Imvelo igcwele zonke izinhlobo zezimanga nokumangala. Nomaphi lapho ubheka khona, yonke indawo kunesitshalo, inhlanzi, isilwane noma omunye omele izitshalo nezilwane ezingamangaza, zimangaze, zesabise futhi zijabulise.
Igama umhlaseli linencazelo eyodwa. Umuntu ucabanga ngokushesha isilwane esesabekayo esinamazinyo amakhulu nokusineka okwesabekayo. Kepha kukhona nabadliwayo, abathi, ngaphezu kothando, basadala isifiso esingenakuphikiswa sokumphulula nokumgona, bamphakele entendeni yesandla sakhe.
Sikhuluma nge-binturong yesilwane esaziwa kancane. Okomndeni we-civerrids. Abafowabo bangama-civet, ama-genet nama-lysangs. Siyini lesi silwane esihle?
I-Binturong ibizwa nangokuthi "ibhere lekati" ngenxa yokuthi ukubukeka kwayo kufana nekati, futhi isimilo sayo nokunyakaza kwayo kusikhumbuza kakhulu ibhere.
Lesi silwane esihle asisihle futhi sihamba kancane. Kodwa ime ngokuqinile emilenzeni yayo emifushane. Amadevu akhe amhlophe amakhulu yikhona okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu futhi okuhlaba umxhwele uma uqala ukumbheka.
Izindlebe zihlotshiswe ngamasentshana alula. Ijazi layo elimpunga elimnyama lihlala linamathele ngaphandle kwemizwa yalo. Lokhu kubukeka okungenazinkinga kwenza wonke umuntu acabange ukuthi i-binturong isanda kuvuka.
Ubude besilwane buphakathi kuka-60 kuya ku-90 cm, kanti isisindo sisuka ku-9 kuye ku-15 kg. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi amaBinturongs ukuphela kwezilwane ezivela e-Old World ezibamba kalula izinto ngomsila wazo omude.
I-Binturong esithombeni kuvusa imizwa emihle kuphela. Amehlo akhe amakhulu aqhamukayo acacisa kakhulu. Kubonakala sengathi lesi silwane sesizosho okuthile ngolimi olwaziwa ngabantu.
Izici nendawo yokuhlala
AmaBinturong atholakala emahlathini aminyene ashisayo aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, eNdiya, eziqhingini zase-Indonesia, ePhilippines naseVietnam. Isilwane binturongkubhekwa njengokungajwayelekile futhi okungajwayelekile emazweni amaningi, ngakho-ke cishe akunakwenzeka ukuyithola ema-zoo.
Isimo nendlela yokuphila ye-binturong
AmaBinturong ikakhulukazi ayimpilo yasebusuku, kepha kwesinye isikhathi ayasebenza emini. Ngesikhathi sokushisa, kaningi bakhetha ukukhetha indawo entofontofo, behleli esihlahleni, bebuka okwenzekayo nxazonke kuze kube yilapho ukushisa kuyehla.
Akuvamile ukuthi zihambe phansi, zigibela ikakhulukazi ezihlahleni, ngenxa yemisebenzi yokubamba yomsila wazo, zikwenza ngokuphelele futhi ngokushesha. Zibhukuda futhi zicwile kahle emzimbeni wamanzi.
Zikhetha ukuhlala zodwa futhi zikhwelana kuphela ngenkathi yokuzala, zihlala emaqenjini amancane lapho kutholakala khona imishado. Izilwane ezinhle kakhulu, ezimnene futhi ezinobungane. Baxhumana kalula nomuntu kalula. Kwesinye isikhathi ibhere le-binturonglapho esesimeni esihle futhi esizolile, ukhipha okwekati.
Lezo zilwane ezihlala ekuthunjweni zihlala zikikiza, zihewule futhi zikhononde. Lapho besesimweni esihle semizwa, ungezwa imisindo yokugigitheka, uma kunalokho - ukukhala okukhulu. UBinturong angalululwa kalula, ngenxa yalokho angaba umngane omnene nozinikele kakhulu.
Ubudlova ngokuvamile abufani nalesi silwane esidlayo. Kepha uma kwenzeka kuba yingozi, baba nesihe, ukuluma kwabo kunamandla kakhulu futhi kubuhlungu. Ngenxa yamadevu amakhulu, inzwa yokuhogela ithuthukiswa kulesi silwane kangcono kunokubona nokuzwa.
Uhogela ngokucophelela yonke into entsha kuye. Ngenkathi uhamba phansi, yize lokhu kungenzeki kaningi, i-binturong inyathela emhlabathini ngokuphelele ngezinyawo zayo zonke, yile ndlela amabhere ahamba ngayo.
Ngaphambidlana, lesi silwane sasihlonishwa ngenxa yenyama yaso emnandi. Kamuva kwavela ukuthi kunesici emathanjeni akhe esinomthelela omuhle emandleni wesilisa. Kusukela lapho, umuthi wendabuko waseShayina usuke waba nentshisekelo kubo.
AmaBinturong angabanikazi bezinga elithile, asetshenziselwa ukumaka indawo yawo. Benza lokhu ngosizo loketshezi olunephunga elimnandi, elikhumbuza kancane ama-popcorn afudumele ngephunga. Lolu ketshezi lubaluleke kakhulu ekwenzeni amakha futhi lubizwa ngokuthi i-civet.
Le nto engavamile futhi eyigugu iqoqwa ngaphandle kobuhlungu ezilwaneni ngesipuni esikhethekile. Ngasinye salezi zilwane ezidlayo, izimpawu ezinjalo esihlahleni ziyaqondakala. Ziveza ubulili, ubudala, nesimo sobulili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyisiko labo ukumaka indawo yabo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane.
Abesilisa bavame ukumanzisa imilenze yabo nomsila ngalolu ketshezi ukwenza uphawu lucace futhi luphawuleke kakhulu futhi bakhuphuke esihlahleni. Lesi yisilwane esihlanzeke kakhulu futhi asilokothi sinuke kabi. Okuwukuphela kwento ebabayo ukuwuchama njalo.
Cishe akunakwenzeka ukumqeqesha njengekati ukuhambahamba ebhodweni. Ekuthunjweni, amaBinturong awasabi abantu nhlobo. Kuma-zoo, angathatha izithombe nabantu abahlukene usuku lonke futhi athole ukwelashwa okuvela kubo.
Lesi silwane asikabhekwa njengezilwane ezisengozini yokuphela, kodwa uma ukuzingelwa kwazo kuqhubeka ngejubane elinjalo, khona-ke lokhu kungafinyelelwa ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngakho-ke ku Incwadi Ebomvu Binturong Uhlu lumakwe njengolusengozini. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukumzingela kungavinjelwa kungekudala.
Ukudla kweBinturong
Ukudla kweBinturong ohluke kakhulu, ungumninimandla onke. Ngokuyinhloko kuya ngesikhathi. Lapho kunezithelo, bayazikhetha, kanye namahlumela oqalo.
Zithanda izinyoni ezingenamgogodla zezinyoni ezincane namaqanda azo, zibamba izinhlanzi emadamini. Abadliwayo abenqabi izidumbu, izinambuzane namaxoxo. OFakazi ababekwazi ukubona lesi silwane esithokozisayo batshela indlela okuhlekisa ngayo i-binturong ikha izithelo esihlahleni ngomsila waso. Isithombe sihlekisa futhi asijwayelekile. Ukudla kwesilwane okungu-70%, yize i-binturong ingumhlaseli kuwukudla kwemifino.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
AmaBinturong aziphatha ngokuthakazelisayo phakathi nemidlalo yokukhwelana. Indoda ijaha insikazi futhi okuphambene nalokho. Lokhu kuqhubeka isikhathi eside. Futhi kuphela ekupheleni kwalokhu ukukhwelana komdlalo kwenzeka. Ziyahlangana, njengawo wonke ama-feline, kepha ayikho inqaba.
Isithombe esihle nesivusa inkanuko sitholakala lapho, ngesikhathi sokukopisha, owesifazane ubamba eyeduna ngomsila wakhe, kube sengathi uyayigona futhi ayicindezele kakhulu. Ngaphambi kokubeletha, izilwane zilungiselela kusengaphambili, zihlele isidleke sazo endaweni engeke ifinyeleleke ezitheni. Imvamisa le ndawo isemgodini wesihlahla.
I-binturong yesifazane ingaveza inzalo ngokwesilinganiso kabili ngonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinyanga ezintathu. Kusukela kuzinyane elilodwa kuya kwayisithupha kuzalwa, kaningi kuyinombolo 2 noma 3.
Sonke isikhathi lapho insikazi inakekela izingane ezisanda kuzalwa, ivumela owesilisa ukuba abe seduze kwazo. Lesi senzo sokusiza esingajwayelekile ezilwaneni ze-civet.
Izingane zizalwa zingaboni, zingezwa futhi zingenakuzisiza ngokuphelele. Ukuncipha nokuhayiza kwamawundlu kuzwakala ngemizuzu yokuqala yokuphila kwabo. Zimunca ubisi kungakapheli ihora zizelwe.
Ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-14-21, izingane zivula amehlo. Impela lapho ingane binturog okokuqala ephuma ekufihleni futhi, elandela umama wakhe, afunde ukuhlala ngokuzimela.
Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezingu-2-3, insikazi iqala ukumjwayela ukudla okuqinile. Ukuphela kwe-lactation, izinyane lishintshela ekuphakeleni okuhlukahlukene, okukhumbuza kakhulu ukudla komuntu omdala waseBinturong. Isisindo sabo sikhula sisuka kumagremu angama-300 siye ku-2 kg.
Eminyakeni engu-2,5 ubudala, lezi zingane zikulungele ukukhiqiza inzalo yazo. Endle, amaBinturong aphila iminyaka engaba yishumi. Ekuthunjweni, ngokunakekelwa okufanele, isikhathi sabo sokuphila sifinyelela eminyakeni engama-25.
