Lesi silwane esinomusa singene eGuinness Book of Records ngenxa yokuthi sinamagama amaningi kunezinye izilwane. NgesiNgisi kuphela, ingabizwa ngokuhlukile izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezingama-40.
Lokhu kumayelanai-cougar, i-cougar, i-panther, ibhubesi lezintaba nengwe ebomvu. Lesi silwane esinomusa siyimfihlo kakhulu futhi sihlakaniphile, akusizi ngalutho ukuthi i-cougar ingumlingiswa wezinganekwane eziningi nezinganekwane.
"Amandla namandla", yile ndlela elihunyushwa ngayo igama elithi "puma". Kodwa-ke, imvelo engeyinhle, ukugeleza kwamaxhaphozi nokuzingela, kuholele ekutheni isidumbu siseduze nokuqothulwa futhi sibhalwe kuRed Book.
Izici nendawo okuhlala kuyo i-cougar
Ububanzi be-cougar yiyona ebanzi kunazo zonke izilwane ezincelisayo ezihlala eMelika. Kule pharamitha, kuphela i-lynx ebomvu, ikati lasehlathini nengwe okungafaniswa ne-cougar.
Lesi silwane siwuphawu lweWild West futhi sihlala ezwekazini elisuka eCanada siye endaweni eseningizimu yeNingizimu Melika. Amathafa, amahlathi, izindawo ezinezintaba, amaxhaphozi - lezi zilwane ezinhle zingatholakala yonke indawo. Ngokuya ngendawo yokuhlala, umbala wengubo ye-cougar nokudla kungahluka.
Ibhubesi lentaba (i-cougar) omunye wabamele abakhulu bomndeni we-feline, i-jaguar kuphela engaphambi kwayo ngosayizi. Ubude obulinganiselwe bendoda yaleli kati lisendle cishe bungu-100-180 cm, kodwa-ke, ezinye izilwane zifinyelela kumamitha amabili nohhafu ukusuka esihlokweni sekhala kuze kube sekugcineni komsila. Ekubuneni, ukuphakama kwayo kusuka ku-60 kuye ku-75 cm, umsila ungaba ngamasentimitha angama-70. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi ama-cougars abesifazane mancane ngama-40% kunabesilisa.
Bude buduze nenkabazwe, kuhlala abantu abancane kakhulu bezilwane ezidla ezinye; eduze kwezigxobo, ziyanda kakhulu. Emzimbeni oqinile, omkhului-cougar cougar kukhona ikhanda elincane elinezindlebe ezincane. Kodwa-ke, njengabameleli bezilwane eziningi, izilwane zinamazinyo anamandla angama-4 cm ubude, ngosizo lwawo ongabhekana nesitha esiyingozi nesisulu.
Imilenze yangemuva yesilwane inkulu kakhulu kunaleyo yangaphambili. Izinyawo ezinkulu nezinkulu zinamazipho abukhali isilwane esingawahoxisa ngokuthanda kwawo. Ngenxa yobugagu bayo, i-cougar ingakhuphuka ngokuphelele kunoma iziphi izihlahla, ihambe ezindaweni ezinentaba namatshe futhi ibhukude.
Umzingeli angenza ukugxuma okungafika ku-120 cm ubude, ngaphezu kwamamitha ayisithupha ukuphakama, ebangeni elifushane isivinini sesilwane singafika ku-50 km ngehora. Umsila usiza ukugcina ibhalansi ngenkathi isebenza.
Ama-Cougars asebenza ikakhulukazi ebusuku nasekuseni ekuseni kakhulu. Amabhubesi nama-cougars kuphela anombala oqinile. Abantu abasenyakatho bampunga, abahlali bezindawo ezishisayo babomvu.
Ingaphansi lomzimba wesilwane likhanya ukudlula phezulu, isisu kanye nesilevu kucishe kube mhlophe, kepha umsila umnyama kakhulu. Kukhona ukumakwa okumnyama kumlomo. Uboya bomzingeli bufushane, kodwa bunzima futhi buminyene.
Isimo nendlela yokuphila ye-cougar
I-Cougar ingasebenza ubusuku nemini, kepha emini ivame ukukhetha ukuphumula, iqala ukuzingela ngokuqala kobumnyama. IPuma yisilwane esithule, awuyizwa kakhulu, ikhala kakhulu kuphela ngenkathi yokuhlangana.
Imvamisa, abameleli abakhulu be-felines bangahlasela umuntu, kepha i-cougar, kunalokho, izama ukufihla. Ukuhlaselwa kwenzeka kuphela uma isilwane sizwa ingozi empilweni yaso.
I-cougar yasentabeni inokubekezela okukhulu. Uma ewela ogibeni, uzigcina ezolile futhi azame ukuthola indlela yokuphuma kulesi simo. Uma ingatholakali, i-cougar ingawela esithubeni inganyakazi izinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ngokwemvelo, i-cougar ayinazitha. Kodwa-ke, ezifundeni ezisenyakatho kufanele bahlangane nebhere elimnyama nempisi, eningizimu - ne-jaguar, naseFlorida - ne-alligator yaseMississippi. Izimpisi nama-jaguar kungadala usongo empilweni kuma-cougars amadala noma amancane.
Ukudla
Ama-ungulates angukudla okuyinhloko kwama-cougars. I-Elk, inyamazane, i-caribou yakha imenyu enkulu yesilwane. Kodwa-ke, i-cougar ayizibukeli phansi izinhlanzi, onogwaja, izingwejeje, izingulube zasendle, izingulube, izingungumbane, amagundane, izingulube, amaxoxo, ama-coyotes, ama-lynx neminye imibhede. Uma kunesidingo, angadla iminenke noma izinambuzane.
Isilwane esigulayo sizifihla ngokuphelele futhi lapho sihlaselwa, isisulu asinaso nje isikhathi sokuphunyuka. Uma isisulu sikhulu, i-cougar isondela kuyo buthule, igxume iphule intamo. Akadlali ngokudla, uncamela ukwehla ngokushesha.
Lokhu kwenziwa yizinzipho ezibukhali namazinyo, adwengula izicubu ngokuthula futhi aphule amathambo. I-cougar iyakwazi ukubulala isilwane esinesisindo esiphindwe kathathu kunaso. I-Cougar izingela hhayi kuphela ebusweni bomhlaba, kepha futhi nasemagatsheni ezihlahla.
Ngokufuna isisulu, singahamba amabanga amade. Uma i-cougar ikwazile ukubulala isilwane esikhulu, khona-ke umhlaseli angadla kuso isonto lonke. Uma ithuba livela, i-cougar ingahlasela izilwane ezifuywayo, ngisho namakati nezinja.
Kulokhu, imvamisa, kunezisulu eziningi kakhulu kunezidingo zesilwane esidliwayo. Phakathi nonyaka, i-cougar eyodwa idla kusuka ku-800 kuye ku-1200 kg wenyama, okucishe kube ngama-ungulates angama-50. Iqiniso elithandekayo ukuthi i-cougar izizingela yodwa futhi ayisoze yasidla isilwane esabulawa ngumncintiswano waso.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
I-Cougar - isilwane zasendle. Kepha, ngasikhathi sinye, imikhuba ye-cougar ifana ngezindlela eziningi nekati elijwayelekile lasekhaya. Isizungu esihlala njalo sithatha indawo yenkathi yokukhwelana, engaqala ebusika nasentwasahlobo. Lokhu kungenxa yezingcingo zesifazane nezingcingo zesici.
Njengomthetho, ikakhulukazi amadoda athuthukile anezindawo zawo ezinemingcele ecacile. Lezi zindawo zimakwe umchamo, indle, namazipho kuzinti zeziqu zemithi. Kungale mikhawulo lapho kuvame ukwakhiwa ngababili.
Izilwane azizaleli ngaphezu komzuzu, kepha kunezinqubo ezifika kweziyisishiyagalolunye ngehora. Imidlalo yokukhweshisa inodlame olukhulu futhi ihlala kuze kube amasonto amabili. Ngemuva kwalokho, owesilisa ushiya isithandwa sakhe.
Ukukhulelwa kwe-cougar kuhlala isikhathi esingaphezudlwana kwezinyanga ezintathu. Ngokwesilinganiso kuzalwa amantshontsho angu-3-4. Amehlo amawundlu avuleka ngosuku lweshumi. Amazinyo okuqala aqala ukuvela nezindlebe zivuleka. Ngemuva kwamasonto ayisithupha, abasha sebevele bazama inyama.
Ukuhlala ndawonye nomama kuthatha iminyaka emibili, ngemuva kwalokho ama-cougars amancane aqala impilo yawo. Njengama-feline amaningi alezi zinhlobo, i-cougar cougar iphila kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-15. Kuma-zoo nasezinkulisa, lesi sikhathi sikhushuliwe saya ku-20.
Naphezu kokuzingelwa njalo kwalezi zilwane, akukho lutho olusongela inani labantu bazo. Namuhlathenga i-cougar ungasebenzisa i-Intanethi, lapho ungathola khona okunikezwayo okuningi.
