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Iqaqa [Civettictis civetta]Ukwakheka nokuvela kwalo
Iqaqa le-Afrika linesikhumba seembala omlotha okupelsi, kunye namabala anzima ahleleke ngemida umzimba woke. Imilenzalo kunye nekotara yomsilalo zinombala onzima kuthi ukuyela lapho umsila uthoma khona wande nangemida emlotha. Linobuso obumlotha ngaphandle kwepumulo enzima nokumhlophe magega namehlo ukwehle nobuso. Intamalo ede izele ngamabala anzima namhlophe ehlela emahlangothinalo, kanengi uthola ibala elimhlophe liphahlwe nganzima amabili, okutjho bona uthola elinzima ngehla elimhlophe phakathi kuthi elinye elinzima ulithole ngaphasi. Linomdlengo omfitjhani entanyeni ongaba mude ngamasenthimitha angaba mathathu ukuya kalisumi. Amaqaqa anamazinyo amasumi amane, iinzwani ezine enyaweneni ngalinye kodwana akanazo iinzipho ezenza imitlhala kanye neembele esithandathu. Ubude bomzimbalo kunye nehloko bungaba mamilimithara amakhulu asithandathu namasumi abunane ukuya kamakhulu abunane namasumi alithoba (680-890 mm), kuthi umsila ubemamilimithara ama-445-630, isilinganiso sobudisi esimakhilogremu ali-7.20. Iimbalalo inzima nobumhlophe obuqarhwe ngamabala eyela ukuba sarilana kanye nemida. Uboya besikhumba salo baziwa ngokuba dege kunye nokuba marhwarhwa. Ukusukela e-Viverra, iqaqa (Civettictis) lihlukaniseka ngamazinywalo abambeneko kanye nalawo amade nabukhali weenlwani eziphila ngokudla inyama kwaphela.Ukudla
Umhlobo lo wesilwani awukhethi khulu emhlobeni wokudla okudlako, lokhu kufaka hlangana, inyama, iinyoni, amaqanda, iimbhadwa, iinrhwarhwa, iinkala, iinunwana, iinthelo kunye nezinye intjalo. Ivamise ukubamba iinkukhu kunye namalamjana. Isilwanesi sitjhagala khulu ngeenkhathi zangemuva kwe-awara nakuqeda ukurhwaqela, ngaleso isikhathi sizumana neenunwana, amakhondlo, iimbhadwa, iinrhwarhwa, iinyoni, begodu lizuma belidle neenthelo.Ukukhulisa nokuzala
Amaqaqa asikazi avamise ukulungela ukujarhwa ngemva kwesikhathi esilingana nonyaka begodu zizala amaphahla ngonyaka. Kujayeleke bona amadzinyanawo aba mabili ukuya kamathathu. Amaqaqa asikazi avamise ukulungela ukujarhwa kanengi ngonyaka, kuyenzeka abenamaphahla amabili ukuya kamathathu ngonyaka. Avamise ukuzala idzinyana libe linye ukuya kamane. Amadzinyani la azalwa sele aqinaqinile okutjhideza khulu ekubeni ziinlwani ezidla inyama kwaphela.Azalwa sele anamaboya, nanyana amaboyawo asuke asesemancani begodu asesemtofotofo kunalawo wabonina. Amadzinyana la athoma ngokukhasa ngokusizwa khulu ziinyawo zemuva elangeni lesihlanu. Ngemuva kwamalanga alisumi namalanga abunane ukuya kalisumi nethoba athoma aphume esikhundleni. Ngemva kweemveke embili athoma ukudlaladlala. Amadzinyani la aphila ngebisi lakanina isikhathi esingaba ziimveke ezisithandathu. Ngemva kwamalanga amasumi amane nambili unina uthoma ukuwapha ukudla okuqinileko kuthi ngenyanga yesibili athome ukuzibambela wona ukudla.