Iseva ungummeleli odlayo we-oda lama-fining, ngaphandle afana nekhophi encane yama-cheetahs. Ngaphandle kokuthi okhokho babo abaseduze babephila impilo ebabazekayo futhi beyingozi kubantu, namuhla i-serval iyazibophezela ekuqeqesheni futhi ingaba yintandokazi emhlabeni jikelele ngenxa yobuntu bayo obuhle, nobungane.
Noma, ngokusho kwezici zombala, abamele Uhlobo lwe-Serval ngaphezu kwakho konke kufana nengulule, izihlobo zazo eziseduze empeleni zingama-lynx nezingwenya.
Izici nendawo yokuhlala
Ikati le-Serval inosayizi omzimba ojwayelekile osukela kwimitha elilodwa kuya kumasentimitha ayi-136 ubude, futhi ubude bayo buphakathi kwamasentimitha angama-45 kuye kwangama-65. Ngaphezu kwalokho, la ma-feline anezindlebe ezinkulu kakhulu nemilenze emide kakhulu maqondana nobukhulu bomzimba jikelele.
Isisindo sabantu abadala ngokuvamile sisuka ku-12-19 kilograms. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi izindlebe ezinkulu zensizakalo azenzi nje umsebenzi wokuhlobisa, uzivumela ukuthi zinqume ngezindlebe indawo yohlobo lokudla oluyinhloko - amagundane amancane. Ngenxa yezidladla zayo eziphakeme, i-serval iyakwazi ukubheka isisulu esilandelayo noma ngabe siphakathi kotshani obude.
Sibheka okuhlukahlukene isithombe se-serval, ungabona kalula ukuthi iningi labantu abadala linombala ofana nengulule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlangothi olungaphandle lumbozwe ngamabala amnyama, futhi isisu, isifuba nesifonyo kuvame ukumbozwa ngezinwele ezimhlophe njengeqhwa.
Izikhumba zezilwane zinenani eliphakeme, okwaholela ekuqothulweni kwazo okukhulu ezindaweni zazo ezihlala njalo. Namuhla le nhlobo isemaphethelweni okusinda.
Izinceku zitholakala ikakhulu endaweni yezwekazi lase-Afrika, lapho zaziwa khona njengamakati ehlathini. Ungahlangana isosha ku-savannahetholakala eningizimu yeSahara, kanye nasenyakatho yogwadule eMorocco nase-Algeria.
Imvamisa zigwema izindawo ezome kakhulu ngoba zidinga ukuhlinzekwa ngamanzi. Kodwa-ke, amahlathi enkabazwe anomswakama nawo awakhuthazi ukuzwelana okukhethekile kulaba bameleli bomndeni wesilwane, futhi bangahlala kuphela emadlelweni avulekile nasemaphethelweni ehlathi.
I-African Serval kwesinye isikhathi kutholakala ezindaweni ezinezintaba endaweni ephakeme kakhulu engafika kumakhilomitha amathathu ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, zisengabonakala mathupha eNtshonalanga naseMpumalanga Afrika, lapho ukuqothulwa kwezihlobo zama-lynx kwakungekho isikhathi sokufinyelela ezingeni elibucayi.
Uhlamvu nendlela yokuphila
Njengamanye amalungu omndeni we-feline, i-serval yasendle isilwane esidlayo. Uyahamba azingele kusihlwa noma ekuseni ngovivi. UServal ungumzingeli ongenasineke kakhulu, futhi ukhetha ukungachithi isikhathi ekulandeleni isikhathi eside nasekuphishekeleni inyamazane.
Ngenxa yemilenze yayo emide nokukwazi ukuhamba ngejubane lombani, lesi silwane asikwazi ukubamba nje kuphela igundane elibabazekayo, kepha lize ligingqele phansi inyoni lapho lindiza ngokuphelele, lenze ukugxuma okubukhali emoyeni kube ukuphakama okungafika kumamitha amathathu.
Ikati le-Serval ukhetha impilo yokuphila yedwa, ukuhlangana nezihlobo ngezikhathi ezithile kuphela, futhi ikakhulu ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Azixabani neze, zikhetha ukuhlakazeka ngokuthula kunokuba zilwe kanzima.
Kubantu, laba bameleli be-feline, naphezu kobuhlobo babo obuseduze ne-lynx ne-cheetah, ababeki ingozi ethile, lapho behlangana, bazama ukuhamba ngokushesha okukhulu baye endaweni ephephile.
Ukweqa kukaServal esithombeni
Ivumelana nezimo ngokuphelele serval nekhaya izimo, ngoba, ngenxa yemvelo enokuthula, ayidingi i-aviary noma ikheji lokugcinwa, futhi akunzima ukondla isilwane.
Ukuhlala nomuntu ekhaya, serval usheshe ajwayele indlu yangasese ngokugcwalisa okhethekile, futhi ngokuvamile uyisilwane esihlanzekile, okuwukuphela kwento yokuziphatha, engazifanele kakhulu izimo zasekhaya, umkhuba wokumaka insimu yakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iphunga lezimfihlo libukhali futhi alithandeki.
Amakati esihlahlana ahlala ekhaya adinga ukuhamba njalo, okubaluleke kakhulu esimweni sezulu esifudumele selanga, lapho izilwane zikhiqiza kakhulu uvithamini D, odingeka ekukhuleni okunamandla nentuthuko ehambisanayo.
Kususelwa kokuningi reviews, yise uyilungu elidlalayo ngokumangalisayo lomndeni we-feline, futhi kwezokuzijabulisa bafuna amathoyizi akhethekile afana nalawo asetshenziselwa imidlwane.
Izinsizakalo zingabodade oyedwa, ngakho-ke umnikazi wakhethwa, njengomthetho, kanye naphakade. Intengo yeserval iphezulu impela, ngoba indawo yokuhlala yalezi zilwane itholakala e-Afrika kuphela thenga insizakalo namuhla kungenzeka kube nenani kusuka enkulungwaneni eyodwa kuya kwezinkulungwane eziyishumi zamadola aseMelika, kuya ngohlobo.
Kulabo abangafuni ukuba nekati lasendle, ososayensi benze i-hybrid ye-serval nekati elijwayelekile, lo mhlobo waqanjwa ngokuthi yi-Savannah, ngokuhlonipha indawo yokuzalwa yekati lokuqala eliyingxube.
Ukudla
Njengoba i-serval ingumdliwayo, isisekelo sokudla kwayo siqukethe amagundane ahlukahlukene nezinye izilwane ezincane ngosayizi nesisindo somzimba.
Imvamisa, i-serval ayikuphikisi ukudla zonke izinhlobo zezinambuzane, kanye nezinyoka, izibankwa, amaxoxo, amahare, ama-hyrax, izinyoni ngisho nezinyamazane. Ziyama imizuzu eminingana, zifriziwe phakathi kotshani obude noma indawo evulekile, zithwebula izindlebe zazo ezinkulu futhi zizingele izisulu ezingaba khona.
Ngenxa yemilenze yayo emide, i-serval iyakwazi ukusheshisa ifike kumakhilomitha ayisishiyagalombili ngehora ngenkathi ijaha inyamazane. Futhi zingagxuma zisuka ekumeni ziye ekuphakameni okungafika kumamitha amathathu nohhafu, zishaye phansi izinyoni ezindiza kancane.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Isikhathi sokukhwelana kwala makati asincikile esikhathini, kodwa-ke, amantshontsho e-serval ezifundeni eziseningizimu zezwekazi lase-Afrika azalwa ikakhulu kusukela ekupheleni kobusika kuya phakathi nentwasahlobo. Ukukhulelwa kowesifazane kungahlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga ezimbili, ngemuva kwalokho uletha inzalo ezidlekeni ezifihlwe otshanini, inani lize lifike kuzinyane ezintathu.
Ikati leserval esithombeni
Njengoba sezifinyelele onyakeni owodwa, amantshontsho avuthiwe ashiya umama wawo ayohlola izindawo ezintsha. Ngaphansi kwezimo zemvelo, isilinganiso seminyaka yokuphila kwensizakalo yiminyaka eyi-10-12. Ekuthunjweni, isilwane kaningi siphila kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-15 noma ngaphezulu.
