Incazelo nezici ze-tapir
UTapir Isilwane esihle ngokukhethekile esinge-oda lama-equids. Ngandlela thile ibukeka njengengulube, kepha kusekhona umehluko.Tapir isilwane imifino. Lesi yisilwane esihlonipheke kakhulu esinemilenze eqinile, umsila omfushane nentamo ezacile. Ziyinkimbinkimbi ngokwanele.
Okucacile kwalesi sidalwa esihle udebe lwayo olungaphezulu, olubukeka njengesiqu. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yalesi sizathu kukhona umbono wokuthi ama-tapir avela kuma-mammoths. Futhi zinengubo ejiyile, umbala wayo uncike ohlotsheni:
- Intaba tapir. Lezi zinhlobo zithathwa njengezincane kakhulu. Banombala onsundu noma amnyama ngombala. Uboya buyivikela emisebeni ye-UV nasemakhazeni. Ubude bomzimba wayo bucishe bube ngamasentimitha ayi-180. Unesisindo esingu-180 kg.
- I-tapir enesipele esimnyama... Inkulu kunazo zonke izinhlobo. Kugqame ngamabala amhlophe mpunga ezinhlangothini nasemuva. Isisindo seTapir ifinyelela kuma-320 kg, nobude bomzimba bufike ku-2,5 m.
- I-tapir engenalutho... Isici sokubona lokhu ukubuna okuncane ngemuva kwekhanda. Isisindo sifinyelela kuma-270 kg, nobude bomzimba ngamasentimitha angama-220. Unombala onsundu omnyama, esiswini nasesifubeni unombala onsundu.
- I-tapir yaseMelika Ephakathi. Ngaphandle, icishe ifane ne-tapir ethafeni, inkulu kuphela, isisindo esifinyelela ku-300 kg, nobude bomzimba obufinyelela kuma-200 cm.
Cishe izinhlobo ezi-13 zama-tapir sezivele zingasekho. Bonke abesifazane bomndeni we-tapir bakhulu kunabesilisa futhi banesisindo esithe xaxa. Umlingiswa we-tapir wezilwane inobungane futhi inokuthula. Kulula kakhulu ukukuthambisa. Uhlala kahle nabantu futhi uzoba isilwane esihle.
Izinsimbi ze-tapir aziboni kahle, ngakho zihamba kancane, kanti nesiqu sisiza ukuhlola indawo ezungezile. Ama-tapir ayadlala futhi ayathanda ukubhukuda. Kubantu, ama-tapir abalulekile ngoba anesikhumba esiqinile futhi esingamelana nokugqoka, kanye nenyama ethambile kakhulu.
Abase-Asia babiza lesi silwane ngokuthi "umudli wephupho." Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bakholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi uma usika isibalo setapir ngokhuni noma itshe, kuzosiza umuntu ukuthi aqede amaphupho amabi nokuqwasha.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye nendlela yokuphila
Ama-tapir bukhoma ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinezimila ezinkulu. Uhlobo olulodwa lwe-tapir lungatholakala engxenyeni eseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, okunye okuseMelika Ephakathi noma engxenyeni efudumele yeNingizimu Melika.
Ungathola i-tapir emahlathini ashubile anomswakama omkhulu, eduze kwawo kunemizimba yamanzi. Zibhukuda kakhulu, futhi nangaphansi kwamanzi. ITapir iyawathanda amanzi futhi ichitha iningi lezimpilo zayo kuwo. Ikakhulu, bayabhukuda ukucasha ekushiseni.
Ngesikhathi kubhukuda, izinhlanzi ezincane zihlangana nama-tapir. Zisiza izilwane ukuba zihlanze uboya bazo, ngaleyo ndlela zisuse i-tapir yama-parasites. Lesi silwane esinokuthula nesinomusa sinezitha eziningi, lapho i-tapir ingatholi insindiso khona noma emhlabeni noma emanzini.
Emathafeni, azingelwa amahlosi, ama-jaguar, izinhlwathi namabhere. Izingwenya zibalindile endaweni yasemanzini. Isitha esikhulu ngumuntu obazingelayo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu bagawula amahlathi adingeka kakhulu ukuze isilwane sibe khona. Inani lehliswe kakhulu, ngakho-ke ama-tapir afakiwe kwiRed Book. Ehlukile ama-tapir wesithombe ingatholakala ku-Intanethi.
Zonke izinhlobo zama-tapir, ngaphandle kwama-tapir asezintabeni, ziyasebenza ebusuku. Intaba yona yona iyajika. Uma isilwane sizwa ukuzingelwa, khona-ke sizoguqula impilo yaso yasemini ibe yimpilo yasebusuku. Esimweni esinjalo thola i-tapir Kunzima impela.
Yize ihamba kancane, ibona ingozi, ama-tapir athuthukisa isivinini esikhulu. Zibuye zigxume futhi zikhase kahle. Esesibili sidingeka kakhulu kulezo zindawo lapho kunezihlahla eziningi ezigawuliwe. Okungajwayelekile neze esilwaneni esinezinwele ezinama-equid, bayazi nokuthi bahlala kanjani ngomhlane.
Ukuze ugcine i-tapir ekuthunjweni, uzodinga i-aviary enkulu, indawo okufanele okungenani ibe ngamamitha-skwele angama-20. m. kuleli cala, ubukhona besiziba siyadingeka. AbakwaTapir bathanda ukulala ezindaweni ezingamaxhaphozi, emadamini.
Ukudla
Njengoba kwathiwa - ama-tapir yizilwane ezidla kakhulu. Ukudla kwabo kufaka amaqabunga, amahlumela, amahlumela emithi, amagatsha, izithelo (cishe izinhlobo zezitshalo ezahlukahlukene eziyi-115). Ngenxa yokuthi ama-tapir angabatshuzi abahle kakhulu, lokhu kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuqoqa ulwelwe kusuka phansi.
Ubumnandi obukhulu be-tapir ngusawoti. Ngenxa yakhe, bakulungele ukunqoba ibanga elikhulu. Futhi, ukusetshenziswa kukashoki nobumba, okunothile kuma-macronutrients, kuyasiza empilweni yabo. Ekuthunjweni, izilwane zondliwa ngezithelo, utshani, imifino kanye nokugxila okudingekayo ku-nick.
Umsizi omkhulu ekudleni ukudla yisiqu. Ngosizo lwayo, isilwane sithatha amaqabunga, siqoqe izithelo, sizingele ngaphansi kwamanzi. Ngokufuna ukudla, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zezulu, ama-tapir angathutha amabanga amade.
Ukusuka kokushoda kukavithamini D3 nokukhanya kwe-ultraviolet, ama-tapir angakhula kahle futhi angami kahle, kepha lokhu kwenzeka kaningi ekuthunjweni. Ngenxa yokuqedwa kwamahlathi okukhulu, ama-tapir ayafa ngenxa yokuntuleka kokudla.
Kwezinye izindawo, ama-tapir angadala umonakalo. Isibonelo, emasimini lapho kutshalwa khona isihlahla sikashokoledi. Imvelo enobungani bezilwane, inyathela isitshalo sethenda futhi idle amaqabunga amancane. Bathanda kakhulu umoba, amakhabe kanye nomango. Ekuthunjweni, ama-tapir angondliwa ngokufana nezingulube. Akunandaba noshukela nama-rusks.
Ukuzaliswa kanye nempilo yetapir
Umqalisi wokwakhiwa kobudlelwano bomndeni ngowesifazane. Ukukhwelana kuma-tapir kwenzeka unyaka wonke, futhi kaningi kakhulu emanzini. Ukukhwelana imidlalo ezilwaneni kuyathakazelisa impela. Indoda ngesikhathi sokudlala ngothando ingagijimisa insikazi isikhathi eside.
Futhi, ngaphambi nje kokuhlangana, ama-tapir amabili enza imisindo ethile: ukububula, ukukhala nokushaya amakhwela, kepha lokhu akunjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ama-tapir ashintsha abalingani minyaka yonke.
Insikazi izala izingane isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, cishe izinyanga eziyi-13-14. Uncamela ukubeletha yedwa. Kuzalwa ingane eyodwa, kwesinye isikhathi kwenzeke okubili.
Ngemuva kokuzalwa, isisindo somntwana sisuka ku-5 kuye ku-9 kg (kuya ngohlobo). Owesifazane wondla inzalo yakhe ngobisi (lokhu kwenzeka endaweni ephakeme), lesi sikhathi sithatha cishe unyaka. Ngemuva kokubeletha, insikazi nengane bahlala ezihlahleni eziminyene. Ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa, bayakhethwa, ukudla kwengane kancane kancane kuqala ukugcwaliswa ngokudla kwezitshalo.
Ngemuva kokuzalwa kwenzalo, ama-tapir kunzima ukuwahlukanisa. Zonke zinombala ofanayo, oqukethe amabala nemivimbo. Kuleli fomu, ababonakali kangako ezitheni. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi (cishe izinyanga eziyi-6-8), izingane ziqala ukuthola umbala wezinhlobo zazo.
Ngokwezifundo eziphindiwe, kungaphethwa ngokuthi ukuthomba ku-tapir encane kwenzeka eneminyaka eyi-1.5-2, kwezinye izinhlobo ezineminyaka engama-3.5-4. Ngokusho kokubona, isikhathi sempilo ye-tapir cishe siyiminyaka engama-30. Indawo yokuhlala ayithinti ubudala, kungaba njalo noma okuqukethwe ekhaya.
Ukuzingela ama-tapir akuvunyelwe kuzo zonke izindawo zayo zokuhlala. Okusidumaza kakhulu nokho ukuthi kunenani elikhulu labazingeli abangekho emthethweni. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izintambo neziswebhu zenziwa ngesikhumba esinyene salesi silwane. Ngalesi sizathu, izilwane ezinhle futhi ezinobungane njenge-tapir zisengcupheni yokuqothulwa. Uma isimo singathuthuki, lapho-ke kuphela izithombe zama-tapir.