Amahhashi asendle anezinhlobonhlobo eziningi, okunye kwawo kungukuthi idube... Ihhashi elinemigqa elithandekayo libukeka kakhulu njengeqhawekazi lezinganekwane noma lekhathuni kunesakhamuzi sangempela se-savannah. Ivelaphi le migqa emnyama nemhlophe?
Ososayensi abaningi bazame isikhathi eside ukuphendula lo mbuzo obonakala ulula. Abanye babethambekele enguqulweni yokuthi, ngakho-ke, ngosizo lombala, idube lifihliwe ezilwaneni eziyingozi ezisongela impilo yesilwane njalo ngeminithi.
Isikhathi esingengakanani, le nguqulo ethile ibithathwa njengeyiyo. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bonke ngazwilinye bafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi imivimbo esezebeni iyethusa impukane yesilwane, ukuluma kwabaningi okuyingozi enkulu. Impukane i-tsetse yithwala imfiva okungekho muntu ongangenwa yiyo.
Isilwane esinemigqa asibonakali kulesi sinambuzane esesabekayo, ngakho-ke ukulunywa kwaso kuvame ukugwenywa. Ukuqondisisayisiphi isilwane sedube, ungavakashela i-zoo bese uxoxa nesilwane bukhoma. Unosayizi omncane uma uqhathaniswa nezinye izakhamuzi zomhlaba wezilwane zase-Afrika nomzimba ominyene.
Ubude, isilwane sifinyelela kumamitha ayi-2,5, ubude bomsila bungu-50 cm. Ukuphakama kweZebra lapho ibuna cishe ngamamitha ayi-1.5, isisindo esifinyelela kuma-350 kg. Abesifazane imvamisa bancanyana ngo-10% kunabesilisa. Iphuzu elibalulekile iqiniso lokuthi umuntu ngamunye unephethini yakhe eyedwa.
Kufana nokuthi wonke umuntu uneminwe yakhe. Zintathu izinhlobo zamadube - labo abahlala ehlane, ethafeni nasezintabeni. Lezi yizilwane ezinezinwele ezibushelelezi ezinezinwele ezingalingani.
Izici zebra kanye nendawo yokuhlala
Yonke insimu yeNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Afrika yindawo yokuhlala unomphela yedube. Izindwangu zaseMpumalanga naseningizimu ye-Afrika zizikhethele amadube angenalutho. Amadube asezintabeni ayethanda indawo yeNingizimu-Ntshonalanga Afrika.
Esithombeni, idube elisobala
Amadube ogwadule ahlala eKenya nase-Ethiopia. Izimo zokondla zingahluka ngenxa yesimo sezulu. Ngezikhathi ezomile, idube lifudukela ezindaweni ezinomswakama ngaphezulu. Kwesinye isikhathi bangahamba amakhilomitha ayi-1000. Amadube ayaphila kulezo zindawo lapho kunenani elanele lokudla kwezitshalo.
Isilwane esinemilenze yedube khona. Lena indlulamithi nenyamazane, ngezinye izikhathi abambisana ngayo futhi idlise ndawonye, emihlambini efanayo. Ngakho-ke, kulula kakhulu kubo ukuthi babone ingozi esondelayo bese bebaleka.
Isimo nendlela yokuphila yedube
I-Zebra yisilwane esifuna ukwazi kakhulu esivame ukuhlupheka ngenxa yalesi sici somlingiswa. Unomqondo othuthuke kahle wokunuka, ngakho-ke uyakwazi ukuzwa ingozi kusengaphambili. Kodwa idube linezinkinga ezithile zokubona, isilwane singabonakala ngesikhathi esingalungile.
Bahlala emihlambini. Kukhona ama-mares angama-5-6 owesilisa ngamunye emindenini enjalo. Inhloko yomndeni ihlale ivikela ngokunamandla zonke izimbila zayo namazinyane ayo. Uma omunye womhlambi usengozini, owesilisa ngesibindi ungena ekulweni nomzingeli aze anqotshwe ingcindezi emangalisayo yedube lesilisa nokuhlehla. Emhlambini, kuvame ukuba nabantu abayi-50 kuya kwabangu-60, kodwa kwesinye isikhathi leli nani lifinyelela emakhulwini.
Ziyizilwane ezinokuthula futhi ezinobungane. Bahlukanisa futhi babone abafo babo ngezwi labo, iphunga namaphethini emivimbo. Kwedube, le migqa emnyama nokumhlophe ifana nepasipoti enesithombe kumuntu.
Isitha esiyingozi kakhulu salezi zilwane ezinemigqa ingonyama. U-Leo akanendaba nokufihla kwabo okunemigqa. Ubathola noma kanjani ngenxa yenyama emnandi ayithandayo.
Idube lapho ligijima, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sengozi esiseduze, lingakha ijubane elikhulu lesilwane esingama-60-65 km / h, ngakho-ke, ukuze idle inyama yaso emnandi, ibhubesi kufanele lisebenze kanzima futhi lichithe amandla amaningi.
Izinselo zamadube zisebenza njengethuluzi elinamandla lokuzivikela. Iqiniso elithandekayo ukuthi balala bemi. Indawo yokukhosela ihlelwe ngamaqembu amakhulu ukuvikela ekuhlaselweni okungenzeka yizilwane ezizingelayo. La maqembu awahlali unomphela, ayashintsha ngezikhathi ezithile. Omama abanezingane zabo kuphela abahlala bengahlukaniswa.
Isimo sabo sengqondo singabonakala ezindlebeni. Lapho idube lizolile, izindlebe zalo ziqonde, lapho zesaba, ziqondiswa phambili, kuthi lapho zithukuthele, zibuyela emuva. Ngesikhathi sobudlova, idube liqala ukukhala. Futhi ubona umhlaseli eduze, umsindo omkhulu wokukhonkotha uvela kubo.
Lalela izwi ledube
Kusuka ezilwaneni ezinomusa nokuzola, zingaphenduka zibe ezinolaka nezisendle. Amadube angazishaya ngokungenaluzwela futhi alume isitha sawo. Cishe akunakwenzeka ukubathambisa. Futhi akukho neyodwa i-daredevil eyakwazi ukugibela. Zebra esithombeniukuzijabulisa ngokuzibandakanya komuntu. Abanye ubuhle nomusa omangalisayo ufihliwe kulesi silwane esimangalisayo.
Ukudla kweZebra
Konke ukudla kwezitshalo yilokho abakuthandayo izilwane zasendle amadube... Amahlamvu, izihlahlana, amahlumela, izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zotshani namagxolo ezihlahla yikhona abakhetha lolu hlobo lohlobo abakhetha ngalo.
Isilwane se-Zebra savanna ominzile kakhulu. Badla inani elikhulu nje lohlaza. Badinga ukuphuza lawo manzi owomile ngamanzi amaningi, ngoba lokhu kuzodinga amalitha ayi-8-10 ngosuku.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Ayikho isikhathi esithile sokuzala salezi zilwane. Inkunzi encane ingazalwa noma ngasiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Imvamisa lokhu kwenzeka ngenkathi yezimvula, lapho izinkinga zomsoco zingazwakali.
Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-345-390. Ngokuyinhloko kuzalwa ingane eyodwa kuye. Inesisindo esilinganiselwa ku-30 kg. Kungakapheli ihora izelwe, inkonyane lingahamba futhi ligijime ngokukhululeka lodwa.
Ukuncelisa ingane isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, yize kunokuthi ngemuva kwesonto izama ukucoboshisa utshani yodwa. Ezimweni ezingama-50%, amadube asanda kuzalwa abulawa ngokuhlaselwa kwezilwane ezizingelayo ezinjengezimpisi, izingwenya, amabhubesi.
Inzalo yabesifazane ivela kanye njalo eminyakeni emithathu. Ngonyaka nohhafu, izilwane sezivele sezikhulile ocansini futhi zilungele impilo ezimele. Kodwa insikazi isilungele ukuvela kwengane kuphela ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu.
Amakhono okuzala agcinwa kudube kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-18. Amadube ahlala endle kusukela eminyakeni engama-25 kuya kwengu-30. Ekuthunjweni, isikhathi sabo sokuphila sikhula kancane, futhi baphila kuze kube yiminyaka engama-40.
