I-Gazelle vs. Antelope: Uyini Umehluko?
Uma uke waba ku-safari noma wabuka i-documentary yezilwane zasendle, ungase uzibuze, yini umehluko phakathi kwensephe ne-antelope? Ekuboneni kokuqala, zibukeka zifana kakhulu. Zombili zinomusa, ziyashesha, futhi zitholakala ezindaweni ezivulekile zase-Afrika nase-Asia. Kodwa naphezu kokufana kwazo, izinsephe nezinyamazane zinokuhluka okuthile okubalulekile okuzihlukanisayo.
Izinyamazane Ziwuhlobo Lwenyamazane
Into yokuqala okumele uyiqonde ukuthi zonke izinsephe ziyizinyamazane, kodwa akuzona zonke izinyamazane eziyizinsephe. Cabanga ngalokhu, ukube izinyamazane beziwumndeni omkhulu, izinsephe beziyoba igatsha elithile lalowo mndeni. Ama-antelopes ahlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene, kanti izinsephe ziyingxenye yeqembu elincane phakathi kwazo.
Ama-Gazelles ngokuvamile zincane kunezinye izinyamazane, zinemizimba emincane eyakhelwe isivinini. Aphinde abe nomnyakazo ohlukile wokugxuma, obizwa ngokuthi “ukugoba” noma “ukwenza i-pronking,” lapho egxumela phezulu emoyeni lapho ezwa ingozi. Lokhu kuziphatha kungadida izilwane ezidla ezinye futhi kubonise amandla azo.
Umehluko Ongokomzimba
Izinsephe zijwayele ukubukeka zintekenteke, zinemilenze emincane nezimpondo ezigobile. Izimpondo zabo zivame ukuba namasongo futhi zimise okuka-S kancane. Amajazi azo avame ukuba mnyama anezisu ezimhlophe ezingaphansi, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zinezimpawu ezigqamile zobuso.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinyamazane ziza ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene nobukhulu obuhlukahlukene. Ezinye zinkulu futhi zinemisipha, njenge-eland, kanti ezinye ziqinile futhi ziqinile, njenge-hartebeest. Izimpondo ze-antelope nazo ziyahlukahluka kakhulu, ezinye zisonteka zibe yizingongolo, kuyilapho ezinye zinde futhi ziqondile.
Isivinini kanye Nokusinda
Izinsephe zaziwa ngesivinini esimangalisayo nokushesha kwazo. Ezinye izinhlobo, njengensephe kaThomson, zingafika 60 km / h (37 mph) futhi wenze amajika abukhali ukuze ubalekele izilwane ezidla ezinye ezifana nezingulule namabhubesi. Imizimba yazo engasindi kanye nemilenze enamandla iyazisiza ukuba zikwazi ukubalekela ingozi ezindaweni ezinotshani obuvulekile.
Ezinye izinyamazane, nokho, zithembele kumasu ahlukene okusinda. Abanye basebenzisa ukubekezela kunejubane, kanti abanye bakha imihlambi emikhulu ukuze bavikeleke. Ngokwesibonelo, inkonkoni ifuduka ngamaqembu amakhulu, okwenza kube nzima ukuba izilwane ezizingelayo zikhethe umuntu oyedwa.
Izinhlobo Ezihlukile
Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-19 zezinsephe, kanti ezinye ezidume kakhulu yinsephe kaThomson, insephe kaGrant, nensephe yaseDama. Uhlobo ngalunye luye lwajwayela indawo ethile, kusukela ogwadule olomile kuya emathafeni anotshani.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-antelopes ahlanganisa izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-90, kusukela kwezincane dik-dik kwenkulu eland. Ezinye izinhlobo ezaziwa kakhulu zifaka i-impala, kudu, oryx, kanye nenyamazane ebizwa ngokuthi i-sable antelope. Ngenxa yokuthi kunezinhlobo eziningi ezihlukene, izinyamazane zingatholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, kusukela emahlathini kuya kuma-savanna.
Lapho Uzobathola Khona
Izinsephe eziningi zihlala e-Afrika nasezingxenyeni ezithile zase-Asia, zithanda amathafa avulekile nezingwadule lapho zikwazi ukubona izilwane ezizingelayo zikude. Izinyamazane, nokho, zinendikimba ebanzi, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zihlala emahlathini aminyene nasezindaweni ezinezintaba.
Nakuba izinsephe nezinyamazane zihlobene eduze, zinezici zazo ezihlukile. Izinsephe ngokuvamile zincane, ziyashesha, futhi zikhethekile kakhulu ezindaweni ezinotshani obuvulekile. Ama-antelope, njengeqembu, ahlukahlukene kakhulu, anezinhlobo ezihluka kakhulu ngobukhulu, ukubukeka, nokuziphatha.
Ngakho-ke ngokuzayo lapho ubona eyodwa ku-safari noma kudokhumentari yezemvelo, uzokwazi kahle ukuthi yini eyenza inyamazane ihluke kuwo wonke umndeni wezinyamazane.
