Incazelo nezici ze-okapi
Isilwane se-Okapi, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi ama-artiodactyls ngegama lomtholi wayo uJohnston, imele uhlobo lwayo ngendlela eyodwa. Yize kunesihlobo sakhe esibhekwayo indlulamithi, okapi kufana nehhashi.
Ngempela, umqolo, ikakhulukazi imilenze, unemibala efana nedube. Noma kunjalo, awusebenzi kumahhashi. Ngokuphikisana nombono ongajwayelekile, nge kangaroo, okapi akahlangani ngalutho.
Ngesikhathi esifanele ukuvulwa okapi - indlulamithi yasehlathini“, Wenze umuzwa wangempela, futhi kwenzeka ngekhulu lama-20. Yize imininingwane yokuqala ngaye yayisivele isivele ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19. Zishicilelwe ngumhambi odumile uStanley, owayevakashela amahlathi aseCongo. Kwakufanele, uma sikubeka kahle, umangazwe ukuvela kwalesi sidalwa.
Izincazelo zakhe bese zibonakala zingenangqondo kwabaningi. UMbusi Wendawo uJohnston uthathe isinqumo sokuhlola lolu lwazi olungajwayelekile. Futhi empeleni, imininingwane yaba yiqiniso - abantu bendawo babesazi kahle lesi silwane, esibizwa ngolimi lwendawo "okapi".
Ekuqaleni, lolu hlobo olusha lwabizwa ngokuthi "ihhashi likaJohnston", kodwa ngemuva kokusihlolisisa lesi silwane, basinikeza ngezilwane ezazisinyamalale isikhathi eside ebusweni bomhlaba, okapi eduze kwezindlulamithi kunamahhashi.
Isilwane sinengubo ethambile, umbala onsundu, nombala obomvu. Imilenze imhlophe noma ukhilimu. Isifonyo sifakwe umbala omnyama nomhlophe. Abesilisa ngokuziqhenya bagqoka izimpondo ezimfushane, abesifazane ngokuvamile abanazimpondo. Umzimba ufinyelela kubude obufinyelela ku-2 m, umsila ungaba ngamasentimitha angama-40. Ukuphakama kwesilwane kufinyelela ku-1.70 cm Abesilisa bafushane kancane kunabesifazane.
Isisindo singaba kusuka ku-200 kuye ku-300 kg. Isici esivelele se-okapi ulimi - oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nobude obufinyelela kumasentimitha angama-30. Ngolimi olude, ukhotha amehlo nezindlebe, azihlanze kahle.
Izindlebe ezinkulu zizwela ngokweqile. Ihlathi alikuvumeli ukuthi ubone kude, ngakho-ke ukuzwa okuhle kuphela nomuzwa wokuhogela kukusindisa emihlathini yezidliwayo. Izwi liyahoshozela, kufana nokukhwehlela.
Abesilisa bagcina ngamunye ngamunye, behlukaniswa nabesifazane namazinyane. Iyasebenza ikakhulukazi emini, izama ukucasha ebusuku. Njengendlulamithi, idla kakhulu amaqabunga ezihlahla, iwaphule ngolimi oluqinile noluguquguqukayo.
Intamo emfushane ayivumeli ukudla iziqongo, konke ukukhetha kunikezwa okuphansi. Imenyu ifaka phakathi i-fern, izithelo, amakhambi namakhowe. Uyashesha ukudla futhi udla izitshalo ezimbalwa kuphela. Isinxephezelo sokushoda kwamaminerali, isilwane sidla amalahle kanye nobumba lobumba.
Abesifazane banemingcele ecacile yobunikazi, futhi bhala insimu ngomchamo nange-resinous, into enephunga evela kwizindlala ezisemilenzeni. Lapho bemaka insimu, baphinde baphulule izintamo zabo esihlahleni. Kwabesilisa, imiphambanandlela nendawo yabanye abesilisa iyavunyelwa.
Kepha abantu ongabazi abafiseleki, yize abesifazane behlukile. I-Okapi igcina ngamunye ngamunye, kodwa kwesinye isikhathi amaqembu akha okwesikhashana, izizathu zalokho okwenzekile azaziwa. Ukuxhumana ngomsindo okhukhumezayo nokhwehlelayo.
Indawo yokuhlala yase-Okapi
U-Okapi uyisilo esingandile, futhi uvela emazweni uhlala kuphi u-okapikuphela indawo yaseCongo emelwe. U-Okapi uhlala emahlathini aminyene, acebile ezindaweni ezisempumalanga nasenyakatho yezwe, isibonelo, isiqiwi semvelo saseMaiko.
Kwenzeka ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme ezisuka ku-500 m kuye ku-1000 m ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, ezintabeni ezinamahlathi aminyene. Kepha itholakala emathafeni avulekile, eduze kwamanzi. Ukuthanda ukuxazulula i-okapi, lapho kukhona amahlathi amaningi namahlathi, lapho kulula ukufihla khona.
Inombolo ngqo ayaziwa ngokuqinisekile. Izimpi eziqhubekayo ezweni azibambiqhaza esifundweni esijulile sezitshalo nezilwane zasendaweni. Izilinganiso zokuqala zikhombisa amakhanda angama-okapi ayizinkulungwane eziyi-15-18 ahlala eRepublic of the Congo.
Ngeshwa, ukugawulwa kwemithi, okubulala indawo yokuhlala yezilwane eziningi zasendaweni, kuthinta kabi inani labantu base-okapi. Ngakho-ke, sekuyisikhathi eside kubhalwe ku-Red Book.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Entwasahlobo, abesilisa baqala ukufuna izinkantolo zabesifazane, behlela ukubulawa kwabantu, ikakhulukazi okokukhombisa, bephusha izintamo zabo. Ngemuva kokukhulelwa, insikazi ihamba ikhulelwe isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka - izinsuku ezingama-450. Ukubeletha kwenzeka ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi semvula. Izinsuku zokuqala nengane zichithwa ngasese ngokuphelele, ehlathini. Ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kwakhe, unesisindo esingu-15 kuya ku-30 ​​kg.
Ukondla kuthatha cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha, kepha kwesinye isikhathi kude kakhulu - kuze kube unyaka. Ngenkathi yokukhulisa, owesifazane akalahli umbono wengane, njalo ememeza ngezwi lakhe. Uma kunengozi engozini ezayo, iyakwazi ukuhlasela ngisho nomuntu.
Ngemuva konyaka, izimpondo ziqala ukuqhuma kwabesilisa, kuthi lapho beneminyaka emithathu bese bevele sebekhulile. Kusukela eminyakeni emibili, sebebhekwa njengabantu abavuthiwe ngokocansi. Ama-Okapis ahlala ekuthunjweni kuze kube yiminyaka engamashumi amathathu, ngokwemvelo akwaziwa ngokuqinisekile.
U-Okapi uvele okokuqala e-Antwerp Zoo. Kepha washeshe wafa, esehlale khona isikhathi eside. Ngemuva kwalokho, inzalo yokuqala evela ku-okapi, etholwe ekuthunjweni, nayo yafa. Kuphela maphakathi nekhulu lama-20, bafunda ukuthi bangazala kanjani ngempumelelo ngaphansi kwezimo zezindiza.
Lesi yisilwane esihlekisayo kakhulu - asikubekezeleli ukuguquguquka okungazelelwe kokushisa, sidinga umswakama womoya ozinzile. Ukwakheka kokudla kufanele futhi kusondele kunakekelwa ngokweqile. Lokhu kuzwela kuvumela abambalwa kuphela ukuba basinde ema-zoo emazweni asenyakatho, lapho ubusika obubandayo buyinsakavukela khona. Kukhona okumbalwa kakhulu kubo emaqoqweni azimele.
Kepha eminyakeni yamuva kube nokuthuthuka okukhulu ekuzalelaneni kwabathunjwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inzalo itholakele - isibonakaliso esiqinisekile sokuguqulwa kwesilwane sibe sesimweni esingajwayelekile.
Bazama ukubeka izilwane ezincane ema-zoo - bazivumelanisa ngokushesha nezimo zokuvalelwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isilwane esisanda kuthunjwa kufanele sibhekane nokuhlukaniswa ngokwengqondo.
Lapho bazama ukungaphazamisi futhi futhi, uma kungenzeka, bamphakele ukudla okujwayelekile kuphela. Ukwesaba abantu, izimo ezingajwayelekile, ukudla, isimo sezulu kumele kudlule. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-okapi ingafa yingcindezi - akuvamile. Ngomqondo omncane nje wobungozi, uqala ukugijima azungeze iseli ngokuhlaselwa uvalo, inhliziyo yakhe nohlelo lwemizwa kungenzeka lungakwazi ukumelana nomthwalo.
Lapho nje esehlise umoya, idilivwa e-zoo noma ezizimele zabucala. Lesi isivivinyo esinzima kakhulu sesilo sasendle. Inqubo yokuhamba kufanele ibe mnene ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ngemuva kwenqubo yokuzivumelanisa nezimo, yibonise ngaphandle kokwesaba impilo yesilwane. Abesilisa bagcinwa behlukile kwabesifazane. Akufanele kube nokukhanya okuningi kakhulu ezindizeni, kusala indawo eyodwa kuphela ekhanyiswe kahle.
Uma enenhlanhla, futhi owesifazane ezokhiqiza inzalo, uzohlukaniswa ngokushesha ekhoneni elimnyama, alingise ihlathi lehlathi, ahoxe kulo ngemuva kokuzala emvelweni. Vele, akunakwenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuyondla kuphela ngotshani obujwayelekile base-Afrika, kepha ithathelwa indawo uhlaza oluvela ezihlahleni ezinamakhaza, imifino yendawo namakhambi, ngisho nabaqhekezi. Zonke izilwane ezidla utshani ziyazithanda. Usawoti, umlotha ne-calcium (ushoki, amagobolondo amaqanda, njll.) Kufanele kungezwe ekudleni.
U-Okapi ube esejwayela abantu kangangoba akesabi ukuthatha ukuphatha ngqo ezandleni zakhe. Bayicosha ngobuciko ngolimi lwabo bese bayithumela emlonyeni wabo. Kubukeka kujabulisa ngokweqile, okuvusa intshisekelo yezivakashi zalesi sidalwa esingajwayelekile.
