Abantu abaningi baye bazingela ukuthi esikhathini esidlule, amakati ayekhululekile, izilwane zasendle. Omele isiteleka oqinisekisa lo mbono yikati likaPampas. Esikhathini esiningi, lesi silwane sitholakala emathafeni, emadlelweni asezintabeni, emadlelweni. Isilwane esincane esomndeni wekati lehlosi futhi siyisilwane esidla ezinye. Lo mmeli wezilwane akaqeqeshiwe.
Incazelo yamakati asendle
Ikati lePampas yisilwane esincane esifana nekati lasendle laseYurophu. Isilwane sinomzimba ominyene, imilenze emifushane, inhloko enkulu, eyindilinga nekhanda elibanzi. Amakati anamehlo ayindilinga, isifonyo esisicaba emakhaleni, abafundi okweqanda. Izilwane zinezindlebe ezicijile, izinwele ezimahhadla, ezinde nezishubile. Umsila ubuye ube nolwelo futhi ujiyile impela.
Abantu abadala bangakhula bafike kuma-76 cm ubude, ama-35 cm ukuphakama. Isisindo esimaphakathi sekati likaPampas singu-5 kg. Umbala wesilwane ungaba mpunga wesiliva noma onsundu. Abantu abaningi bahlotshiswe ngamaphethini ahlukile namasongo endaweni yomsila.
Ukudla nendlela yokuphila
Emazweni amaningi, ikati likaPampas libizwa ngokuthi "ikati lotshani". Isilwane sikhetha ukuphila impilo yasebusuku, siphumule endaweni yokukhosela ephephile emini. Izilwane zinokuzwa nokubona okuhle kakhulu, kanye nephunga elimangalisayo elizivumela ukuthi zilandelele inyamazane. Abadli bakhetha ukudla nama-chinchillas, amagundane, izinyoni namaqanda abo, izingulube ze-Guinea, izibankwa nezinambuzane ezinkulu.
Ngaphandle kokuthi ikati lingakhuphuka kalula esihlahleni, isilwane sithanda ukudla okutholakala phansi. Abantu abadala bangahlala baqamekele isikhathi eside futhi bahlasele isisulu ngokugxuma okukodwa. Amakati otshani athande ukuhlala wedwa endaweni yawo emakiwe.
Uma ikati likaPampas lisengozini, ngokushesha lifuna isihlahla elizogibela kuso. Uboya besilwane bume bume, isilwane siqala ukuhayiza.
Isikhathi sokukhwelana
Umuntu omdala ukulungele ukuzalela eneminyaka emibili. Isikhathi sokukhwelana siqala ngo-Ephreli futhi singahlala kuze kube nguJulayi. Isikhathi sokumitha siyizinsuku ezingama-85. Njengomthetho, insikazi izala amawundlu ama-2-3, adinga ukuvikelwa nokunakwa kwakhe ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezilandelayo. Indoda ayibambi iqhaza ekukhuliseni amazinyane amakati. Izingane zizalwa zingenakuzisiza, zingaboni, zibuthaka. Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha, amazinyane azimela futhi angashiya indawo yokukhosela. Ezimweni eziningi, inzalo ihlala isondele kunina isikhathi esithile.
Amakati anesikhathi sokuphila esiphezulu seminyaka eyi-16.
