Amancane amahlanu: Izilwane ze-Safari ezincane kakhulu zase-Afrika

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi u-Afrika aficionado noma u -timer wokuqala okwamanje ucwaninga ukuthi intombazane yakho ivakashela izwekazikazi elikhulu emhlabeni, cishe uzwe nge- Big Five . Ekuqaleni ehlanganiswe nabazingeli bamageyimu amakhulu amakhulu eminyaka adlule, le nkulumo manje ibhekisela ezilwaneni ezinhlanu ezilindeleke kakhulu ezilondoloziwe; okungukuthi, indlovu, i-buffalo, ingwe, ingonyama kanye nehhino . Okungaziwa kancane umlingani omncane we-pantheon - i-Little Five.

Leli gama lafakwa ngabalondolozi bemvelo ababefuna ukunakekela izidalwa ezincane ezihlahleni, eziningi zazo ezijabulisa kakhulu (futhi mhlawumbe kunzima ukubona) kunezilwane ezinkulu zase-Afrika. Ku-quirk ehlakaniphile yokumaketha, amagama ezinkomo ezincane ezinhlanu zihambisana nalabo abahlonishwayo beBig Five. Ngale ndlela, indlovu iba yinduku yezindlovu, le nhlanzi iba inyoni ye-weaver, futhi ingwe iba yiphupho lengwe.

Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi sibhalwa kabusha ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald.

• 01 ka 05

  I-Elephant Shrew

  Ngokusobala ukuthi i-Little Five encane kakhulu, i-elephant shrew iyisilwane esincane esidla izidakamizwa. Ithola igama layo kusuka ekhaleni layo elixubile, ecatshangelwa ukuthi lifana nesiqu sezindlovu. Izinhlanzi zezindlovu zisakazwa kabanzi kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika futhi zitholakala ezindaweni eziningana ezibandakanya izindawo eziwugwadule nezintaba. Naphezu kokuchichima kwabo futhi ukuthi basebenze emini, ama-shrews ayabonakali njalo. Bangamahloni futhi bashesha kakhulu, bafinyelela ngesivinini esingaphezu kuka-17 mph / 28 kmph.

  Bangakwazi ukukhula ngamasentimitha angu-12/30 amasentimitha futhi banemilenze ende. Iziqu zazo ezincane ziguquguquka futhi zinganqotshwa ukuze zifuduze izinambuzane ezibe zifake emlonyeni wazo ngokusebenzisa izilimi zazo. Izindwangu zendlovu zingagxuma cishe izinyawo ezintathu endaweni eyodwa. Akuzona ezenhlalakahle kakhulu, nakuba zihlala emabhuyeni angama-single. Bayibeka insimu yabo ngephunga elinamandla elikhiqizwa yi-gland ngaphansi komsila. Ososayensi basanda kubona ukuthi induna yezindlovu ayiyona i-shrew yeqiniso, kanti empeleni ihlobene eduze negama layo le-pachyderm.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Buffalo Weaver Bird

  Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ze-buffalo weaver - i-white-headed heading weaver, i-white-billed buffalo weaver kanye ne-red-billed buffalo weaver. Noma yikuphi kwalokhu kufaka njengesikebhe ohlwini lwakho lwe-Little Five. Zonke izinhlobo ezintathu zitholakala emazweni aseMpumalanga Afrika njengeKenya neTanzania; nakuba izivakashi eNingizimu Afrika zikwazi ukubona kuphela i-weaver ye-buffalo ekhokhwa ngokubomvu. Lezi zinhlobo ezintathu zibukeka ezahlukene (izinhlobo ezibomvu nezimhlophe ziphethe imizimba emnyama, kanti i-white-headed is white and brown). Gcina incwadi yenyoni inakekele.

  Zonke lezi zintathu zivamile ngaphakathi kobubanzi bazo futhi kulula ukubona, ikakhulukazi njengoba (njengabo bonke abasebenza ngezingubo) zizwile kakhulu. Bahlala ndawonye emakoloni anomsindo, befaka izidleke eziyinkimbinkimbi kusuka ezindongeni ezincane nohlaza obomile. Izinyoni ze-Buffalo zithanda indawo ye-savanna eyomile kanye ne-scrubland futhi ikhuphuke ibe ngamasentimitha angu-9/24 ubude. Bahlala ekudleni kwembewu, izithelo nezinambuzane ezincane. I-weaver ebomvu ekhokhwa ngokubomvu iyaziwa ngisho nokudla ngamagoli. Izidakamizwa zalezi zinhlobo zihlanganisa izinyoka , izinkabi nezinyoni ezinkulu zokudla.

• 03 ka 05

  I-Rhinoceros Beetle

  Emhlabeni wonke, kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-300 ze-bhinoceros beetle, ezingamaphesenti angu-60 ezitholakala eNingizimu ye-Afrika. Bonke babo bangabomndeni we-scarab beetle. Lezi zidalwa ezibukeka zifuna ukwazi ukuthi zithini izigqoko zomzimba zazo, futhi zenzelwa uphondo olushubile oluthinta ikhanda lesilisa. Ezinye izinhlobo zingakhula ngamasentimitha angu-6/15 ubude, nakuba izibhungane ongase uzihlangabezane nazo e-Afrika zincane kakhulu. I-beetle enkulu kunazo zonke zaseNingizimu Afrika i-rhinoceros ifinyelela ku-intshi ezimbili / 5 amasentimitha.

  Naphezu kobukhulu bawo obukhulu nokubukeka okubuhlungu, ama-rhinoceros beetle ayinakulimaza ngokuphelele kubantu. Izinambuzane zesilisa zisebenzisa izimpondo zazo ukulwa nendawo noma ukumba ukudla ngaphakathi ukubola izihlahla zomuthi. Ukudla kwabo kuyamangaza ngendlela ehlukile futhi kungabandakanya izithelo, amagxolo, isitshalo kanye nendaba yemifino. Ngokulingana nesisindo somzimba, ama-rhinoceros beetle aphakathi kwezidalwa ezinamandla kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Zinamaphiko, nakuba ubukhulu bawo bukhulu benza izindiza eziphumelelayo. Ukuwachaza kubangele ngokufanayo ngoba basebenze kuphela ebusuku .

• 04 ka 05

  I-Leopard Tortoise

  Ama-tortoise e-Leopard atholakala kuwo wonke ama-Afrika ase-Sahara, ezindaweni ezinomile ze-scrubland ne-savannah. Baqanjwe ngamabonakude abo egolide newomnyama ahlukile, okufana nama-rosette amabala we ingwe. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izimpawu ze-torto zichazwe kabanzi kunezinye. Badla utshani owomile futhi bavame ukufuna indawo yokuhlala endaweni yokushisa eminye iminyango elahliwe yabezinye izilwane kuhlanganise nezimpungushe kanye nezidumbu. Bangakwazi ukuzibamba, kodwa bavame ukukwenza kuphela uma bebeka amaqanda.

  Izimpukane ze-Leopard zivame ukuba zodwa futhi zivame ukubonwa ezindaweni ezithule zomgwaqo. Nakuba ngokuvamile kuncane kakhulu, izimpande ezithile zezingwe zingakhula zibe ngamasentimitha angu-39 / amamentimitha angu-100 ubude, okwenza lezi zilwane zibe yizikhulu ezincane kunazo zonke zomhlaba. Amaqanda abo antshontshwa yizinhlobo eziningana zezinyoni nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane, futhi zidliwa ngabantu bomdabu kulo lonke uhlangothi lwabo. Kodwa-ke, ziphephile kakhulu, ezinamahlombe ezinzima kakhulu. Bangakwazi ukugibela, ukugibela, nokuphila isikhathi eside iminyaka eyikhulu.

• 05 ka 05

  Antlion

  I-antlion iyilungu elincinyane kunazo zonke zeqembu elincane le-Little Five futhi akuyona into ehlukile e-Afrika. Kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingu-2 000 ezihlukahlukene zomndeni we-antlion, ezitholakala emhlabeni wonke. Uma ukhula ngokugcwele, izintuthwane ziyizinambuzane ezinamaphiko ezifana nezidlamflies noma i-damselflies; kodwa uma besesiteji sabo sokuqhaqhazela, ziyizilwane ezibukekayo ezinobunzima, ezinemizimba ekhulupheleyo kanye nemigqa enesibindi esiphezulu. Izimpungushe ziyingqayizivele yemimoya yazo enomdlandla, okuyinto ebukeka ngayo yezingonyama ezingalingani (naphezu kwesilinganiso esincane kakhulu)!

  I-Antlion izimpungushe ziyizilwane ezinamandla. Izinhlobo eziningi zimba izicupho ezincane, ezibunjiwe esihlabathini, ezisebenzisayo ukubamba inyamazane (ngokuvamile izintuthwane). Baqamekela phansi phansi, bese baqothula izisulu zabo. Imisipha yabo iyisiqu, ebenza bakwazi ukuncelisa imfuyo yabo eyomile. Uma usuqedile, baphonsa eceleni isidumbu bese balinda isisulu sabo esilandelayo. Ngenxa yobubanzi bokuzivumelanisa okukhethekile, izimpungushe ze-antlion ziyakwazi ukunqoba iminyango enkulu kunazo zonke. Bangaphila izinyanga ngesikhathi ngaphandle kokudla, baphile iminyaka eminingana.