Ingwenya yaseCuba imele umndeni wezingwenya zangempela. Usayizi womzimba ungafinyelela kumasentimitha angama-350 bese unesisindo esifinyelela ku-130 kilograms. Umzimba upendwe ngokumpunga, kanti ngemuva kunephethini lamachashaza aphuzi namnyama. Isisu silula futhi asinazo izindawo zesici. Amajaji anethoni yesikhumba ethe xaxa segolide. Ikhanda likhulu futhi lifushane, futhi ngaphezu kwamehlo kunezinqubo zamathambo ezibonakalayo ngokusobala ezifana nemiqolo. Isici esihlukile salolu hlobo ukungabikho kolwelwesi phakathi kweminwe, ngoba izingwenya zaseCuba zivumelane nomhlaba ngokwengeziwe.
Futhi, ekuhambeni okungcono emhlabeni, lolu hlobo lunezitho ezinemilenze emide, oluyivumela ukuba isheshise ifike kumakhilomitha ayi-17 ngehora. Kunamazinyo angama-68 emlonyeni. Isikali salaba bameleli sikhulu kakhulu, ikakhulukazi, ezithweni zangemuva.
Indawo yokuhlala
Lolu hlobo lusinde eningizimu-mpumalanga yeCuba kuphela, okuyiZapata Peninsula kanye nesiQhingi iJuventud seLos Canarreos Archipelago. Ingwenya yaseCuba enabantu bokuzenzela eGatorland Alligator Park e-Orlando, eFlorida. Izingwenya zaseCuba zihlala emanzini ahlanzekile nambalwa, kepha zichitha isikhathi esiningi emhlabeni.
Kusukela ngama-1950, izingwenya zaseCuba ziye zaklanywa kakhulu ukuthola isikhumba nenyama yazo eyingqayizivele.
Ukudla nokuzingela
Isici sezingwenya zaseCuba ubudlova bazo obunamandla nokwesaba. Lo mmeleli angahlula imbangi enkulu kakhulu. Kube khona amacala amaningi okuhlaselwa kwabantu, okuholele ekufeni kwabo.
Esinye isici esivelele sommeleli ukuhlakanipha nobuchule. Izingwenya eziningi zaseCuba ziyahlangana ukuzingela umdlalo omkhulu. Zifuna inyamazane, lezi zilwane ezihuquzelayo ziya emhlabeni ziyozingela lapho ziqamekele khona, futhi ngenxa yemilenze yazo emide, zikwazi ukubamba inyamazane yazo ezindaweni ezikude. Ukudla okuyisisekelo kwengwenya yaseCuba kufaka:
- Izinhlanzi nezimfudu;
- Izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane;
- Ama-crustaceans nama-arthropods;
- Izinyoni.
Ngesikhathi esingokomlando, izingwenya zaseCuba zazingela ama-megalocnus sloth amakhulu, kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi aphela. Ukuqothulwa kwalezi zinhlobo kungathinta ukwehla kosayizi wezingwenya zaseCuba.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Isikhathi sokuzalisa izingwenya zaseCuba sisekupheleni kwentwasahlobo nasekuqaleni kwehlobo. Abesifazane bahlela izidleke ngodaka nasezitshalweni ezibolile, lapho bebeka khona amaqanda asukela kwangu-30 kuye kwangama-40. Isikhathi sokufukamela siyizinsuku ezingama-58 kuye kwezingama-70. Ukuqothulwa kwezingwenya ezincane kwenzeka ngasekupheleni kwehlobo nasekwindla. Amathole azalwa enobude bomzimba obufinyelela kumasentimitha ayi-10 futhi anesisindo esisuka ku-100 kuye ku-120 gram. Ubulili bengwenya yaseCuba bunqunywa izimo zokushisa. Uma izinga lokushisa esidlekeni lalizungeze ama-32 degrees Celsius, kuzalwa owesilisa.
Omama bezingwenya baseCuba bagada amaqanda futhi basiza izingane ukuba zifike emanzini ngemuva kokuchanyuselwa. Ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila, izingwenya zaseCuba zivikelekile kunoma iyiphi ingozi, njengoba umama wazo ezibanakekela futhi ebavikela ezinsongweni ezingaba khona.
Kodwa izibalo zithi kubantu abasha, kusinda i-1% kuphela. Lokhu kungenxa yokwanda kwamazimuzimu ezingwenya ezindala kanye nokuzingelwa kwezilwane ezisencane ezidla ezinye.
