African Giant Pouched Rat
Ikhondlo (elikhulu lesikhwama)
Igama
Umhlob lo wekhondlo begade laziwa njenge Gambian Pouched Rat [Cricetomys gambianu] begodu lihlukanisiwe nemihlobo yeSourthen Giant Pouched Rat.
Ukuvela nokwakheka kwalo
Ikhondlweli linomsila omude, onombala omhlophe encenyeni yesiphetho sawo. Umzimba woke umbeswe sikhumba samaboya wombala omlotha okumthuthu, linamaboya amade kuthi ngaphasi libetshehla nofana okuthunyileko , kanye nezandla zangaphambili ezimhlophe. Ubuso balo baziwa ngeendevu nofana amboya amade anzotho nofana amnyama. Elikhulu lakhona linesilinganiso sobude ubumamilimitha amakhulu alikhomba namasumi amahlanu (750 mm) ukusuka epumulweni ukuya esiphethweni somsila, kuthi umsila wona ube nesilinganiso sobude omumamilimitha amakhulu amane nesumi (410 mm). eliduna elikhulu ngokuphakathi linesilinganiso sobudisi esilikhilogremu linye nantathu (1.3 Kg) kuthi asikazi abenesilinganiso sobudisi esilikhilogremu linye nambili (1.2 Kg). amehlwanalo amancani azombelezwe macatjhaza anzima.
Ukudla
Umhlobo lo wekhondlo mhlobo wamakhondlo adla woke umhlobo wokudla, avamise ukudla imihlobohlobo eminengi yokudla. Ukudla kwawo kufaka hlangana iinunwana, umuhlwa, iinthelo, kanye nokhunye kweemilo. Anesikhwama emihlathini asisebenzisela ukuthutha ukudla ngehloso yokuyokubulunga.
Ukuzala nokukhulisa
Ngemva kweemveke ezisithandathu zekambiso yesikhathi sokumitha esimalanga amasui amabili nekhomba, avamise ukuzala amakhondlwana nofana amadzinyana akhamba ngamabili nofana amane. Umhlobo wamakhondlo uvamise ukuzala khulu ngesikhathi sehlobo. Amakhondlwna amancani avamise ukusukela isikhundla ayokuzuma nakamadala ngeemveke ezisithandathu kwaphela, kuthi eenyangeni ezintathu zobudala aphume unomphela esikhundleni.
Ukuziphatha kwawo
Avamise ukukhamba ngalinye ebusuku, ngaphandle kwesikhathi sokujarhana nokukhulisa. Ikhaya lawo lamakhondlo asikazi nalawo aduna livamise livamise ukufana. Atholakala khulu emahlathuni kanye neenkhothini ezikulu ezinezulu elinengi ngesilinganiso esimamilimitha amakhulu abunane ngonyaka (800 mm).
Lapho atholakala khona
TheKuneembalobalo zemihlobo yamakhondlo la we-Afrika, okukukuthi umhlobo obizwa nge- Cricetomys ansorgei utholakala kancani eSewula Afrika. Ukutholakala kwawo nokusabalala kuphelela eencenyeni zethlagwini yesiFunda seTlhagwini.
Ibuthelelolwazi ngomangwawo
Umhlobo lo wamakhondlo ufundisiwe bopna ukwazi ukunukelela imigodi yeendawo eenarheni ezimbalwa ze-Afrika. Njengombana kulula ukufundisa izinja, amakhondlo nawo akubizi intengo ephezulu ukuwagcina. Amakhondlo la avamise ukwanda khulu eendaweni lapho kulahlwe khona, begodu kuvame ukuba mihlobo ye-Giant Pouched Rats eating Abentwana kanye nampilisi wokulala.
