Izici nendawo okuhlala kuyo i-tupaya
Tupaya (Tupia) isilwane esincelisayo esincane. Inomzimba cishe ongama-20 cm ubude; umsila omkhulu kusuka ku-14 kuye ku-20 cm; kubamele abakhulu, isisindo kwezinye izimo sifinyelela kuma-330 amagremu.
Isilwane esihambahambayo sinoboya obukhulu, ikakhulukazi amathoni amnyama abomvu nansundu, anebele eliwolintshi nomugqa olula emahlombe. UTupayi unezindlebe ezincane zesici namehlo aqondiswe ezindaweni ezihlukile; izidladla ezineminwe emihlanu, ingaphambili lalo lide kunendluzelekazi, ligcina ngozipho oluhlaba umxhwele nolubukhali. Ubude bomzimba tupayanjengoba kubonakala ku isithombe, ifana nengwejeje, nayo ebukeka ifana nomlomo ocijile kanye nomsila obushubile.
Tupaya – isilwane, ogama lakhe livela egameni lesiMalay elithi "tupei". Umuntu ophilayo unobudlelwano obukude nama-lemurs nama-primates, kepha ososayensi babalwa njengabazimele isikwati tupayi (Scandentia), ehlukaniswe izizukulwane, izinhlobo nezinhlobo ezingaphansi. Ngaphandle kokwehlukahlukana, bonke abantu bayafana ngokubukeka nangezinye izici.
UTupaya ojwayelekile isisindo esingama-145 amagremu, sinobude obumaphakathi obungu-19.5 cm, futhi umsila ungama-16.5 cm.Izilwane zihlala ebangeni elinganiselwe, ikakhulukazi ezwenikazi lase-Asia, ikakhulukazi ezingxenyeni zalo eziseningizimu nasempumalanga: e-Indonesia, eningizimu yeChina, esiqhingini saseHainan , ePhilippines, eNhlonhlweni yaseMalacca nakwezinye izindawo ezakhelene nalezi ziqhingi namazwe.
I-tupaya enkulu, etholakala eMalay Archipelago, endaweni yaseSumatra naseBorneo, inomzimba ovulekile cishe ngamadeimitha amabili ubude nomsila wobude obufanayo. Ikhanda liphetha ngokucwaswa, amehlo makhulu, izindlebe ziyindilinga. IBig tupaya inombala onsundu onsundu, icishe ibe mnyama.
Isi-Malay tupaya inesisindo esingu-100-160 amagremu, inomzimba omncane, amehlo amnyama nohlaka oluncane lomzimba, umsila ongama-14 cm. Indian tupaya inesisindo cishe esingu-160 amagremu, umbala woboya uphuzi ngokubomvu, imvamisa unephethini elimhlophe. Umzimba ophezulu ungaphezulu kobumnyama.
Esithombeni Malay tupaya
Uhlamvu nendlela yokuphila
Izilwane sezimile kahle futhi zasakazeka kabanzi ezindaweni ezinomswakama ezishisayo ezigcwele izimila. Bahlala ezihlahleni emahlathini, kwesinye isikhathi phakathi kwezintaba eziphansi ezinezihlahla. Bavame ukuhlala eduze nezindawo zokuhlala abantu namasimu avundile, lapho bakhangwa yinqwaba yokudla okukhangayo kubo.
Ukufana kwangaphandle namaprotheni nakho kudlulela ekuziphatheni kwezilwane. Isikhathi sasemini sincanyelwa umsebenzi. Bathanda ukukhuphuka ezihlahleni futhi bakhe izindawo zokuhlala emigodini nasezimpandeni zabo, ezinye izindawo ezicashile nezimbotshana zoqalo.
Izilwane zinokuzwa nokubona okuhle kakhulu. Xhumana usebenzisa izimpawu zomzimba njengokunyakaza komsila; amasignali omsindo nephunga, kushiya amamaki akhethekile ngosizo lwezindlala zephunga lezilwane esifubeni nasesiswini.
Ubuningi babantu bufinyelela kubantu abayi-2 kuye kwabayi-12 ehektheleni. Bangaphila bodwa noma bahlangane ngamaqembu omndeni. Ngokukhula, abesifazane bavame ukuhlala nabazali babo, kanti abesilisa baya kwezinye izindawo.
Kwenzeka ukuthi i-tupaya ingene ezingxabanweni zodwa, ifike ekulweni okunamandla ngomphumela obulalayo lapho kulwelwa indawo noma abesifazane. Abantu bobulili obuhlukile imvamisa abakhombisi ulaka komunye nomunye.
Imvamisa, i-tupai iyafa, iba yisisulu sezitha zayo: izinyoni zezinyoka nezinyoka ezinobuthi, ngokwesibonelo, i-keffiyeh yethempeli. IHarza nayo iyingozi kubo - isilwane esidlayo, iMarten enesifuba esiphuzi. Kubazingeli, abanasithakazelo, ngoba inyama yabo ayidli kakhulu, futhi noboya babo abubalulekile.
Ukudla
Izilwane azikho ezingeni lezilwane ezidla inyama futhi zivame kakhulu ukudla ukudla kwezitshalo nezinambuzane ezincane, okuyizinto eziningi ezakha ukudla kwazo kwansuku zonke nezintandokazi. Kodwa kuyenzeka ukuthi zidle nama-vertebrate amancane.
Izithelo ziyisipesheli kubo. Imvamisa, ukuhlala ngaphakathi emasimini, bayakwazi ukudala umonakalo owanele esitshalweni ngokudla izithelo ezikhulile. Kuyenzeka ukuthi bahlasele abaphangi ezindlini zabantu, bebe ukudla ezindlini zabantu, benyukele emafasiteleni nasemifantwini. Izilwane zidla zodwa zodwa. Lapho zisuthi, ziphethe ukudla ngezidladla zangaphambili, zihleli ngemilenze yazo yangemuva.
Amawundlu asanda kuzalwa ondliwa insikazi ngobisi lwayo, olunothe kakhulu ngamaprotheni. Ekudleni okukodwa, izingane ziyakwazi ukuncela kusuka kumagremu ama-5 kuye kwangama-15 obisi lwebele.
Isidleke senzalo yesikhathi esizayo kuvame ukwakhiwa ngubaba. Indima yowesifazane enqubeni yokukhulisa ibekelwe kuphela ukondla, okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile imizuzu eyi-10-15.
Sekukonke, umama we-tupaya uchitha amahora angu-1.5 nenzalo yakhe ngemuva kokuzalwa kwamawundlu. Izinsikazi zondla amaphuphu azo ngemibele emibili kuya kweyisithupha.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Ngokuyinhloko, ama-tupai angabesilisa oyedwa, futhi akha imibhangqwana eshadile. Isithembu imvamisa siyisici sabantu abahlala eSingapore, lapho owesilisa ovelele, nabesifazane abaningana, evikela ngomona amalungelo akhe ngokulwa nabanye besilisa.
Amacala anjalo futhi ajwayelekile empilweni yezilwane ekuthunjweni. Abamele ubulili obuhlukile balezi zinhlobo zebhayoloji bahluka kancane ngokubukeka. Izilwane zizala kuzo zonke izinkathi zonyaka, kodwa umsebenzi okhethekile wenzeka kusuka ngoFebhuwari kuya kuJuni. Umjikelezo we-estrous kwabesifazane uthatha kusukela kusonto elilodwa kuya kwayi-5.5, kanti isikhathi sokukhulelwa sithatha cishe amasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisithupha.
Imvamisa kudoti owodwa kufika kubantu abathathu abancane abanesisindo esingama-gramu ayi-10 kuphela. Bazalwa beyimpumputhe futhi bengenakuzisiza, futhi bavula amehlo abo ngosuku lwamashumi amabili. Futhi emva kwamasonto ayisithupha bayazimela baze bashiye umndeni wabazali babo.
Lapho unezinyanga ezintathu ubudala, isizukulwane esisha sifinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokobulili, futhi emasontweni ayisithupha kamuva, izilwane sezivele ziyakwazi ukuzala. Isikhathi esifushane sokukhulelwa nokuvuthwa kwenzalo sinikela ekuzaleni nasekusakazekeni okusheshayo kwezilwane.
I-Tupai ayikhombisi ububele obukhethekile enzalweni, futhi iyakwazi ukuhlukanisa eyayo kwamanye amawundlu ngephunga kuphela, ishiye amamaki anephunga. Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-36, amawundlu aya esidlekeni sabazali bawo, kuthi ngemuva kwesikhashana aqale impilo ezimele.
Isikhathi sokuphila kwezilwane endle asiside ngokwedlulele futhi asikho ngaphezu kweminyaka emithathu. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinhle ekuthunjweni nempilo eyenelisayo e-zoo, baphila isikhathi eside kakhulu. Icala lokuphila isikhathi eside nalo liye larekhodwa, kwesinye isikhathi ngabantu ngabanye tupayi phila uze ufike eminyakeni eyishumi nambili.
