Gerenuk - Inhlwathi yase-Afrika
Kusukela ebuntwaneni, sifundiswa ukuthi akufanele siye e-Afrika. Yithi, oshaka nama gorilla bahlala lapho, okufanele kwesatshwe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngesilwane esingenabungozi esinegama elithandekayo gerenuc akekho otshelayo.
Yize lesi silo esiyingqayizivele singenakho ukubukeka okumangazayo kuphela, kepha futhi sihola indlela yokuphila engajwayelekile. Isibonelo, i-gerenuk ingaphila impilo yonke ngaphandle kwamanzi. Akuwona wonke ummeleli wezilwane zezilwane angaziqhayisa ngalokhu.
Siyini lesi silo? Ngesinye isikhathi, abaseSomalia bamqamba igama elithi "guaraug", elihumusha ngokwezwi nezwi njengentamo yendlulamithi. Baphinde banquma ukuthi lesi silwane sinokhokho abavamile nekamela. Empeleni izihlobo zaseGerenouk ingabizwa ngokuphephile njenge-antelope. Kukulo mndeni lapho isilo sase-Afrika singesakho.
Izici nendawo yokuhlala yenyamazane ye-gerenuk
Ngempela, ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kuye kwenza lezi zinhlwathi ezingavamile zabukeka njengezindlulamithi. Njengoba kungabonakala ku- isithombe se-gerenuk, isilwane sinentamo ezacile futhi ende.
Lokhu kusiza umhlali wase-Afrika ukuthi ame ngezinyawo zakhe zangemuva ukuze athole amaqabunga amasha ezihlahleni. Ulimi lwesilwane nalo lude futhi lukhuni. Izindebe ziyahamba futhi azizweli. Lokhu kusho ukuthi amagatsha anameva awakwazi ukumlimaza.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nomzimba, ikhanda libukeka lincane. Futhi izindlebe namehlo makhulu. Imilenze ye-gerenuch mncane futhi yinde. Ukuphakama kokubuna kwesinye isikhathi kufinyelela kumitha. Ubude bomzimba uqobo bukhudlwana - amamitha ayi-1.4-1.5. Isilwane sinomzimba omncane. Isisindo ngokuvamile sisuka kuma-35 kuya ku-45 kilograms.
Insephe yendlulamithi inombala omuhle kakhulu. Umbala womzimba uvame ukubizwa ngombala wesinamoni. Futhi ngephethini elimnyama, imvelo yayihamba esicongweni somsila nangaphakathi kwe-auricle.
Amehlo, izindebe nomzimba ongezansi - kugcizelelwe okumhlophe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abesilisa baziqhayisa ngezimpondo ezinjenge-S ezinamandla afinyelela cishe kumasentimitha angama-30 ubude.
Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka ngaphambi kwe-BC, abaseGibhithe lasendulo bazama ukuguqula i-gerenuke ibe yisilwane esifuywayo. Imizamo yabo ayizange ithweswe umqhele ngempumelelo, kanti naseGibhithe uqobo, kwabhujiswa isilwane esimangalisayo. Isiphetho esifanayo besilindele inyamazane eSudan.
Manje le ndoda enhle enemilenze emide isiyatholakala eSomalia, e-Ethiopia, eKenya nasezindaweni ezisenyakatho neTanzania. Ngokomlando, izinsephe zezindlulamithi bezihlala ezindaweni ezomile. Futhi emathafeni nasemagqumeni. Into esemqoka ukuthi kukhona izihlahla ezinameva eduze.
Isimo nendlela yokuphila yenyamazane ye-gerenuk
Ngokungafani nezilwane eziningi ezidla imfuyo, inhlwathi gerenuk ukhetha impilo yokuphila wedwa. Izilwane azihlali emhlambini omkhulu. Abesilisa bakhetha ukuba bodwa.
Bamaka indawo yabo futhi bayivikele ngokobulili babo. Ngasikhathi sinye, bazama ukungangqubuzani nomakhelwane babo. Abesifazane nezingane bangahamba ngokuzola badabule insimu yabesilisa.
Ngobulungiswa, kufanele kuphawulwe ukuthi abesifazane namazinyane bahlala emaqenjini amancane. Kepha imvamisa iba nabantu abayi-2-5. Akuvamile ukuthi ifinyelele kwabangu-10 abasebasha futhi bahlangana ngamaqembu amancane. Kepha lapho nje sebethomba, bayahamba bayobheka indawo yabo.
Emini, i-gerenuk isetshenziselwa ukuphumula endaweni enomthunzi. Baphuma bayofuna ukudla ekuseni nasebusuku kuphela. I-antelope yase-Afrika ingakwazi ukwenza inqubo enjalo yansuku zonke ngoba ayidingi amanzi futhi ayizingeli.
Uma isilwane sizwa ingozi esondelayo, singaba yiqhwa endaweni, ngethemba lokuthi ngeke sinakwe. Uma iqhinga lingasizi, isilwane sizama ukubaleka. Kepha lokho akusizi njalo. I-Gerenuk incane kakhulu ngejubane kunamanye ama-antelopes.
Ukudla
Lokhu akusho ukuthi insephe yendlulamithi inokudla okunomsoco. Isilo sase-Afrika sithanda amaqabunga, amahlumela, amahlumela nezimbali ezikhula phezulu ngaphezu komhlaba. Azikho ukuncintisana phakathi kwezinye izinhlobo zezinhlwathi.
Ukuze bathole ukudla, bama ngezitho zabo zangemuva bese belula izintamo zabo. Isilwane sikwazi ukuzilinganisela sisodwa lapho sifinyelela esiphundu esisithandayo, kepha imvamisa sihlala nezinselo zaso zangaphambili esiqwini.
I-gerenuk ithola umswakama obalulekile ezitshalweni ezifanayo. Yingakho isikhathi sesomiso, ezinye izilwane ezisaba kangaka, singeyona ingozi kwizinyamazane ezinemilenze emide.
Ochwepheshe bayaqiniseka ukuthi isilwane singaphila impilo yaso yonke ngaphandle kokuphuza amanzi. Kuliqiniso, ema-zoo, azama ukungayihloli le mbono, futhi afaka inani elincane lamanzi ekudleni kwensikazi engaphandle.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Izinyamazane zase-Afrika zinesikhathi sokuqomisana. Lapho uhlangana "nomkhwenyana" ongaba khona, owesifazane ucindezela izindlebe zakhe ezinkulu ekhanda lakhe. Eziphendulela, "indoda" imaka imvubu yale ntokazi.
Lesi yisiqalo sobudlelwano. Manje owesilisa akasamvumeli "umakoti" angabonakali. Futhi ngezikhathi ezithile ushaya amathanga akhe ngezinselo zakhe zangaphambili. Ngasikhathi sinye, uhlala ehogela umchamo we "ntokazi yenhliziyo".
Ukwenza lokhu ngesizathu, owesilisa ulinde ama-enzyme athile ukuthi avele kuwo. Ubukhona bazo bukhombisa ukuthi insikazi isilungele ukukhwelwa.
Ngendlela, ngephunga lemfihlo yakhe, owesilisa unquma ukuthi ngubani ophambi kwakhe: owesifazane wakhe noma "umakoti" wakwamakhelwane uzulazule wangena. I-Gerenuk ngokwemvelo kufanele ifake abesifazane abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka.
Isikhathi esiqondile sokukhulelwa kunzima ukusho. Emithonjeni ehlukene, lesi sibalo sisukela ezinyangeni eziyisi-5.5 kuye kweziyi-7. Cishe ngokushesha nje emva kokuzalwa, i-gerenuk encane iyasukuma futhi ilandele unina.
Ngemuva kokubeletha, insikazi ikhotha ingane idle nokuzala emva kwayo. Ukuvikela izilwane ezidla ezinye ukuthi zingazilandeli ngephunga. Emavikini ambalwa okuqala, umama ufihla isilwane esincane endaweni ecashile. Lapho uvakashela ingane ukuze ayondle. Inyamazana endala ibiza iwundlu layo nge-bleat ethambile.
Asikho isikhathi esithile sokuzalisa ama-gerenuks. Iqiniso ngukuthi abesifazane bavuthwa ngokocansi ekuqaleni konyaka, nabesilisa kuphela ngeminyaka eyi-1.5. Imvamisa abesilisa bashiya "ikhaya labazali" kuphela eneminyaka emibili.
Ngokwemvelo, i-gerenuk iphila eminyakeni eyi-8 kuya kwengu-12. Izitha zabo ezinkulu ngamabhubesi, izingwe, izingulule nezimpisi. Umuntu ngokuvamile akazingeli ngamabomu indlulamithi yendlulamithi.
AbaseSomaliya, abanesiqiniseko sokuthi le nhlwathi yisihlobo sekamela, abasoze baphakamisa isandla bahlasela lesi silo. Kubo, amakamela nezihlobo zabo kungcwele. Noma kunjalo, inani eliphelele le-antelope lase-Afrika alidluli abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingama-70. Izinhlobo zivikelwe "Encwadini Ebomvu".
