UTapir uthathwa njengesilwane esithakazelisa kakhulu futhi esiyingqayizivele emhlabeni. Ummeleli ogqamile wama-equids unezici ezifanayo nengulube. Ukuhumusha kweTapir kusho ukuthi "amafutha". Imvamisa, izilwane zitholakala e-Asia naseNingizimu Melika. Indawo eseduze nemifula namachibi, kanye namahlathi anexhaphozi ibhekwa njengeyinhle.
Incazelo kanye nezici ze-tapir
Izilwane zanamuhla zinezinto ezifanayo, zombili ezivela ehhashini nakubhejane. Ama-tapir anezinselo ngisho nomhlwenga omncane, udebe oluphezulu oluyingqayizivele oludlulela embobeni. Bonke abamele lolu hlobo banomzimba oqinile, onamandla, ohlanganiswe ngoboya obufushane obukhulu. Ngosizo lomlomo okhethekile, ama-tapir abamba ngobuciko izitshalo zasemanzini, amaqabunga, namahlumela. Izici ezihlukile zezilwane ngamehlo amancane, izindlebe ezivelayo, umsila omfishane oqoshiwe. Konke lokhu kwenza ummeleli onenselo engajwayelekile abe muhle, ahlekise futhi ahehe.
Ngokumangazayo, lapho uthi nhlá, izilwane ezinamandla kangaka ziyabhukuda futhi zicwile kahle. Zingabamba umoya isikhathi eside bese zibalekela izitha emifuleni nasemachibini.
Izinhlobo zama-tapir
Ososayensi bathi zingu-13 izinhlobo ze-tapir esezashabalala. Ngeshwa, izilwane eziningi zisengozini namuhla. Namuhla kunezinhlobo ezilandelayo zama-tapir:
- Intaba - abamele izilwane ezincane kunazo zonke. Ama-tapir aleli qembu avikelwe ngokuphelele ngoboya emisebeni ye-ultraviolet nesimo sezulu esibandayo. Imvamisa, izilwane zinombala onsundu onsundu noma omnyama. Ubude besilwane bufinyelela ku-180 cm, isisindo - 180 kg.
- I-Black-backed (Malay) - izilwane ezinkulu kakhulu, ezifinyelela ubude bomzimba obufinyelela kumamitha ayi-2,5, isisindo - kufika ku-320 kg. Isici esihlukile sama-tapir aseMalaysia ubukhona bamabala amhlophe mpunga ngemuva nasezinhlangothini.
- I-Plain - ukubuna okuncane okutholakala ngemuva kwekhanda kusiza ukuhlukanisa lesi silwane. Ubude besilwane bungafinyelela ku-220 cm, isisindo - 270 kg. Abamele lolu hlobo banejazi elinsundu ngokumnyama, esiswini nasesifubeni, indawo yezinwele ithathelwa indawo yi-brown brown shades.
- I-Central American - ngokubukeka, ama-tapir aleli qembu ayafana namathafa. Isici esihlukile ubukhulu besilwane - kubantu baseMelika Ephakathi, isisindo somzimba sifinyelela kuma-300 kg, ubude - 200 cm.
Ama-tapir yizilwane ezinobungane futhi ezinokuthula eziziboleka ekufuyweni. Abesifazane bakhulu kunabesilisa kubamele i-equid. Onke ama-tapir anamehlo angaboni kahle, okuchaza ukuhamba kancane.
Ukuzalela izilwane
Ama-tapir angakhwelana nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Ngowesifazane okhombisa intshisekelo kumlingani, ekhomba ezocansi. Kuyathakazelisa ukubuka imidlalo yokukhwelana, ngoba owesilisa angajaha okhethiwe isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi enze "izenzo" ezinesibindi zokumnqoba. Ngaphambi kokwenza ucansi, izilwane zenza imisindo ehlukile. Kungaba ukukhononda, ukushaya ikhwela, ukukhala.
Ukukhulelwa kowesifazane kuthatha izinyanga ezingama-14. Ngesikhathi sokubeletha, umama uthathe umhlalaphansi endaweni ecezile futhi ukhetha ukuba yedwa. Njengomthetho, kuzalwa izinyane elilodwa noma amabili. Izingane zinesisindo esingadluli ku-9 kg futhi zondla ngobisi lukamama unyaka wonke. Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha kuphela, imvuthu iqala ukuthola umbala oyisici sohlobo lwazo. Ukuthomba kwenzeka eneminyaka emibili, kwesinye isikhathi kube yiminyaka emine.
Ukudla okunomsoco
Ama-herbivores akhetha ukudla amagatsha namahlumela, amaqabunga nokuqhuma, izithelo, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ulwelwe. Ubumnandi obuthandwa ama-equids ngusawoti. Ngokuvamile ama-tapir adla ushoki nobumba. Umboko usiza isilwane ukuthola ukwelashwa.
