I-Chinchilla (lat. Chinchilla) isilwane esibalulekile namuhla, indawo yaso yemvelo iyizinkangala eziwugwadule zase-Andes. Lo mmeleli ongajwayelekile wohlobo lwamagundane wabelwa umndeni okhethekile we-chinchilla. Njengoba i-chinchilla ingumthombo woboya obuhle kakhulu, obekuthakazelisa osomabhizinisi amakhulu amaningi eminyaka, yafakwa kwiRed Book. Kunamapulazi amaningi e-chinchilla akhethekile emhlabeni, kepha ukuzingela izilwane zasendle, ngeshwa, sekuyindawo ejwayelekile namuhla.
Incazelo ye-chinchilla
Kubekwe entanyeni emfushane, ikhanda lesilwane linomumo oyindilinga. Ijazi elijiyile, elithambile likhula emzimbeni wonke, lijabulisa ukuthintwa, ngaphandle komsila, ohlukaniswa yizinwele ezigqokile. Ubude bomzimba bungu-22-38 cm.Umsila mude kakhulu - u-10-17 cm, uma ubheka isilwane, ungabona ukuthi isilwane sivame ukuphakamisa umsila waso ume mpo, okukhombisa ukuthi umsebenzi womsila usondele kangakanani. Isilwane esimaphakathi sisinda cishe ngama-700-800 g, insikazi inkulu kakhulu kuneduna. Imilenze yangemuva ye-chinchilla inezinzwane ezine, kanti imilenze yangaphambili inezinhlanu, kepha imilenze yangemuva inamandla kakhulu futhi yinde, enikeza ukuphakama okuphezulu.
Izici zokuziphatha
Ama-Chinchillas, azingelwa njalo, kokubili kwimvelo nakwingxenye yabantu, athuthukise ukuzivumelanisa okuhle kakhulu. Ziqondiswe kahle endaweni, ngenxa yamehlo azo amakhulu, ahlukaniswa ukuma kwabafundi mpo. Amadevu amade asiza ukuzwa noma iyiphi indlela yesidalwa esiphilayo, nezindlebe eziyindilinga, u-5-6 cm eceleni kwe-longitudinal axis. IChinchilla ivumelana kalula nomoya nenqwaba yesihlabathi, njengoba izindlebe zayo zinolwelwesi olukhethekile oluvala igebe lendlebe lapho isilwane sifuna ukucasha esihlabathini. Ama-chinchillas anesifo samathambo esivumelana nezimo esivumela ukuthi bakhuphukele kunoma imuphi umgodi nezindiza.
Izinhlobo zezinhlobo
Ama-chinchillas ahlala isikhathi eside, endaweni yawo yemvelo angaphila kuze kube yiminyaka engama-20, isikhathi sokuphila sabesilisa nabesifazane cishe silingana. Amantombazane makhulu futhi anesisindo esithe xaxa, kepha avumelana kakhulu, aya ngokushesha ezingalweni zawo. Bavame ukuzizwa becasukile lapho umuntu ehlangana nowesilisa wabo. Abalimi abaningi bakhetha ukugcina i-pair ephelele ngasikhathi sinye. Ngenxa yamazinyo angama-20 aqinile (16 molars + 4 incisors), izilwane zenza umsebenzi oncomekayo ngokudla okuqinile.
Kuze kube manje, i-systematics yesayensi isikhombe izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zama-chinchillas:
- ogwini (i-chinchilla encane enomsila omude);
- I-chinchilla enkulu enomsila omfushane.
Isilwane sakudala sinombala ompunga okhanyayo nesisu esimhlophe. Kuleli khulu leminyaka elidlule, izinhlobo ezifika ku-40 zama-chinchillas ziye zavezwa, ezahlukile kuzo zombili izici zokuziphatha nokuziphatha. Umbala wama-chinchillas wanamuhla ungasukela kokumhlophe kuye konsundu nokumnyama, kufaka phakathi ama-shades angaphandle anjenge-purple, brown, pink pink, isapphire.
Indawo yokuhlala
Izwe elibizwa ngokuthi "izwe lama-chinchillas" yiNingizimu Melika. Izinhlobo ezinomsila omfushane zihlala e-Andes yaseBolivia, ohlangothini olusenyakatho lwe-Argentina naseChila. Isilwane esinomsila omude singatholakala enyakatho yeChile kuphela. Ama-Chinchillas azizwa engcono emigodini futhi asebenza kancane ebusuku. Kunzima kubo ukuhlala bodwa, njengoba lezi yizilwane zamakholoni.
Izici zamandla
Ama-chinchillas asendle awahlukile kakhulu kwamanye amagundane, ancamela ukudla imbewu, okusanhlamvu, amagxolo, ubulembu, imidumba kanye nezinambuzane ezincane. Izilwane zasekhaya ziyakuthanda ukudla ama-apula, izaqathe, ifula, amantongomane. Inani elikhulu lokuphakelayo manje selikhiqizwa, okubandakanya okusanhlamvu (ukolweni, ummbila, ibhali, uphizi). Izilwane zibekezelela izithelo ezomisiwe kangcono kakhulu kunomkhiqizo omusha, ngoba inani elikhulu le-fiber lingadala izinkinga zokugaya ukudla.
Ama-chinchillas yizilwane ezinomlingiswa
Bambalwa abantu abazi ngalokhu, kepha ama-chinchillas ayizilwane ezizodwa futhi ajwayele ukucasuka lapho abantu beqala ukudlala nomlingani wabo. Lapho i-chinchilla iqala ukutshiyoza, lapho-ke ayijabule. Ukuchofoza amazinyo nokuma ngemilenze yangemuva kukhombisa isifiso se-chinchilla sokuhlasela owonile. Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha, izilwane sezivele sezikhulile ngokuphelele, abesifazane bayakwazi ukunikeza inzalo yabo kuze kube kathathu ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha cishe izinsuku eziyi-110, njengomthetho, kuzalwa izingane ezi-2, kwesinye isikhathi kungaba nokuningi. Owesilisa ubamba iqhaza elibonakalayo ekukhuliseni izingane, ezizalwa ngokushesha ngamehlo avulekile kanye namandla okuhamba.
