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Ezwenikazi laseMelika kuphila uhlobo lwesilwane esisendle esifana kakhulu nekati esinalo ekhaya kepha, ngokungafani nelethu elinoboya, lisengozini enkulu yokuqothulwa: Ikati le-Andes.
Lesi silwane esihlala ezindaweni ezinezintaba ze-Andes, uma ngingasho njalo, singenye yamakati amancane amahle kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Ake sithole ukuthi injani impilo yakho.
Linjani ikati lase-Andes?
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U-protagonist wethu, ogama lakhe lesayensi ngu I-Leopardus jacobitus, Kuyisilwane esinesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilo ama-4 kuye kwayi-7 futhi esikala phakathi kwamasentimitha angama-60 kuya kwangama-80 (kanye nomsila olinganiselwa ku-35cm). Ukuphakama emadodeni cishe angama-35cm. Umzimba wayo uqinile futhi uvikelekile ngengubo yezinwele ezinde enephethini yamabala ahlukahlukene ansundu noma abomvu (amachashazi, imigqa noma imivimbo) kulayini wokuhola noma ompunga.
Ubuso bufana nobuka- UFelis catus: iyindilinga, inezindlebe ezinkulu nezinxantathu. Amehlo abo ayindilinga futhi alinganiswe kahle nawo wonke umzimba.
Kuyini ukuziphatha kwabo?
Labo abathole ithuba lokuyibona bayavuma ukuthi ikati lase-Andes akuvamisile ukukhombisa ukwesaba ukuba khona komuntu. Kodwa-ke, iyaziphakamisa izinwele emhlane lapho ihlangana nempungushe eklabalasayo, mhlawumbe ngoba incintisana ne-trophic.
Kungani kuyisilwane esisengozini yokuqothulwa?
Ngaphandle kokuthi idla amagundane nezinyoni ezincane, futhi yize ihlala ezindaweni ezinezintaba, e-Andes kunenkolelo yokuthi ukuyibulala kuletha inhlanhla. Yini enye, isikhumba sayo sisetshenziswa emicimbini nasemikhosini yendabuko.
Ngaphandle kokuthi kwenziwe okuthile ukukuvimbela, ikati lase-Andes lingahle lingakuboni ukukhanya kwekhulu lama-XNUMX.