Amancinci amahlanu: Izilwanyana ze-Safari ezincinane zeAfrika

Ingaba ungumAfrika aficionado okanye u -timer wokuqala ngoku uphando malunga nentombazana yakho e tyelele kwilizwekazikazi elikhulu kwiMhlaba, mhlawumbi uvile nge- Big Five . Ekuqaleni iqulunqwe ngabazingeli bemidlalo emininzi edlulileyo, ibinzana ngoku libhekisela ezintlanu zezilwanyana ze-safari ezifunwa kakhulu; oko kukuthi, indlovu, ibhokhwe, ingwe, ingonyama kunye nehhino . Okungaziwa kangako umlingana omncinci we-pantheon - i-Little Five.

Eli gama laziswa ngabalondolozi bemvelo abafuna ukuqwalasela izidalwa ezincinci zentlambo, ezininzi zazo ezinomtsalane (kwaye mhlawumbi zinzima ukubona) kunezilwanyana ezinkulu zaseAfrika. Kwi-quirk ehlakaniphile yokuthengisa, amagama ezilwanyana ezincinane zi-5 zihambelana nezo ziBhankanyi eziBhulu. Ngale ndlela, indlovu iba yindlovu yezindlovu, ibhulo iya kuba yintaka yenyoni ye-weaver, kwaye ingwe iya kuba yongqayi.

Eli nqaku liye lahlaziywa kwaye libhalwa kwakhona yingxenye nguJessica Macdonald.

• 01 ngo 05

  Elephant Shrew

  Ngokuqinisekileyo i-Smallest cut, i-elephant shrew yincinci, isilwanyana esisidlayo. Ifumana igama layo kwimpumlo yalo, ecinga ukuba ifana nelo ndlovu. Izindlovu zeendlovu zisasazwa kulo lonke elaseMzantsi Afrika kwaye zifumene kwiindawo ezininzi zokuhlala ezibandakanya intlango kunye nehlathi. Naphezu kobuninzi babo kunye neqiniso lokuba basebenzayo emini, ama-shrews ayabonakali. Bahlazo kwaye bakhawuleza ngokukhawuleza, bafikelela ngesivinini esingaphezu kwama-17 mph / 28 kmph.

  Bangakwazi ukukhula ukuya kuma-intshi angama-intshi / 30 amasentimitha kwaye banemilenze emide. Iziqu zabo ezincinane ziguquguqukayo kwaye zinokuphoswa zikhuphe iintlobo zezilwanyana ezinokuthi zifakwe emilonyeni yazo zisebenzise ulwimi. Izindlovu zendlovu zikwazi ukuxuma malunga neenyawo ezintathu. Azinjalo zentlalontle, nangona bahlala kwiimbini zomntu oyedwa. Bawubamba ummandla wabo ngephunga eliqingqiweyo eliveliswa ngumgada phantsi komsila. Oososayensi baye bafumanisa ukuba indlovu yeendlovu ayiyiyo i-shrew yinyani, kwaye ingqinelana ngokucacileyo negama layo le-pachyderm.

• 02 we 05

  Buffalo Weaver Bird

  Kukho iintlobo ezintathu ze-buffalo weaver-i-white-headed-buffalo weaver, i-white-billed buffalo weaver kunye ne-red-billed buffalo weaver. Naliphi na le yinto enjengokukhangela uluhlu lwakho lweNcinci elincinane. Zonke iintlobo ezintathu zifumaneka emazweni aseMpuma Afrika njengeKenya kunye neTanzania; nangona iindwendwe eMzantsi Afrika zikwazi ukubona kuphela i-weaver ebomvu-ekhokhwayo. Ezi ntlobo zontathu zibukeka ezahlukeneyo (iintlobo ezibomvu kunye ezimhlophe ezinemibala emnyama, kanti i-white-headed is white and brown). Gcina incwadi yenyoni inokwenziwa.

  Zonke ezi zintathu ziqhelekileyo kwiindawo zazo kwaye kulula ukuzibona, ngokukodwa (njengabo bonke abakhonkco). Bahlala ndawonye emakoloni anomsindo, befaka izidleke ezintle kwiintonga ezincinci kunye nengca eyomileyo. Iibhokhwe ze-Buffalo zithanda indawo ye-savannah eyomileyo kunye ne-scrubland kwaye ikhule ibe ngama-intshi angama-intshi / 24 ububanzi ubude. Bahlala ngokutya kwembewu, iziqhamo kunye nezinambuzane ezincinci. I-weaver ebomvu ekhokhiswayo ebomvu iyaziwa ngokuphanga kwi-scorpions. Abaxhamli beentlobo ziquka iinyoka , iimfene kunye neentaka ezinkulu.

• 03 we 05

  Rhinoceros Beetle

  Ehlabathini lonke, kuneentlobo ezingaphezu kwezingama-300 ze-rhinoceros beetle, malunga ne-60 zazo ezifumaneka kwi-Afrika ye-Afrika. Bonke babo bangabomndeni we-scarab beetle. Ezi zilwanyana ezinomdla zibizwa ngokuba zizixhobo zenyama, kunye nophondo olumlenze oluvuthayo intloko yendoda. Ezinye iintlobo zingakhula ukuya kuma-intshi ama-6 / intsentimitha ezili-15 ubude, nangona izilwanyana ezinokuhlangana nazo e-Afrika zincinci kakhulu. I-bhungane enkulu ye-rhinoceros yaseMzantsi Afrika ifinyelela malunga no-2 intshi / 5 cm.

  Naphezu kobukhulu obukhulu kunye nobukeka bebuhlungu, i-rhinoceros beetles ayilunganga ngokupheleleyo kubantu. Izinambuzane ezisemagunyeni zisebenzisa iimpondo zazo ukulwa nommandla okanye ukumba ukutya ngaphakathi kokubola izihlahla zomthi. Ukutya kwabo kuyamangalisa kwaye iquka iziqhamo, i-bark, i-sap kunye nemifuno yemifuno. Ngokulingana nobunzima bomzimba, i-rhinoceros beetles ziphakathi kwezilwanyana ezinamandla kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Zinamaphiko, nangona ubukhulu babo bukhulu benza uhambo olukhuselekileyo lwendiza. Ukutshintshisa kukwahleka ngokufanayo kuba besasebenza kuphela ebusuku .

• 04 we 05

  Leopard Tortoise

  Iifoloji ze-Leopard zifumaneka kwi-Afrika esezantsi-ntshona yeSahara, kwiindawo ezinomileyo ezinqabileyo kunye ne-savannah. Baqeshwe ngeempawu zabo zegolide ze-black and black, ezifana neendawo ze-rosette zeengwe. Nangona kunjalo, ezinye iimpawu zophutho zichazwe ngakumbi kunezinye. Badla ngotshani obomileyo kwaye bahlala befuna indawo yokukhusela kwimimandla engqongileyo kwimibhobho engashiyiweyo yezinye izilwanyana kuquka iimpungutye kunye neziqhumane. Ziyakwazi ukuzibamba, kodwa zivame ukwenza njalo kuphela xa ubeka amaqanda.

  Iifoloji ze-Leopard zihlala zodwa kwaye zidlalwa ngokubanzi kwindlela ephulileyo yendlela. Nangona ngokuqhelekileyo kuncinci, ezinye iifolo zeengwe zingakhula zifike kuma-intshi angama-39/100 ubude ubude, okwenza le ntlobo ibe yowesine-enkulu kunazo zonke iifothu zehlabathi. Amaqanda abo abiwe iintlobo ezininzi zeentaka kunye nezilwanyana ezincinci, kwaye zidliwa ngabantu basekuhlaleni. Nangona kunjalo, bahlala bexakeka ngokukodwa, kunye namaqoqo ezinzima. Bangakwazi ukunyuka, bahlambe, baphile ixesha elide kwiminyaka eyi-100.

• 05 we 05

  Antlion

  I-antlion yincinci encinci yeqela elincinci elincinci kwaye ayikho into ehlukile kwi-Afrika. Kukho iintlobo ezingaphezu kwezi-2 000 kwiintsapho zontlondi, ezifunyanwa kuwo wonke umhlaba. Xa ikhulile ngokugcwele, iintambo ezinamaphiko ziinambuzane ezinamaphiko ezifana neenqwelomoya okanye i-damselflies; kodwa xa besesigxina sawo, ziyizilwanyana ezibukrakra ezinobunzima, izidumbu ezigqithiseleyo kunye nezikhwebu ezibukhali. Izibungu ziyingqayizivele ngenxa yomsindo wabo oqhayisayo, obukrokrayo weengonyama zawo (nakuba kunjalo ngeyona nto encinci)!

  I-Antlion izirubha ziyakwazi ukuxhamla. Zininzi iintlobo zimbumba iintobe ezincinci, ezinjengobunqande kwisanti, ezizisetyenziselwa ukubamba izilwanyana (ngokuqhelekileyo izilwanyana). Baye balinde emzantsi weqhankqalazo, baxhobe amaxhoba abo. Imisipha yabo ivulekele, ebenza bakwazi ukunyamekela imfuyo yabo eyomile. Xa zenziwe, ziphosa eceleni isidumbu size zilinde ixhoba labo elizayo. Siyabulela uluhlu lweempawu ezikhethekileyo, izibungu ze-antlion ziyakwazi ukunqoba intshontsho enkulu kunazo. Bangaphila kwiinyanga ngexesha ngaphandle kokutya, baphile iminyaka emininzi.