Umkhumbi wempi othosiwe (iChlamyphorus truncatus) ungowesigaba sempi.
Ukusabalala kwe-armadillo ethosiwe.
Ama-armadillos athosiwe ahlala kuphela ezingwadule nasezifundeni ezomile zomaphakathi ne-Argentina. Ububanzi bendawo yokwabiwa bunqunyelwe empumalanga yimvula enkulu egcwala izikhukhula. Imikhumbi yempi ethosiwe itholakala ikakhulukazi ezifundazweni zaseMendoza, eSan Luis, eBuenos Aires, eLa Pampa naseSan Juan. Kukholakala ukuthi lolu hlobo alusakazekanga kakhulu futhi lunenqwaba ephansi kubantu ngenxa yemiphumela emibi yezinguquko zezulu ezake zenzeka esikhathini esedlule.
Izindawo zokuhlala ze-armadillo ethosiwe.
Ama-armadillos athosiwe atholakala emathafeni omile nasemathafeni anesihlabathi. Luhlobo lwesilwane esincelisayo esibhodlayo esihlala ezindundumeni zesihlabathi esivulekile, futhi lokhu kukhetha kunciphisa indawo ezihlala kuyo. Ama-armadillos athosiwe nawo athanda izindawo ezinezihlahlana eziphansi. Bangaphila kusuka ezingeni lolwandle kuze kufike kumamitha ayi-1500 ukuphakama.
Izimpawu zangaphandle ze-armadillo ethosiwe.
Ama-armadillos athosiwe amancane kunawo wonke phakathi kwama-armadillos anamuhla. Abantu abadala banobude obucishe bube ngamasentimitha ayi-13 nobude obumaphakathi bungu-120 g. Bamba imigodi enezinzipho ezidladleni zangaphambili. Zinomzimba omise okokuphotha namehlo amancane. Umzimba umbozwe nge-carapace, kepha unamathiselwe ngaphakathi ulwelwesi oluncane phakathi nendawo. Amapuleti amakhulu avikela emuva kwekhanda lawo. Izindlebe azibonakali, futhi ukuphela komsila wazo kuyisicaba futhi kumise okwedayimane.
Ama-Armadillos anezinga lokushisa lomzimba eliphansi ngenxa yokuhamba kancane komzimba.
Izinga eliphansi le-metabolic lingamaphesenti angama-40 kuye kwangama-60 kuphela, kuncane kakhulu kunezinye izilwane ezincelisayo ezinesisindo somzimba esifanayo. Lesi sibalo esiphansi sinikela ekugcineni izinga lokushisa lomzimba eliphansi emigodini. Ngoba izinga lokushisa lomzimba liphansi futhi i-basal metabolism ihamba kancane, ama-armadillos athosiwe anoboya ngaphansi kwezembatho zawo ukuze awagcine efudumele. Ijazi lelo lide, liphuzi ngokumhlophe. Kulezi zilwane, imivimbo engu-24 yakha igobolondo lokuzivikela lombala okhanyayo obomvana, futhi kukhona ipuleti elime mpo ekugcineni kwensimbi, eligcwalisa igobolondo ngesiphetho esibuthuntu. Ama-armadillos athosiwe anamazinyo alula angama-28 angenawo koqweqwe lwawo.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-armadillo ethosiwe.
Akukho lwazi mayelana nezinto ezikhethekile zokukhwelana kwe-armadillos ethosiwe. Mhlawumbe owesilisa ulandelela indawo yowesifazane. Uma isondela, ihogela insikazi uma ibamba umsila. Kukholakala ukuthi abesilisa baxosha amanye amaduna. Ukuziphatha okufanayo kuyabonakala enhlotsheni ehlobene, i-armadillo enamabhande ayisishiyagalolunye.
Ucwaningo lokuzalisa ezinye izinhlobo ze-armadillo lukhombisa ukuthi zikhiqiza amazinyane owodwa noma amabili ngonyaka. Iningi lama-armadillos linamazinga afanayo okuzala amancane. Futhi banezikhathi zokuzala ezizishintshayo lapho abesifazane bengazali unyaka noma emibili baze bakhule, isizathu salokhu kubambezeleka asikanqunywa. Akwaziwa noma kukhona ukunakekelwa kwenzalo yama-armadillos athosiwe.
Kuma-armadillos aboshwe ngamabhande ayisishiyagalolunye, abesifazane bahlala nezingane zabo emgodini isikhathi esithile. Ukukhathazeka okufanayo kungenzeka kuboniswe ku-armadillo ethosiwe.
Njengoba ukusebenza kwalolu hlobo kunzima ukutadisha, azikho izifundo zesikhathi eside ze-biology ye-armadillo ethosiwe eyenziwe.
Ukuphila kwabo endle akwaziwa. Ekuthunjweni, izilwane zihlala iminyaka engama-4, iningi labantu lifa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokubanjwa.
Ama-armadillos amancane anethuba elincane lokusinda ezimweni ezintsha, kuyilapho abesifazane benethuba elikhulu lokusinda.
Ukuziphatha kwe-Armadillo ethosiwe.
Kunolwazi oluncane kakhulu ngokuziphatha kwama-armadillos athosiwe emvelweni, kepha ngaphansi kwezimo ezingezinhle bawela ku-torpor. Lesi simo sincike kwisisindo sabo somzimba esiphansi kanye nesilinganiso esiphansi semethabolic. Ama-armadillos athosiwe yizilwane zasebusuku noma ezinama-crepuscular. Njengoba bebhekwe bodwa kuphela, kukholelwa ukuthi bahlala bodwa. Abesilisa bakhombisa indawo ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Ukuvikelwa okuyinhloko ezilwaneni ezidla ama-armadillos athosiwe yigobolondo elimboze umzimba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izimbobo nemihubhe eyembiwe inikeza indawo yokuphepha ezitheni.
Ukondla i-Armadillo ethosiwe
Ama-armadillos athosiwe asebusuku, ngakho adla kuphela kusihlwa. Akwaziwa ukuthi aphuza amanzi, kepha abantu abambalwa abake bahlala ekuthunjweni abakaze babonwe bedla iziphuzo, kucatshangwa ukuthi bangawathola amanzi ekudleni. Ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi we-metabolic ukuguqulwa okwenzeka ezinhlotsheni eziningi zasogwadule. Ama-armadillos athosiwe ahlasela izinambuzane, kepha adla izitshalo lapho kuvela izimo ezinhle. Ukudla okuyinhloko izintuthwane nezinye izinambuzane nezibungu zazo, ezikumba phansi emhlabathini.
Isimo sokulondolozwa kwempi yempi ethosiwe.
Izikebhe zempi ezifriziwe zibhalwe ohlwini lwe-IUCN Red List, kwathi ngo-2006 bathola isigaba - isimo esiseduze nokusongelwa. Lawa ma-armadillos ayivelakancane kangangokuba abantu bendawo bawabona evela kabili noma kathathu ngonyaka; eminyakeni engama-45 edlule, babonakale izikhathi eziyishumi nambili kuphela.
Izilwane zinezinga eliphansi kakhulu lokusinda lapho zithunjiwe ngakho-ke azigcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo noma emaphoyiseni.
Abantu bendawo abayiqedi i-armadillos ethosiwe, ngoba ayibangeli monakalo noma ukuphazamiseka.
Inyama yabo ayisetshenziselwa ukudla futhi ama-armadillos athosiwe awafanele ukugcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo; bahlala kancane kakhulu ekuthunjweni.
Kepha noma lokho akubanqandi abathengisi bezilwane abangajwayelekile, kanti ama-armadillos athosiwe avela emakethe emnyama njengezilwane ezingaziwa.
Njengoba ama-armadillos athosiwe kungenzeka angathinteki ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu, azikho izimbangela ezivamile zokuncipha kwamanani ezivamile.
Ezinye izizathu eziholela ekwehleni kwenani lalezi zinhlobo: ukuthuthukiswa kwezolimo, ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane, amadlelo nokudla kwamakati nezinja zasendle. Olunye usongo kuma-armadillos athosiwe kungaba yizilwane ezingenisiwe, okuthi, ngenkathi zihlala ezindaweni ezintsha, zincintisane nazo ukuthola imithombo yokudla. Ngo-2008, i-IUCN yashintsha isimo se-armadillo ethosiwe yaba yisigaba sezinhlobo ezingenazintambo. Kunomthetho wokuvikelwa kwesilwane esingavamile, ngenkathi ezindaweni lapho i-armadillo ethosiwe itholakala khona, imisebenzi engaholela ekwephulweni kwendawo ihlanzekile.
