Imininingwane Ejabulisayo Ngezilwane Zase-Afrika: I-Cheetah

Ama-Cheetah ayaziwa kakhulu ngejubane elimangalisayo, eliye lawabiza ngokuthi idumela eliyisilwane esheshayo emhlabeni. Ukubona eyodwa kuyi-safari kuyilungelo langempela, njengoba lezi zithwele ezinomthelela ziphakathi kwezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle kakhulu (futhi ezingekho kakhulu) kuzo zonke izilwane zase-Afrika.

Isivinini sokuRekhoda

Njengemidlalo yezemidlalo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane, konke okuphathelene ne-cheetah kwakhelwe isivinini, kusuka emizimbeni yabo emincane, emizimbeni kuze kube yilapho bekhuphuka khona emaphashini.

Izinguquko ezinjengalezi zivumela u-cheetah ukuba uhambe ukusuka ku-0 - 60 mph / 0 - 100 km ngaphansi kwemizuzwana emithathu - ijubane lokusheshisa elihambisana nezimoto zokukhiqiza ezisheshayo ezenziwe iPorsche, Ferrari neWalghghini.

Lapho i-cheetah igijimela, isiteleka sayo siyisikhathi eside futhi esheshayo kangangokuthi unyawo olulodwa oluthinta umhlabathi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Imilenzeni ye-cheetah yemilenze inemisipha eyenzelwe ukukhiqiza isivinini, kuyilapho lezo eziseceleni zayo zilungiswa ukuqondisa nokulinganisela. Ngenxa yalokho, wonke amandla ka-cheetah avela ngemuva.

Inselele Yokusinda

Kodwa-ke, ukusheshisa kunanoma isiphi esinye isilwane e-savannah akuqinisekisi ukuphumelela kokuzingela izinkukhu. Nakuba zingakwazi ukufinyelela ngesivinini sezingu-75 mph / 120km, azikwazi ukugcina umzuzwana onjalo isikhathi eside. Ngokuvamile, izilwane ezidlayo zihlanganisa i-springbok ne-steenbok zihlala ngokumane ziphephe izitha zabo.

Ukuzingela u-Cheetah emini emzamweni wokugwema ukuncintisana nezilwane ezimbi ezinjengezingonyama nengwe.

Kodwa-ke, ubukhulu babo obuncane kanye nobunzima obunzima kakhulu kwenza kube nzima kubo ukuvikela ababulalayo, futhi bavame ukulahlekelwa ukudla kwabo kwamanye amakati noma ama-scavengers anenzuzo. Ama-cheetah amaningi abazingeli bodwa, futhi kungcono ukugwema ukuxabana kunokulimala.

Isimo sabo sodwa sisho ukuthi ama-cheetah asebesifazane kumele ashiye ama-cubs awo engavikelekile ngenkathi ezingela.

Lokhu kwenza kube yingozi ekudleni, futhi njengama-10% kuphela ama-cheetah cubs enza kube umuntu omdala. Labo abaphilayo banesikhathi sokuphila okuphakathi kweminyaka engaba ngu-12, nakuba lokho kuvame ukunciphisa kakhulu endle.

Isidingo Sokulondolozwa

Izinkinga ngokwemvelo ezibhekene noshukela endle ziyancipha yizingcindezi zomuntu. Ukukhula kwabantu nokusabalala kwezolimo kulo lonke i-Afrika kuye kwabangela insimu enciphise ukuqhuma kwezinhlanzi zasendle, kanye nokwehliswa kwesilwane esitholakalayo. Okubi nakakhulu, abalimi abathile bawagxila ngqo ekukholweni ukuthi bayasongela imfuyo.

Isikhumba esihle se-cheetah senza futhi sibe yigugu kubashuntshisi. Ngonyaka wezi-2015, inani labantu abalinganiselwa emhlabeni wonke lalingama-6,700. Ngenxa yalokho, i-cheetah ihlelwe njenge-Vulnerable ohlwini lwe-IUCN Red, futhi izinhlangano eziningi kulo lonke empumalanga naseningizimu ye-Afrika zizinikele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi zisinda.

Amaqembu enhlalakahle e-Afetown afana ne-AfriCat Foundation eNamibia, izici eziyinhloko zokulondolozwa kwe-cheetah zihlanganisa imfundo, ukulandelana kwamaphoyisa okulwa nokulwa nokuthutha nokuthuthwa kwamapulazi ezindaweni zasemapulazini ukuya ezindaweni zokulondoloza kanye namapaki. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imiphakathi yasendaweni iyazuza ekuvakasheni okuhlobene nokudla kwesinye isinye indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuvikela ikusasa labo e-Afrika.

Izindawo ezingcono kakhulu zokubona u-Cheetah

Nakuba i-cheetah ilahlekile ebangeni elikhulu lemlando, lingatholakala kulo lonke izwekazi, kusukela eNingizimu Afrika eningizimu kuya e-Algeria enyakatho enkulu. I-subspecies yaseSahara iyingozi kakhulu futhi ama-sightings ayengezwakala; Kodwa-ke, abantu bayaphila empumalanga naseningizimu ye-Afrika.

INamibia inomqondo ophakeme kakhulu wezingulube zasendle; Nokho, iningi labo lihlala epulazini elizimele. Ngakho-ke, indlela elula yokubona amakati wezithonjana zendawo ukuvakashela enye yezinhlelo eziningi zokulondolozwa kwe-cheetah. Kulezi, okungcono kakhulu kuhlanganisa i-AfriCat Foundation e-Okonjima Nature Reserve kanye ne-Cheetah Conservation Fund.

ENingizimu Afrika, amaphrojekthi okulondolozwa kwe-cheetah ahlanganisa isikhungo se-Cheetah Outreach eduze neKapa , kanye ne-Hoedspruit Center Species Centre eduze neKruger Park.

Amaseli afana nalawa avumela ukuhlangana okusheshayo futhi ayigugu ekufundiseni imiphakathi yasendaweni ngokulondolozwa kwe-cheetah. Izinhlelo zokubeletha nazo zisiza ukugcina abantu abazinzile.

Kodwa-ke, akukho lutho olufana nokubona u-cheetah zasendle on safari. Izindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokwenza lokhu zihlanganisa iTanzania National Park eTanzania, noma iMasai Mara National Reserve eKenya. I-Phinda ye-Private Game Reserve yaseNingizimu Afrika ne-Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park bobabili banezinhlanzi eziqinile, kanti indawo ye-Chitabe ye- Okavango Delta iyibheja yakho engcono kakhulu eBotswana.

Fun Fun Facts Cheetah

Lesi sihloko sibuyekeziwe futhi sibhalwe phansi ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 4, 2016.