Umzala kaHerbert (uPseudochirulus herbertensis) ungummeleli womzala onomsila. Lawa ma-marsupials amancane ama-incisor amabili, afana kakhulu nezikwele ezindizayo.
Kusatshalaliswa umzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert utholakala e-Australia, engxenyeni esenyakatho-mpumalanga yeQueensland.
Izindawo ezazihlala umzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert uhlala emahlathini aminyene ashisayo ngasemifuleni. Zitholakala ngezikhathi ezithile emahlathini amade, avulekile e-eucalyptus. Bahlala kuphela ezihlahleni, cishe abaze behlele emhlabathini. Ezindaweni ezinezintaba, aziphakama ngaphezu kwamamitha angama-350 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle.
Izimpawu zangaphandle zomzala kaHerbert.
Abazala bakaHerbert babonakala kalula ngomzimba wabo omnyama onamabala amhlophe esifubeni, esiswini kanye nengalo engaphezulu. Abesilisa bavame ukuba nezimpawu ezimhlophe. Abazala abadala bangabantu abamnyama abamnyama, izilwane ezisencane ezinoboya obuphaphathekile obunemivimbo emide ekhanda nasemhlane ongaphezulu.
Ezinye izinto ezikhethekile zifaka phakathi "ikhala lamaRoma" elivelele kanye namehlo acwebezelayo anombala osawolintshi. Ubude bomzimba kamzala kaHerbert busuka ku-301 mm (kowesifazane omncane kakhulu) kuya ku-400 mm (kowesilisa omkhulu kunabo bonke). Imisila yawo ye-prehensile ifinyelela kubude kusuka ku-290-470 mm futhi inesimo sesigaxa esinesiphetho esicijile. Isisindo sisuka ku-800-1230 g kwabesifazane no-810-1530 g kwabesilisa.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kukamzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert uzala ekuqaleni kobusika futhi kwesinye isikhathi ehlobo. Abesifazane bathwala amawundlu ngokwesilinganiso sezinsuku eziyi-13.
Ku-brood kusuka kweyodwa kuya kwamathathu amawundlu. Ukuzala kungenzeka ngaphansi kwezimo ezinhle.
Futhi, inzalo yesibili ivela ngemuva kokufa kwenzalo enhlamvaneni yokuqala. Abesifazane bathwala amawundlu esikhwameni cishe amasonto ayishumi ngaphambi kokuba bashiye indawo yokucasha ephephile. Ngalesi sikhathi, zondla ngobisi lwezingono ezisesikhwameni. Ekupheleni kwamasonto ayi-10, ama-possum amancane ashiya isikhwama, kepha ahlala ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwabesifazane bese ondla ubisi ezinye izinyanga eziyi-3-4. Ngalesi sikhathi, zingahlala esidlekeni ngenkathi insikazi izitholela ukudla. Umzala omncane okhulile uzimele ngokuphelele futhi udla ukudla njengezilwane ezindala. Umzala kaHerbert uhlala ngokwesilinganiso seminyaka engu-2.9 endle. Isikhathi sokuphila esaziwa kakhulu sama-possum alezi zinhlobo yiminyaka eyi-6.
Ukuziphatha kukamzala kaHerbert.
Abazala bakaHerbert basebusuku, baphuma ezindaweni zabo zokucasha ngemuva nje kokushona kwelanga futhi babuya imizuzu engu-50-100 ngaphambi kokuntwela kokusa. Umsebenzi wezilwane uvame ukwanda ngemuva kwamahora amaningana wokuphakelwa. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho abesilisa bethola khona abesifazane bokukhwelana futhi bahlele izidleke ngezikhathi zasemini.
Ngaphandle kwenkathi yokuzalanisa, abesilisa bavame ukuba ngabodwana futhi bakhe izidleke zabo ngokususa amagxolo esihlahla.
Lezi zindawo zokuhlala ziyizindawo zokuphumula zezilwane ngezikhathi zasemini. Owesilisa oyedwa nowesifazane oyedwa, insikazi enamantshontsho ayo, futhi kwesinye isikhathi izinsikazi ezinomzala omncane wamazinyane okuqala zingahlala esidlekeni esisodwa. Isidleke okuhlala kuso abesilisa ababili abadala ngasikhathi sinye akuvamile. Izilwane ezindala ngokuvamile azihlali esidlekeni unomphela; kukho konke ukuphila kwazo zishintsha indawo yokuhlala kaningana ngesizini. Ngemuva kokufuduka, umzala kaHerbert wakha isidleke esisha ngokuphelele noma umane nje uhlala esidlekeni esilahliwe esashiywa ngumuntu owake waba khona. Izidleke ezilahliwe yindawo okungenzeka ukuthi owesifazane aphumule kuyo. Empilweni ejwayelekile, isilwane esisodwa sidinga kusuka ku-0.5 kuye ku-1 hectare yehlathi lemvula. Emvelweni, umzala kaHerbert uqondiswa ukuzwa kwabo okujulile, bangabona kalula isibungu sokudla esikhasayo. Ngomunye nomunye, mhlawumbe, izilwane ziyaxhumana zisebenzisa amasiginali wamakhemikhali.
Ukudla okunomsoco kukamzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert udla imifino, adla kakhulu amaqabunga okudla anokuqukethwe okunamaprotheni amaningi. Ikakhulukazi, zidla amaqabunga e-Alfitonia nezinye izinhlobo zezitshalo, zikhetha i-eleocarpus ensundu, amapolisa kaMurray, i-pink bloodwood (i-eucalyptus acmenoides), i-cadaghi (i-eucalyptus torelliana) namagilebhisi asendle. Uhlelo lwamazinyo lomzala luvumela ukuchobozwa okuphumelelayo kwamaqabunga, kukhuthaze ukuvutshelwa kwamagciwane emathunjini. Izilwane zinamathumbu amakhulu okuyikhaya lama-bacterial symbiotic abilayo. Basiza ukugaya i-fiber eqinile. Amaqabunga ahlala ohlelweni lokugaya ukudla isikhathi eside kakhulu kunezinye izilwane ezidla kakhulu. Ekupheleni kokuvutshelwa, okuqukethwe kwe-cecum kuyasuswa, futhi izakhi zomzimba zimuncwa ngokushesha kumucu wamathumbu.
Indima ye-ecosystem yomzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert uthinta uhlaza emiphakathini ahlala kuyo. Lezi zinhlobo ziyisixhumanisi esibalulekile emaketangeni okudla futhi zingukudla kwezilwane ezidla ezinye. Zidonsela ukunaka kwabavakashi abaya ehlathini lemvula lase-Australia ukujwayelana nezilwane ezingajwayelekile.
Isimo sokongiwa komzala kaHerbert.
Umzala kaHerbert okwamanje uphephile futhi akakhathazeki kangako. Izici zempilo yezilwane zalolu hlobo zihlotshaniswa namahlathi aphambili asezindaweni ezishisayo, okubenza babe sengozini yokucekelwa phansi kwendawo.
Azikho izinsongo ezinkulu kulezi zinhlobo. Manje njengoba iningi lezindawo zokuhlala ezindaweni ezishisayo ezinomswakama zithathwa njengendawo eyiGugu Lomhlaba le-UNESCO, izinsongo ezivela ekususeni izihlahla ezinkulu noma ezikhethiwe zokugawulwa kwezihlahla azisongeli izakhamuzi zasehlathini. Ukuqothulwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane zomdabu kanye nokuqhekeka kwemvelo kuyizinsongo ezinkulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, izinguquko zesikhathi eside zofuzo zingenzeka kubantu abaningi bomzala kaHerbert ngenxa yokuhlukaniswa okuvelayo.
Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kusuka ekuqothulweni kwamahlathi kuyinto engaba yingozi enganciphisa indawo yokuhlala umzala kaHerbert ngokuzayo.
Njengamanje, iningi labantu lisendaweni evikelekile. Izenzo zokuncoma ezinconyelwe umzala kaHerbert zifaka phakathi: imisebenzi yokutshalwa kabusha kwamahlathi; ukuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwendawo yokuhlala ezindaweni zaseMulgrave naseJohnston, kugcinwa imifula yamanzi, kubuyiswe ukubukeka kwasekuqaleni kwezindawo ezifanele ukuhlala umzala kaHerbert. Ukudalwa kwamaphaseji akhethekile emahlathini ashisayo wokuhamba kwezilwane. Ukuqhubeka nocwaningo emkhakheni wokuziphatha komphakathi kanye nemvelo, ukuthola izidingo zezinhlobo zendawo yokuhlala kanye nomthelela wamathonya we-anthropogenic.
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