Ikati laseMpumalanga Ekude lingelama-subspecies asenyakatho wekati le-Bengal. Izilwane ezimangalisayo zinombala ogqamile, wengwe, ngakho-ke zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "amur ingwe amakati". Ngenxa yesibalo sazo esincane, izilwane ezincelisayo zifakwe ohlwini lweRed Book eqenjini "elisengcupheni yokuqothulwa". Ikati lasehlathini lihlala eMpumalanga Ekude futhi lithanda ukuhlala ezihlahleni eziminyene ezihlahleni, ezigodini eziyizithulu, emaphethelweni ehlathi, emadlelweni anotshani obude nasemithambekeni yezintaba eziphansi.
Incazelo nokuziphatha
Abamele umndeni we-feline bakhula bafike kuma-90 cm ubude, abanesisindo esifinyelela ku-4 kg. Umbala wezilwane uyehluka ngokubomvu ngokunsundu nophuzi mphuzi. Emzimbeni wezilwane ezincelisayo kunamabala amise okweqanda anezinhlaka ezicacile noma ezingacacile. Emphinjeni wekati lehlathi laseMpumalanga Ekude kunemivimbo engu-4-5 enombala onsundu. Izilwane zinamazipho aphuzi, izindlebe ezilingana kancane, eziyindilinga, umsila omude futhi omncane. Ingubo kamsikazi iluhlaza, mfushane futhi iminyene. Ngokuya ngesizini, uboya bezinwele buyashintsha ngombala nobuningi.
Amakati aseMpumalanga Ekude asebusuku. Izilwane ziyaqaphela futhi zinamahloni, ngakho-ke zifihla kahle futhi zizingela kuphela ekuqamekeleni. Emakhazeni amakhulu, izilwane ezincelisayo zisondela eduze kwabantu futhi zibambe amagundane. Emgodini, amakati asebenzisa imigodi elahliwe yezimbila noma izimpungushe.
Ikati lasehlathini lase-Amur likhuphuka kahle ezihlahleni futhi liyabhukuda. Amakati ahlala yedwa noma ngababili.
Ukudla kwamakati ehlathi
Ikati laseMpumalanga Ekude liyisilwane esidla inyama. Abamele lolu hlobo babamba izilwane ezincane nezinwabuzelayo, kufaka phakathi izibankwa, izinyoni, izilwane eziphila ezweni nasemanzini, izinambuzane nezilwane ezincelisayo. Amakati engwe adla ama-hares, kepha futhi awakubalekeli ukudla kwezitshalo. Ukudla kwezilwane kuqukethe amaqanda, inyamazane yasemanzini, amakhambi.
Izici zokuzala
Ngesikhathi se-estrus, izithandani zakha phakathi kwekati nekati. Kwezinye izifunda, inkathi yokuzalanisa ingahlala unyaka wonke. Ngemuva kokukhulelwa, insikazi izala izingane izinsuku ezingama-65-72. Kuyaqabukela ezala amantshontsho angu-4, imvamisa kunezingane ezi-1-2 ezingenakuzisiza, ezingaboni emehlweni kudoti. Umama osemncane uvikela inzalo yakhe, kodwa owesilisa naye ubamba iqhaza ekukhuliseni. Lapho zinezinyanga eziyisithupha ubudala, amazinyane ashiya indawo yokukhosela bese eqala ukuphila impilo ezimele.
Ukuthomba kwenzeka ngezinyanga eziyi-8-18. Impilo yekati laseMpumalanga Ekude ekuthunjweni yiminyaka engama-20, endle - iminyaka eyi-15-18.
