine oxide ne-thiaminase. Ngesinye isikhathi, ama-meerkats anganikezwa i-salmon epinki, i-taimen, i-grey, i-salmon, i-omul, i-salmon, i-salmon ne-chum salmon. Inhlanzi kufanele ibiliswe futhi wonke amathambo asuswe kuyo.

Ukuphepha Meerkat Ekhaya

Lapho ugcina i-meerkat ekhaya, okokuqala, udinga ukunakekela ukuphepha kwesilwane esifuywayo.

1. Izilwane ezingenazintambo zithanda ukuhlola imigodi emincane lapho zingakwazi ukukhamba kuphela, ngokwenza kanjalo zibeke engcupheni yokuchotshozwa. Vala konke ukubekeka okuyingozi, ngaso sonke isikhathi ugoqe futhi uvule isobho ngokunakekela.
2. Ukuze ugweme izingozi, izilwane kufanele zingabi nokufinyelela kuvulandi olungavutshiwe, futhi amanetha omiyane aqinile kufanele abekwe emafasiteleni.
3. Onke amakhemikhali asendlini kufanele afihlwe endaweni engafinyeleleki esilwaneni.
4. Izingxenye ezincane, ubuhlalu, izinkinobho, imicu njll. akufanele ibe sendaweni efinyeleleka kalula esilwaneni. Okufanayo kusebenza ekungcoleni kwasekhishini, ikakhulukazi imbewu.
5. Ngaphambi kokuvula umshini wokuwasha, ungakhohlwa ukubheka ukuthi isilwane sakho asihlali kahle ngaso.
6. Isikhathi ngasinye, ukuvala umnyango, qiniseka ukuthi ayikho i-fidget encane eduzane.
7. Ungalokothi unikeze i-meerkat noma umuthi wabantu noma umuthi owenzelwe ezinye izilwane. Ungazami ukwelapha isilwane uwedwa nganoma yini - kungcono ukuthola udokotela wezilwane onolwazi ngezilwane ezixakile ngaphambi kwesikhathi

Kunzima yini ukugcina isilwane esingajwayelekile njenge-meerkat ekhaya? Nakanjani akulula njengoba kungenzeka kubonakale kwabangakholwayo. Ngaphambi kokuthi uthole le ndoda enhle ekhaya, sinda okuhle nokubi. Ukungenisa isilwane endlini kuhlale kungumthwalo nobunzima obuthile, ikakhulukazi ekuqaleni. Futhi ukuthatha isilwane esingajwayelekile kunzima kakhulu. Kepha bakhokha kakhulu ngalezo zikhathi zenjabulo nenjabulo ezolethwa yingelosi yosuku lwakho empilweni yakho.

Ukuzala nokukhulisa inzalo

AmaMerkats afinyelela ebusheni eneminyaka engu-1 ubudala, kepha emvelweni aqala ukuzala kamuva. Inzuzo ephelele ekukhiqizweni ngowesifazane oyinhloko. Uma amawundlu aqhamuka kwenye yamadodakazi akhe amadala, angawabulala, noma axoshe lowesifazane "onecala" eqenjini, noma alidlulisele kwelinye iqembu komunye umgodi, ashiye umama osanda kwenziwa nezingane.

Owesifazane uyakwazi ukukhiqiza inzalo kuze kube izikhathi ezine ngonyaka, kepha ezimweni eziningi kakhulu, ukuzala kuhlelwe kuze kufike ehlobo, enkathini yemvula futhi kuvela ngo-Okthoba kuya ku-Mashi. Njengomphumela wokukhulelwa, okuthatha izinsuku ezingama-70-77, kusuka ezinkulungwaneni ezi-2 kuya kwezi-5 ezinesisindo esingu-25-30 g.Emva kokondla izingane, umama uyahamba azingele neqembu lakhe, bese kuthi “ingane” ihlale nezingane, ezingazishiyi kuze kube ukubuya kwamanye amalungu eqembu. Izingane zidliswa ubisi hhayi ngumama kuphela, kodwa nezinye izintokazi zeqembu, futhi nakwamanye amakhehla afana nokuchazwa kwe-allolactation: ubisi luvela kubantu besifazane abathandekayo.
Amehlo amawundlu avuleka ngezinsuku eziyi-10-14, kepha ashiya umgodi kuphela amaviki ama-3 emva kokuzalwa. Elinye isonto nabo lihlala lusuku kumalungu eqembu, futhi lapho benenyanga eyodwa, izingane ziya ukuzingela nabantu abadala. Amalungu aphezulu eqembu awanikeza kuqala azame izibungu, bese kamuva aletha inyamazane enkulu kakhulu. AmaMerkats abonakala ngokufundisa abantu abasha: izingane azigcini ngokubheka ukuzingela, abadala babakhombisa ukuthi bakwenza kanjani. Ngasikhathi sinye, abantu abadala banquma izinga lokulungela kwengane ukubhekana nomuntu ohlukunyezwe imisindo yabo. Ukudla ubisi kuyaphela eminyakeni eyi-7-9 amasonto.

Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-2-3 kuzelwe izingane, insikazi futhi isilungele ukuzala. Ngalesi sikhathi, owesilisa ovelele waleli qembu akasuki kuwo futhi uvikela ngokucophelela kwabanye abesilisa. Ehlobo, lapho kunokudla okuningi, abantu besilisa abakhula emaqenjini angomakhelwane bangazungeza umndeni okhulisayo, baheha izinsikazi, kodwa owesifazana oqavile angafika kubo “ngosuku”. Ngemuva kokuphola, lezi zinsikazi zibuyela emindenini yazo, kepha kwesinye isikhathi zihola izinsikazi bese kuba nomndeni omusha we-meerkat.

Isikhathi sokuphila

Izitha eziyinhloko zama-meerkat emvelweni ziyinyoni ezidla inyama, kepha noma imuphi umhlaseli womhlaba angajabulela i-me meerkat, ngakho-ke emvelweni yemvelo ama-meerkat akuvamile ukuba aphile iminyaka engama-7-8. Izilwane ezincane zifa kaningi: kumawundlu amathathu azelwe, kusinda eyodwa kuphela kube nonyaka ubudala. Ekuthunjweni, izilwane ziphila ngokwesilinganiso isikhathi eside kakhulu: ubude bokuqoshwa kobude beminyaka yiminyaka eyi-12 nezinyanga eziyi-6.