Igundane elikhulu kunawo wonke eNingizimu Melika yi-capybara. Lesi yisilwane esincelisayo esiyindilinga semvelo yasemanzini, lolu hlobo luthanda ukuhlala eduze nogu eduze nemizimba yamanzi. I-capybara iyilungu elikhulu lomndeni wamagundane.
Incazelo
Umuntu omdala angafika kubude obungamasentimitha ayi-134 ngokukhuphuka kwamasentimitha angama-50-64, kanti isisindo singaba ngamakhilogremu angama-35 kuye kwangama-70. Insikazi yalezi zinhlobo zamagundane inkulu kakhulu kunabesilisa, futhi ingaba nesisindo esifinyelela kuma-90 kilograms, kanti owesilisa awudluli kuma-kilogram angama-73.
I-capybara ibukeka kakhulu njengengulube yeginea. Umzimba wayo umbozwe ngoboya obumahhadla obinsundu, ikhanda lesilwane likhulu ngosayizi ngezindlebe ezincane namehlo. Imilenze yegundane imfishane, ubude bemilenze yangemuva bude kunangaphambili. Izinzwane zixhunywe ulwelwesi, imilenze yangaphambili inezinzwane ezine, kanti imilenze yangemuva inezintathu. Umsila mfushane.
Lesi silwane siyakwazi ukuhlangana, sihlala ngamaqembu abantu abayi-10-20, ngezikhathi ezomile bangahlangana babe ikoloni elikhulu. Ekhanda leqembu owesilisa, uhlukaniswa nomzimba omkhulu futhi uzizungeze nabesilisa abancane abangaphansi. Kunezinsikazi eziningana ezinamathole. Igundane linomona kakhulu ngendawo yalo yokuhlala futhi lingaxabana nabavakashi abafikayo.
Abesifazane bazinikela ngokuphelele ezinganeni. Inzalo engu-2 noma engu-3 ingenziwa ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku eziyi-150 futhi inzalo ingaba phakathi kwamazinyane amabili kuya kwangu-8 ngasikhathi. Ithole linesisindo esingu-1.5 kilogram futhi londla ubisi lukamama izinyanga ezine, ngokufana ludla utshani. Ukuvuthwa ngokocansi kwenzeka ezinyangeni eziyi-15 noma eziyi-18. Isikhathi sokuphila asidluli eminyakeni eyi-12.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye nendlela yokuphila
I-capybara ichitha impilo yayo yonke emanzini. Bahlala emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo ngasogwini lwamachibi aseNingizimu, akuvamile eNyakatho Melika. Bangababhukudi abahle kakhulu, amehlo abo namakhala abo bavikeleke ngokwethembeka emanzini. Lesi silwane sikwazi ukuhamba amabanga amade ngesikhathi sifuna ukudla. Esibonakalisweni sokuqala sengozi, i-capybara ingangena ngaphansi kwamanzi, ishiye ikhala layo kuphela ngaphezulu. Bavame ukugeza ngodaka ukuqeda ama-parasites amancane futhi bahlanze ijazi.
Ama-incisors amakhulu kanye nezinzipho kuyindlela yokuzivikela eyinhloko ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye. Isilwane sizingelwa yi: jaguar, izinja zasendle, izinhlwathi, izingwenya. Izinyoni ezinkulu ezizingelayo zingazingela abantu abancane.
Ukudla okunomsoco
Lolu hlobo lwesilwane esincelisayo luyisihla semfuyo, lubheka amakhambi amnandi ezindaweni ezingasogwini. Izithelo, izilimo eziyizigaxa, ifula, izimila zasemanzini zingasetshenziselwa ukudla. Ama-capybaras asebenza emini, kepha futhi angaba sebusuku. Ekushiseni, zikhetha ukulala phansi emanzini.
Ikhono lasekhaya
I-capybara ilungiswe kahle kakhulu ngabantu futhi isheshe ifuywe. Isilwane sihlakaniphe ngokulingene, sinokukhononda nobungani. Bazwana kahle nezilwane ezifuywayo. Iyakwazi ukufunda, ihlanzekile kakhulu. Ekhaya, ngaphezu kotshani, badla okusanhlamvu, i-zucchini, i-melon. Umnikazi wesilwane udinga ukugcina ama-birch noma amagatsha e-willow ukuze isilwane sikwazi ukugaya izigaxa zaso
Ukuze ube ne-capybara ekhaya, kudingeka ichibi elikhulu; awukwazi ukuwagcina esibayeni, ngoba lesi yisilwane esithanda inkululeko.
