I-artiodactyl enokubukeka okumangazayo, isihlobo esikude sendlulamithi futhi okuwukuphela kommeleli wohlobo lwayo - i-okapi kaJohnston, noma njengoba imibhoshongo yase-Afrika emaphakathi ikubiza ngokuthi "ihhashi lehlathi".
Okapi
Incazelo
I-Okapi ibonakala idalwe kusuka ezilwaneni eziningana. Imilenze ye-okapi imthende ngombala omnyama nomhlophe, okufana nedube. Ijazi emzimbeni linsundu ngokumnyama, kanti kwezinye izindawo licishe libe mnyama. Umbala wekhanda le-okapi nawo uhlukile: kusukela ezindlebeni kuya ezihlathini nasentanyeni, izinwele zicishe zibe mhlophe, ibunzi futhi ngezansi kwekhala kunsundu, futhi ikhala ngokwalo limnyama. Esinye isici esihlukile se-okapi ulimi olude i-okapi eligeza ngalo amehlo nezindlebe ngalo.
Futhi, isici esivelele se-okapi yesilisa kuphela ama-ossicons (izimpondo ezincane). U-Okapi ufana nehhashi ngosayizi nangesakhiwo. Ukuphakama kwesilwane esikhulile ekubuneni kufinyelela kumasentimitha ayi-170, kanti isisindo saso singama-200 - 250 kilograms. Ubude besilwane bufinyelela kumamitha amabili.
Indawo yokuhlala
Emvelweni wemvelo, i-okapi ingatholakala endaweni eyodwa kuphela - lokhu kusezindaweni zeDemocratic Republic of the Congo. Amapaki kazwelonke (Solonga, Maiko kanye noVirunga) akhiwe ngokukhethekile ezingxenyeni ezisempumalanga nasenyakatho yombuso. Iningi labantu ligxile endaweni yabo. Indawo yokuhlala yabantu besifazane ikhawulelwe ngokusobala futhi ayihlangani. Kepha abesilisa abanayo imingcele ecacile, kepha noma kunjalo bahlala bodwa.
Okudlayo
I-Okapi yizilwane ezikhetha kakhulu ekudleni. Ukudla okuyinhloko kunamaqabunga amancane, okudonswa yi-okapi emagatsheni ezihlahla. Ngolimi lwayo olude, i-okapi igona ihlumela bese ikha amaqabunga amancane anamanzi ngokunyakazisa phansi.
Kuyaziwa futhi ukuthi "ihhashi lasehlathini" lithanda utshani ekudleni kwalo. Ayinqabi amafern noma amakhowe, izithelo ezahlukahlukene, amajikijolo. Kuyaziwa ukuthi i-okapi idla ubumba (oluqukethe usawoti kanye ne-saltpeter), kanye namalahle. Kungenzeka, isilwane sinezela lezi zinto ekudleni kwaso ukugcina ibhalansi yamaminerali emzimbeni.
Izitha zemvelo
Njengoba i-okapi ihola indlela yokuphila efihliwe kakhulu, inosayizi ohlaba umxhwele futhi ivikelwe kahle, inezitha ezimbalwa zemvelo. Kodwa-ke, okufungelwe kakhulu kunakho konke yingwe yasendle. Izimpisi nazo zingahlasela i-okapi. Ezindaweni zokuchelela, izingwenya ziyingozi ku-okapi.
Njengezinye izilwane eziningi, abantu bayisitha esikhulu. Ukuqedwa kwamahlathi ngokungangabazeki kuthinta inani lezilwane ezimangalisayo ze-okapi.
Amaqiniso Athandekayo
- U-Okapis uphila impilo yakhe yedwa, futhi utholakala kuphela ngokuzala.
- U-Okapi ukhulisa i-cub ngonyaka owodwa nezinyanga ezintathu. Ukubeletha kwenzeka ngesikhathi semvula (Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba). Umama uya endaweni ekude kakhulu futhi ekude kakhulu. Ngemuva kokubeletha, iwundlu i-Okapi lihlala izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphandle kukanina, licashe esikhotheni sehlathi, kuthi ngemuva kwalokho liqale ukubiza unina.
- I-Okapi, uhlobo lwesilwane olungafundiswanga kahle. Okokuqala, ngoba yizilwane ezesabekayo kakhulu ezihlala zodwa. Okwesibili, impi yombango endaweni yaseCongo ibenza bangakwazi ukufunda.
- I-Okapi ayikubekezeleli ukuguqulwa kwezwe kabi kakhulu, ngakho-ke kunzima kakhulu ukuhlangana nabo ekuthunjweni. Kunezinkulisa ezingaba ngu-20 emhlabeni wonke lapho ungajwayelana nalesi silwane esimangalisayo.
- Umuntu omdala okapi udla kuze kufike kumakhilogremu angama-30 wokuphakelayo ngosuku.
