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Amabhongo ase-Afrika
Isithombe sezingonyama zase-Afrika ePhongweni lasePittsburgh Zoo zase-Afrika. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Igalari yezithombe ezisuka ePittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Etholakale ngamamayela angaba ngu-5 ngasempumalanga yedolobha lasePittsburgh, i-Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium iyindawo engamahektare angu-77 ehlala ezinkulungwaneni zezilwane ezimele amakhulu ezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene. I-Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium ingenye yezinhlanganisela ezinkulu eziyisithupha ze-zoo kanye ne-aquarium ezweni.
Amabhubesi ase-Afrika aphumula edwaleni kulesi sithombe esithathwe ngezingonyama zase-Afrika e-Pittsburgh Zoo.
Amabhubesi ase-Afrika (i-Panthera leo) avela emagqumeni ase-Afrika engaphansi kweSahara naseNdiya. Amabhubesi amazinyane ase-Afrika abonwe kulesi sithombe angaba mkhulu kunamamitha ayisikhombisa ubude futhi abe nesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-270 no-350.
02 kwezingu-12
I-gorilla yase-Western Lowland e-Pittsburgh Zoo
I-gorilla e-Pittsburgh Zoo ihlala icabanga. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Le Gorilla yase-Western Lowland ibheka cishe umuntu kulo mfanekiso we-gorilla owenziwe e-Pittsburgh Zoo.
I-Pittsburgh Zoo & I-Aquarium ineqembu elikhulu lomndeni lama-gorilla aseNtshonalanga aseNtshonalanga, ekuthunjweni eNyakatho Melika, iqembu elungu-11 elihlala ndawonye ngamahora angu-24 ngosuku. Ama-gorilla angakujabulela endaweni yawo yemvelo eTropical Forest Complex ePook Pittsburgh.
Okukhulu kunazo zonke izilwane ezincane, ama-gorilla anama-stocky, ama-apes anamandla anamakha amakhulu kanye nephequluli evelele. Ama-gorilla angamadoda avela ngamakhilogremu angu-600 futhi afinyelele ngamamitha ayisithupha ubude, kuyilapho abesifazane befinyelela ngamakhilogremu angu-200 bese bephakama ngamamitha amahlanu ubude. Ngokuyinhloko imifino, ama-gorilla adla izithelo, izitshalo nezinye izimila. Naphezu kokubukeka kwabo okubukhali nokubukeka kokushaya kwesifuba, ama-gorilla empeleni amdalwa amancane futhi ahlakaniphile.
Enye yezinhlobo ezintathu ze-gorilla, i-gorilla yasentshonalanga ehlala entshonalanga ihlala emahlathini aseMpumalanga Afrika. Izilwane ezisengozini, okulinganiselwa ku-30 000 kuya ku-50 000 esele endle. Kukhona ama-gorilla angaphansi kuka-300 ase-Northland ama-zoo aseNyakatho Melika, kuhlanganise neqembu lama-gorilla e-Pittsburgh Zoo.
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I-Alligator
Isithombe se-Alligator e-Pittsburgh Zoo American Alligator. © 2006 Bonnie Cline I-alligator yaseMelika ibhukuda eSoot Pitburburgh
04 kwangu-12
I-Kodiak Bear
Isithombe se-Kodiak Bear e-Pittsburgh Zoo i-Kodiak Bear. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Le doak ye-Kodiak (i-Ursus arctos middendorffi) ePittsburgh Zoo ingenye yezimoto zomhlaba ezinkulu kunawo wonke.
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I-Rattlesnake ye-Timber
Isithombe se-Rattlesnake ye-Timber e-Pittsburgh Zoo Rattlesnake ye-Timber. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Le-rattlesnake yezinkuni ezinobuthi (Crotalus horridus) iyintandokazi nezingane e-Pittsburgh Zoo.
06 kwezingu-12
I-Pink Fish
Isithombe se-Fish Fish e-PPG Aquarium Pink Fish. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Inhlanzi enhle e-pink iyagibela embukisweni ePittsburgh Zoo nasePalg Aquarium.
07 kwangu-12
Idada
Isithombe seDuck esivela e-Pittsburgh Zoo Duck sibheka emanzini ePottsburgh Zoo. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Udada obomvu ugebha ngobumnandi emanzini e-Pittsburgh Zoo, njengoba kubonisiwe kulesi sithombe.
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Ijubane elidalulwe
Isithombe seGirafa e-Pittsburgh Zoo I-Giraffe ekhonjisiwe. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Isitholampilo esitholakala kulo mfanekiso ujabulela indawo yayo yemvelo eSoot Pitburburgh.
09 kwangu-12
Peacock
Peacock Isithombe esivela ePittsburgh Zoo Peacock. © 2006 Bonnie Cline I-peacock ibonisa inqwaba yayo enhle kulo mfanekiso we-peacock ezithathwe ePittsburgh Zoo nase-PPG Aquarium.
10 kwangu-12
I-Tiger Tiger
Isigubhu saseSiberia Isithombe esithathwe ePottsburgh Zoo Tiger Tiger. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Inkosa yaseSiberia ihamba embukisweni wemvelo wase-Asia ePittsburgh Zoo.
Ama-tigers ahlala emanzini emifula, amaxhaphozi nezintaba ezide eziseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, eNdiya neSiberia. Ziyizona zinhlobo ezinkulu kakhulu eziphilayo, ezilingana namakhilogremu angu-675 futhi zikhula ngamamitha angu-10 ubude kusukela ekhanda kuya emsila. Isifunda sase-Amur, lapho ama-tigers avela ePittsburgh Zoo avela khona, asezingeni elifanayo njengePennsylvania futhi ahlanganisa eziningi zezitshalo ezifanayo.
Ama-tiger aseSiberia ayimvelo engozini, kanti i-Pittsburgh Zoo iqalile uhlelo olusha lokuzalanisa njengengxenye ye-American Zoo & Aquarium Association sikaSiberian Tiger Species Survival Plan.
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I-Fish & Coral
Isithombe seCoral and Fish in a Saltwater Aquarium ePittsburgh Zoo Fish & Coral. © 2006 Bonnie Cline I-aqugeum enkulu yama-salic e-PPG Aquarium ibonisa izinhlanzi eziningi ezinhle kakhulu ezishisayo ezisezindaweni zemvelo emhlabeni jikelele.
Iqoqo eliphilayo e-coral ePittsburgh Zoo ne-PPG Aquarium yilona liqoqo elikhulu kunazo zonke kuleli zwekazi lase-US Ngokungafani nemikhumbi yamanzi amaningi, noma kunjalo, isakhiwo semifula cishe cishe yonke imbukiso e-PPG Aquarium iqukethe i-coral ephilayo. Ingxenye enkulu yokwakhiwa kokuhlukaniswa kwamakhemikhali e-Aquarium inikezwa njengeSikhungo Sokusabalalisa I-Coral sokucwaninga okuqhubekayo nokusabalalisa. Izivakashi zingabuka le ndawo ngaphandle kwe-Aquarium ngokusebenzisa amawindi amathathu amakhulu. I-Pittsburgh Zoo & i-Aquarium iye yaqashelwa emhlabeni wonke njengendawo yokuqala yokusakazwa kwe-coral eNyakatho Melika, futhi ithumela ama-corali angaphezu kuka-1 000 ama-coral emanzini ngonyaka.
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Intshe
Isithombe seNtshezi eNtsheni yasePittsburgh Zoo. © 2006 Bonnie Cline Intshe kule mfanekiso iyingxenye yombukiso we-African Savannah ePottsburgh Zoo, kanye nezingonyama, i-zebra, amahhashi amnyama, ama-girafa nezindlovu.