IZiko zeZilwanyana

Isikhokelo kwizilwanyana e-Washington DC Zoo

I- National Zoo eWashington DC ibonisa izilwanyana ezingama-2 000 ezimele iintlobo ezingama-400. Phantse ikota yezilwanyana ngamalungu ezinhlobo ezisengozini kwaye ezininzi zazo ziyinxalenye yemizamo yokulondolozwa elawulwa yiSityalo zoPhulo. I-Zoo kaZwelonke inxalenye ye- Smithsonian Institution kwaye inkokheli ekunakekelwa kwezilwanyana, inzululwazi, imfundo kunye nokuzinza. Isikhokelo esilandelayo sibonisa ezinye zezilwanyana ezidumileyo.

• 01 ngo-10

  Pandas enkulu

  I-Zoo kaZwelonke mhlawumbi iyaziwa kakhulu ngala mazilwanyana amahle. I-Mei Xiang kunye neTian Tian ziyi- pandas enkulu ye-Zoo, ebolekwe ngemali elishumi e-China njengenxalenye yophando, ulondolozo kunye nokuzalisa inkqubo. UMei Xiang wazala ibhobho yesibini, uBao Bao ngo-2013. Wabuye wazala ibhubhu yesilisa, i-Tai Shan, ngo-2005 (ii cubs zithunyelwa eChina xa zifikelela kwiminyaka emine ubudala). Iipasas zihlala kwi-Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat, umbukiso wombuso owenzelwe ukulinganisa indawo yokuhlala yaseChina. Ezinye iintlobo ezithandathu zihlala e-Asia Trail: iibhotile ezinobumba, iikati zokuloba, iiopopi, ii-pandas ezibomvu, ama-otters amancinci amancinci, kunye ne-Japanese giant salamander. Bona iifoto zezilwanyana kunye ne-Asia Trail .

• 02 ngo 10

  Izindlovu zaseAsia

  Indlovu yaseNtsundu yaseZambia, uKandula, yinkomo yesihlanu yeendlovu ehlabathini elalikhulelwe ngokuchithwa kwezinto. Wazalelwa ngo-2001, uKulaula ubonisa isinyathelo sokuqala kwimizamo ye-Zoo ukuhlakulela umhlambi wezindlovu ezizalisayo. Ngo-2008, i-Zoo yaqalisa ukwakhiwa kweeNdlovu zeNdlovu, ekwakheni ikhaya elitsha elincinci lemfuyo eninzi.

• 03 ngo 10

  Sumatran Tigers

  I-Zoo yindoda yamathambo amathathu ase-Sumatran: Damai, uSoyono kunye noSoyono oneminyaka emi-5 ubudala, uGuntur. I-National Zoo kutshanje kwandisa inkqubo yeCats Great ngokufika kwe-Damai yesibini eneminyaka engama-anesibini ubudala kwaye kulindeleke ukuba ivelise i-tiger yindoda kamva kulo nyaka ukuzala naye. Umboniso weCats Great ukhangelelwaniso olutsha kunye nolwazi olubonelela ngokumalunga neentlobo kunye nokugqamisa umsebenzi wokulondolozwa kwama-tiger.

• 04 we-10

  Iingonyama zaseAfrika

  Iingonyama ezilishumi zaseAfrika, abantu abadala abathathu, kunye neebhokhwe ezisixhenxe zihlala ekhaya kwi-Great Cats umboniso kwiZiko leSizwe. UShara noNababiep ngabaodade. Ngomhla ka-Agasti 31, 2010, uShera wazala iiyubhi ezine. NgoSeptemba 22, 2010, uNaba wazala ama-cubs amathathu. Iingonyama zihamba phakathi kweedidi ezikhoyo, kodwa ubuncinane ibhubesi elinye liboniswa phakathi kwe-10 ukuya kwe-4 ntambama

• 05 we-10

  Cheetahs

  Abaculi ababini bahlala kwiCheetah Conservation Station kwiSizwe seZoo. Ngaphezu kweyeshumi elinama-cheetah okwangoku kwi-Zoo's Cheetah Science Facility kwi- Conservation and Research Centre kwi Front Royal, eVirginia. Isibonelelo sinika indawo yokuzalisa, kunye namathuba omgangatho ophuhliso loluntu oomama abakhulisa abantwana babo.

• 06 ngo 10

  Bears Andars

  Iibhere ze-Ande zifakwe kwi-International Union yoLondolozo lweLuhlu oluBomvu lwezilwanyana ezisongelayo. Njengoko igama labo libonisa, zivela kwiintlobo zeentaba ze-Andes kunye neentaba ezisemaphandleni, ukusuka entshona yeVenezuela ngasezantsi eBolivia. Ibhere le-Andean lihlala kufuphi ne-National Zoo's Amazonia Exhibit eyaziwa njengezilwanyana zasendle ezitshatyalalisayo ezifana ne-arapaima enkulu, i-pacu, i-red-tailed catfish, kunye ne-piranhas kunye neenkikazi ze-titi, i-tanagers kunye ne-sloth emibili.

• 07 ngo 10

  Gorilla zaseNtshonalanga

  Iingqungquthela ezithandathu zasentshonalanga, kuquka nabesetyhini abazalelwa ngoJanuwari 2009, ziyafumaneka kwiNdlu enkulu yeNdlu. I-Zoo ikhaya kwikhonkco ezininzi. Amancinci amancinci, kuquka iigundane zeengonyama zegolide, i-Geoffroy, kunye neenkwenkwezi, zibonakaliswe kwiNdlu yezilwanyana ezincinci.

• 08 ngo 10

  Iintaka

  I-Zoo kaZwelonke likhaya kwikhulu leentaka ezivela kwihlabathi lonke kubandakanywa iikrane, iilons, amadada, amaqhweba, kunye nabaphathi. Ininzi yeentaka ze-Zoo zihlala kwindawo engcwele-njenge-Bird House kodwa iintaka ziyahlakazeka kuyo yonke imiboniso.

• 09 we-10

  Amancinci amancinci

  Amancinci amancinci atyunjwa kwiindidi ezininzi. Iintlobo ezininzi zintonga (njenge-mole mole-rat), iinambuzane kunye neentonga, kodwa kukho i-carnivores (njenge-slender-tailed meerkats), kunye ne-primates (njenge-golden lion tamarins).

• 10 kwi-10

  Iindwendwe kunye namaMphibiya

  Kwiziko leReftile Discoververy, iindwendwe zibona iintlobo ezininzi zezilwanyana ezihlambulukileyo kunye nama-amphibiya afana namaxoxo, iintonga, ii-turtles, iinyoka, iingwenya, iilzards kunye nama-salamander amakhulu aseJapane. I-Amazonia ibonisa ihlathi elitshisayo, elikhaya lezilwanyana ezikhululekileyo kunye ne-aquarium enkulu eneentlobo ezininzi zeentlanzi.