AbaHlanu Abancinci
AbaHlanu Abancinci be Thanzaniya
Izilwanyana eziNcinane eziNcinane kwiZilwanyana zase-Afrika eTanzania zidume ngamanani amakhulu eZintlanu ezidumileyo (Ingonyama, Ingwe,
Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo). Abaninzi bethu abazi ukuba iTanzania yaziwa ngokuba yiNcinci abaNcinci okanye abaHlanu abaNcinci. Ezi zizidalwa ezincinci ezimangalisayo ezinamagama ahambelana nezintlanu ezinkulu, ukanti zincinci kakhulu. ITanzania ibonelela ngamathuba amahle okubona ezi ntlobo ngelixa use-safari, ngakumbi ngamehlo okhozi esikhokelo esihle.
ELEPHANT SHREW (MACROSCELIDIDAE)
Iindlovu, okanye sengis, sesona silwanyana sanyisayo sincinane sitya izinambuzane. Igama labo elithi, “elephant shrew,” kukunqwala kwimpumlo yazo ende, enento engacacanga efana nomboko wendlovu. Zifumaneka kuphela kwilizwekazi laseAfrika, iindlovu zeshrew
eyaziwa ngokuba neentloni kunye nokukhawuleza. Zinokuba phakathi kwe-intshi ezine kunye neshumi elinambini ubude (ungabali umsila wazo), kunye nobunzima obusondeleyo kwi-1.5 lbs. Ngamanye amaxesha baziwa ngokuba “ziishrews ezitsibayo” ngenxa yokukwazi ukutsiba ukuya phezulu kangangeenyawo ezintathu. Ngokutya iintubi, iimbovane, iintshulube kunye nezigcawu, amantshontsho endlovu asengozini ngenxa yokubhanga kwendawo yawo yokuhlala. I-shrew enobuso obungwevu ifumaneka kuphela kumahlathi amabini eTanzania.
IHLOSI UFUDOSHA (STIGMOCHELYS PARDALIS)
Ufudo lwengwe ngabona bukhulu phakathi kwamaHlanu amaNcinane. Ipateni ye-carapace yegolide kunye nemnyama ifana nengwe, kungoko igama labo. Eyona ndawo ilungileyo yokubona ufudo kukumathafa engca empuma Afrika, ukusuka eSudan emazantsi ukuya eMzantsi Afrika. Zikhula phakathi kwe-16 ukuya kwi-intshi ezingama-28 kwaye zinobunzima obujikeleze i-40 ukuya kwi-120 yeponti. Ufudo lwehlosi lutya amakhowa, incindi yezityalo, kunye neziqhamo kwaye luphila iminyaka eyi-80 ukuya kweli-100.
I-RHINO BEETLE (DYNASTINAE)
Ooqongqothwane zezona ntlobo zininzi zooqongqothwane kwiplanethi. Wakuba ulubonile uphondo kwintloko kaqongqothwane oyindoda, uya kuyazi ukuba yalifumana njani igama layo. Uqongqothwane usenokubonakala esoyikisa, yaye ingxolo oyenzayo xa uphazanyiswa isenokuvakala isoyikisa, kodwa ayinabungozi kubantu abawushiyayo. Uphondo lusetyenziselwa iinjongo zokuzikhusela-kunye nendlela yokwemba ukutya kwalo. Zitya incindi kwaye zityale incindi kwaye zikhule ukuya kutsho kwi-6 cm, zinobunzima obuphakathi kwe-30 kunye ne-40 grams.
I-ANTLION (MYRMELEONTIDAE)
Ii-Atlions zezona zincinci kwiZintlanu eziNcinane. Ayizoimbovane, kodwa zitya iimbovane. Kwaye xa zisitya, ziziphatha ndlongondlongo-njengengonyama, zizuze igama lazo. Zibizwa ngokuba zii-antlions ngexesha lesigaba sazo sombungu, xa, ngokuthakazelisayo, zinokubamba
kwaye utye izinambuzane ezincinci. Ii-antlion ezindala ziqhele ukuba yi-4 cm ubude, kunye ne-8 cm yephiko. Njengeemopane, zenza i-metamorphosis. Bakhetha iindawo ezinesanti.
IBUFALO WEAVER (BUBALORNIS NIGER)
Umluki wenyathi kuphela kwentaka kweziNtlanu ezincinci. Zontathu iindidi zabaluki benyathi bafumaneka eTanzania: banebhilidi ebomvu, enebhilidi emhlophe, nentloko emhlophe. Abaluki benyathi ziintaka ezihlala nabantu, ezineminxeba eyahlukeneyo yeentaka ngexesha lendibano. Zikhula zibe malunga nee-intshi ezili-10 kwaye zondla izinambuzane ezincinci, iziqhamo kunye nembewu. Nangona abaluki abaninzi beneendlwane ezicocekileyo, indlwane yomluki wenyathi ingaphezu kwamagqabi ayintlanganisela.
