Igama
Umkhombe (Ceratotherium simum)Inkangelengo
Umkhombe sisilwayana somhlaba sesithathu ngobukhulu. Mkhulu, utyebile kwaye waziwa ngokungabi nokungabina ngcwangu njengo Bhejane. Eneni lamaphondo awo mabini ohlukileyo zi fayba ezininzi ezipakisheneyo, ngoko ke ayizompondo zokwenyani. Ubude obushicelelweyo lwemondo zawo buyi 1.58 m. Iinkunzi, ezinobunzima obungama 2000 kg, zinkulu kune mazi zona ezinobunzima ubufikelela kuma 1800 kg.Amagxa wenkunzi anobude obu Ubude obushicelelweyo lwemondo zawo buyi 1.58 m. Iinkunzi, ezinobunzima obungama 2000 kg, zinkulu kune mazi zona ezinobunzima ubufikelela kuma 1800 kg. Amagxa wenkunzi anobubanzi obuyi 1.8m. Isikhumba sawo esingwevu siphantshe asabinaboya. Unomlomo owakheke okwesi kwere, nomlomo obanzi. Imikhombe inesifombo entanyeni. Incanca yawo ijonge ngemva namasende asezantsi kwesinyi.
Isidlo
Umkhombe utya ingca kuphela. Ukholwa yingca emfutshane, kodwa uyayitya nesele index a emfutshane ingafumaneki. Umlomo wawo obanzi wenza kubelula ukugrwangxula umthambo omkhulu, usebenzisa imilebe yangentla nangezantsi.Ukuzala
Nangona ixesha elininzi zimitha ngexesha lobumanzi, esi silwanyana sikhulu asinaxesha libekekileyo lokuzala. Amathole azalwa xakuqala ixesha lokoma emva kokumitha iinyanga ezili 16, kwaye ahlale nonina kangange xesha leminyaka emibini okanye emithathu ade unina azale ithole elilandelayo. Iimazi ziqala ukumitha xazineminyaka ebalelwa kwisibhozo kwaye iinkunzi zifikela kwixesha lenkanuko zokukhwela xazineminyaka eli 10-12. Zikhwelana into engapha kweyure yonke.Ukuziphatha
Nangona unemilenze emifutshane eziziqishimba, umkhombe ubaleka ngamendu amangazayo, kodwa imiganyana nje engayangaphi. Iinkunzi ezinebango ngendawo zizihlalela kwindawo ezizikhilomitha ezimbini ukuya kwezintlanu, kodwa inkunzi enye ukwenyuka ingabelana nezinye ngomhlaba.Iimazi zingahlala nezikunzi zinobango ngendawo. Inkunzi enobango ngendawo ingazama ukugcina imazi evumayo ukukhwelwa kwaye imane idibana nayo kangangentsuku ezintlani ukuya kwezilishumi phambi kokuba iyikhwele.