African Giant Pouched Rat
Igama
I-African Giant Pouched Rat [Cricetomys sp. Ansorgei] iqhele ukuba ithathwe njenge Gambian Pouched Rat [iCricetomys gambianu] eyahlukana njengezilwanyana ezivela kwi-Rat Giant Pouched Rat.
Inkangeleko
I-Big Rat yaseAfrika inomsila omde, oze, kwaye enombala omhlophe. Umzimba ugqunywe ngo mbala ongwevu, ubude bobhoya, kodwa phantsi kweengxenye . Izandla zangaphambili zimhlophe. Ubuso bubonakaliswa ngama-mavuvu amnyama. Umlinganiselo omdala ongama 750mm ukusuka empumlweni ukuya kwintsika yomsila, kwaye umsila u-410 mm ubude. Umyinge wendoda ulinganisa i-1.3 kg kunye ne-1.2 kg yebhinqa. Amehlo amancinci ajikelezwe ngumbono omnyama.
Ukutya
I-African Giant Rat i-rodent itya intlobo ezininzi zokutya. Ukutya kwayo kubandakanya iinambuzane, i-termite, iziqhamo kunye nemifuno. Baye batye iifolothi apho baphatha ukutya kunye nezinye izinto ezijoliswe ukugcinwa.
Ukuzaliswa
Emva kwexesha lokugaya leentsuku ezinga-mashumi amabini anesixhengxe, amabhinqa azalisa amantshontsho amabini ukuya kwe ezine ezinezilwanyana ze-altricial. I-African Giant Rat ikhula kakhulu ngexesha lehlobo. Osemncinci kuqala ushiye isidleke ukuba atywe ngeenveki ezintandathu, kwaye ekugqibeleni ashiye isidleke enyangeni ezintathu.
Ukuziphatha
Iimvumba ezininzi ezigqityiweyo zikarhatya zitshatyalaliswa ngokuhlwa kwaye zihlala zodwa, ngaphandle ngokuba zizalana. Uluhlu lwekhaya lwabadala kunye neenkikazi zezilwanyana ziyagqithisa. I-African Giant Rat ishintshelwe amahlathi kunye nokuhlaselwa kwehlathi kunye nemvula engaphezu kwe-800 mm ngonyaka.
Zifumaneka Phi
Kukho iintlobo zeentlobo kwi-African rodent genus, ebizwa ngokuba yiCricetomys ansorgei kuphela eMzantsi Afrika. Isiganeko saso sigxininise kwiindawo ezisenyakatho zePhondo loMntla.
Amanqaku okuMmandla
Amaqabane amakhulu atyhidiwe aqeqeshelwa ukucima iimayini zomhlaba kumazwe amaninzi e-Afrika. Kulula ukuqeqesha ngaphezu kwezinja, iimpuku azibizi kakhulu ukuzigcina. Ezimpuku zingaba yinxhaki kwiindawo ezithile apho ubumdaka bugciniwe khona kwaye ushiywe. Kukho iziganeko ezixeliweyo zezimpuku eziTyiwayo ezitya iintsana zabantu kunye nabantu abadala xabalele.
