Esinye sezilwane esihlobene nezindlulamithi yi- okapi. Kwesinye isikhathi kubukeka sengathi yisilwane esiwumphumela wezivivinyo zabantu, kepha kuyisilwane esingumndeni wakwaGiraffidae futhi okuyisihlobo esiseduze kakhulu nendlulamithi. Futhi singabona ukuthi inezici ezithile nezici zomzimba ezifanayo ne-fiber. Lokhu kwenza kube yisilwane esithakazelisa kakhulu ngokubuka kwezinto eziphilayo kanye nelukuluku lokwazi.
Ngakho-ke, sizonikezela le ndatshana ukukutshela zonke izici, indawo yokuhlala, ukondla nokukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-okapi.
Izici eziyinhloko
Le nhlanganisela yezilwane phakathi kwedube nendlulamithi kunzima ukuyifunda ngoba inokuziphatha okungajwayelekile. Lobu bunzima benza kube nzima ukuthola imininingwane ngakho. Uma sihlaziya umzimba ngokuphelele siyakubona lokho kokubili ukuma komzimba njengenhloko kusikhumbuza ngendlulamithi. Kodwa-ke, imilenze nentamo yabo imifushane kunaleyo yezindlulamithi.
Ekhanda siyabona ukuthi izindlebe ezimbili ezinokuhamba okuhle zigqama kanjani. Basebenzisa lezi zindlebe ukuze bakwazi ukuzixwayisa ngezilwane ezizingelayo. Inezimpondo ezimbili ezincane ezimbozwe yizinwele futhi ososayensi abakutholanga ukusetshenziswa kwazo. Akuzona izimpondo ezisetshenziselwa ukuqomisana noma ukuzivikela. Umboko wayo uqinile futhi unethambeka elincane ngemuva elifana nezindlulamithi. Uboya bayo bunombala obomvu noma osalimoni, imilenze nemilenze lapho inemigqa emnyama nokumhlophe efanisa iphethini yombala nombala wedube.
Njengoba iyisilwane esidla imifino, inolimi olude futhi oluthandekayo lombala omnyama. Ulimi luguqulwe ngendlela yokuthi lukwazi ukuthatha amaqabunga ezihlahla nezihlahla. Ulimi lude kangangokuba i-Okapi ingazihlanza ngokuphelele izindlebe ngalo. Ubude bayo buba phakathi kwamamitha ayi-2.15 kanti isisindo sayo cishe siyi-250 kg.
Yize ijazi layo lihluke ngokuphelele, ukubukeka kwalo kufana nokwendlulamithi encane.
Ukuziphatha nokuzala kwe-Okapi
Lesi silwane ngokuvamile sinokuziphatha sodwa futhi imisebenzi yaso yasebusuku. Kwesinye isikhathi singabona amaqembu amancane alezi zilwane ngesikhathi sokuzala. Insikazi ikwazi kuphela ukuzala izinyane elilodwa. Imvamisa kwenzeka ngasekupheleni kwehlobo noma ekuqaleni kokuwa. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha cishe izinyanga eziyi-15. Njengoba umama ekwazi ukubeletha izinyane elilodwa kuphela futhi isikhathi sokukhulelwa sinde impela, izinga lokuzala lezi zilwane lincane.
Ama-okapi asemancane awahlukile kakhulu kowesifazane azondlayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma unina wethole efa wamukelwa kalula ngomunye wesifazane okapi. Lokhu kungenye yezinto eziguqulwe yilesi silwane ngenxa yokuhamba kancane kokukhiqiza kwaso. Uma kungekho isihlobo, noma yimuphi omunye umuntu wesifazane angenza njengomama.
Umzingeli kuphela we-Okapi yingwe nomuntu. Kokubili umuntu nengwe, i-okapis izobhekana nokufa ukuze ivikele abasha. Njengoba kulindelekile, uma kunikezwe ukuthi banokuzala okunciphile impela, kubalulekile ukuthi abazali banakekele amaphuphu abo.
Abesifazane bafinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokocansi kusukela eminyakeni emibili ubudala. Nokho, abesilisa kumele balinde eminye iminyaka embalwa. Lesi silwane sinezinzwa ezithuthuke kakhulu zokuzwa nokuzwa. Bayazisebenzisa, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukuqapha ukutholakala kwesilwane endaweni yabo. Njengoba ukudla kwalo kudla imifino, akudingi ukuzwa noma ukuhogela ukufuna ukudla kwalo. Ziyizilwane ezingasebenzisi uhlelo lwazo lwamaphimbo. Lokhu kunikeza umuzwa wokuthi bayizilwane eziyizimungulu. Okuwukuphela kwento engazwakala kuma-okapi yintsha lapho ibiza omama bayo noma ngesikhathi sokuqomisana ngaphambi kokukhwelana.
Ukudla nendawo yokuhlala
Indawo yokuhlala yalezi zihlobo zendlulamithi iseDemocratic Republic of the Congo, e-Afrika. Le ndawo yokuhlala yaziwa ngoba abahlali kwenye ingxenye yomhlaba esimweni senkululeko. Bangabonakala ekuthunjweni kwezinye izindawo eziningi emhlabeni njengama-zoo emadolobheni amaningi.
Lezi zilwane zihlala emahlathini aminyene uma zisendle. Lawa mahlathi aqhamuka enyakatho yezwe lase-Afrika endaweni engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-244 ayizinkulungwane. Ngokungafani nezihlobo zabo izindlulamithi, lezi zilwane azihlali endaweni eyi-savannah. Kungezinye zezizathu ezenze ukuthi ukuvela kwalezi zilwane kungazenzi zibe zinde njengezindlulamithi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukukwazi ukuhamba ehlathini ube mude kangako kungaba yinto engeyinhle yokuziphendukela kwemvelo.
Iqiniso elifuna ukwazi nelifanele ukuthi phambilini wayehlala e-Uganda. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokudla kwabo okuqhubekayo, le ndawo yaphela.
Mayelana nokudla kwayo, sesishilo ukuthi yisilwane esincelisayo esidla inyama. Ukudla kwabo kusekelwe ezimileni. Ngokuqondile, iyondla amaqabunga, amahlumela neziqu zezihlahla nezihlahlana zamahlathi lapho zihlala khona. Bangathatha amanye amagatsha bawadonse ngenxa yolimi lwabo oluqinile. Ziyakwazi ukuzidonsa ukuze zikwazi ukwehlisa kusuka ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu. Nakhu ukuthi bangathola kanjani amaqabunga amathenda kakhulu.
Hhayi kuphela, emaqabungeni ezihlahla nezihlahlana, yize lokho kungukudla okuyinhloko. Bavame nokudla izitshalo ezitholakala emahlathini emhlabathini. Ososayensi bacabanga lokho bondla izinhlobo zezitshalo ezehlukene ezingaphezu kwekhulu, kanye nezinye izithelo ngisho namakhowe.
U-Okapi usengozini yokuqothulwa
Njengamanje i-okapis uhlobo olusongelwa kusukela ukungcola kwabantu bakhona kuncipha. Eminyakeni embalwa kakhulu ingaba sengcupheni yokuqothulwa futhi inyamalale emashumini ambalwa eminyaka.
Ezinye zezimbangela ezisongelwa u-Okapi yilezi ezilandelayo:
- Izimayini ezibhubhisa indawo yazo yemvelo
- Ukuqedwa kwamahlathi
- Ukuzingela ngokungemthetho
- Isimo sempi ehlomile
Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngalolu lwazi ungafunda kabanzi nge-Okapi nezimpawu zayo.