Eland
Ipofu
Igama
Ipofu [Taurotragus oryx]
Ukuvela nokwakheka kwayo
Iinyamazana zepofu eziduna zikhula beziphakame ngemithara eli-1.7 kanye nesilinganiso sobudisi esingaba makhilogremu amakhulu alithoba. Nanyana zibonakala ngomzimba omkhulu nje zimsinya khulu begodu iinkunzi ezikhulu zikghona ukweqa isibiyelo sedrada. Zinelunda emahlombe kanye nesikhumba elilengeleleko entanyeni. Zombili eziduna kanye nezisikazi zineempondo ezide eziqale ngemuva, kukhe kwarekhodwa ubude beempondo ezingaba yimithara eyodwa. Ezisikazi zincani kunalezo eziduna, zinesilinganiso soubudisi obungaba makhilogremu ama-450. Eziduna zinebala elinzima epandla elivale isikhumba esizotho okukhanyako. Zombili eduna nesikazi zineskhumba sombala ozotho okukhanyako, begodu zinemida emhlophe efifiyelako emahlangothini neletha umehluko kilezi iinyamazana.
Ukudla
Iinyamazanezi ziphila ngokukhama zizuma iintjalo zomango ezihlukahlukeneko. Zikghona ukuhlala isikhathi eside zingaseli amanzi, kodwana lokho zikuvikela ngokudla iinthelo zomhlobo we-Tsamas nekhukhumba ye-Gemsbok ukususa ukoma.
Ukukhulisa nokuzala
Nanyana inyazana le inganaso iskhathi sonyaka ezala ngaso, kodwana kuneenyanga lapho kubonakele khona amakonyana azalwa ngobunengi. Ikonyana elilodwa lizalwa ngemva kwesikhathi sekambiso yokumitha ezingaba ziinyanga ezilithoba, begodu amakonyana akghona ukugijima nomhlambi ngemva kwama-awara azelwe.
Ukuziphatha
Okhunye okukarisako ngomhlobo lo wenyamazana kukuthi unendlela ehle yokukhulisa nokuvikela amakonyanayo. Lokha zisahlelwa ziimbandana eziyingozi, iinkunzi zakhona ezikulu zijama ngaphambili kuthi amakonyana kanye nalezo esimithi zijamele ngemuva zivikeleke. Njengombana imihlambi le ikhamba iindawo ezinengi ezikude zizumana namadlela ahlaza, iinkunzi ezilawula imihlambi aziyidlali indima yokuvikela lezo ezikude nalapho zihlala khona. Nanyana kunjalo ngesikhathi sokujarha iinkunzi zikhombisa amatshwayo wobumnini kunye newokulawula.
Indawo yokuhlala
Zithanda ukutholakala endaweni engasilo irhalawumbi ngokuzeleko, lapho kunotjani kanye neenkhotha ezilula kanye namadlelo asendaweni ezisetlhagwini yendawo ye-Orange river, ukuya emahlatjhaneni waKwaZulu Natal. Mhlobo wenyamazana etjhagala khulu ngomnyama, ikhamaba idla iintjalo ezimumethe amanzi ukwenzela nofana umbethe ngombana lokho kuyisiza bona isuse ukoma njengomba iyinyamazana ekulu ephila eendaweni ezinganamanzi.
Lapho zitholakala khona
Iinyamazanezi zitholakala khulu eenciwini zeenbamndana zeSewula Afrika, begodu seziyatholakala neendaweni lapho ekhezabonakala khona zaqimela.
Iinwani ezidla ipofu/iinlwani eziyingozi epilweni yepofu
Iinyamazana ezidala zibulawa mabhubezi kanye neempisi kwaphela, kodwana amakonyana wona abulawa bekadliwe ziinlwani ezincazana ezinengi eziphila ngenyama kwaphela ezifaka hlangana iinhlosi, izingwe, kanye nezinja zomango
