Bush Pig
I-Bush Pig

© Nigel J Dennis

Igama

Bushpig [Potamochoerus larvatus]

Incazo

I-Bushpigs abonwa emini kwaye anokuba yingozi, njengoko zisebenzisa izikhwebu zazo ezibukhali xa zisongelwa. Inani lazo liye landa kwiindawo apho abadlali bebanjwe khona kwaye apho kungabikho ukuzingela. Bondla uluhlu lwezinto zokutya ezisuka kwiingcambu kunye nembewu kwiinambuzane, amaqanda kunye ne-carrion. I-Bushpig nayo yaziwa ngenxa yezolimo zazo.

Zixhobo

Isisindo (seTyhini) 48 - 66 kg Isiqendu (indoda) 46 - 82 kg ubude (iSetyhini) 115 cm Ingqimba (indoda) 115 cm Ixesha eliPhantsi kweenyanga enye Angabantwana abaselula 3 - 8 DA zizalwa ziyi 700 ubunzima OrderArtiodactylaFamilySuidae

Ukuzala

Abantwana aba-3 - 8 bazalwa ngoNovemba-Januwari emva kwexesha lokuthotyelwa kweenyanga eziyi-± 4.

Incazo ekhoyo

Iinqwelo zibanzi ngaphezu kwee-Warthog, kwaye amahlumela amazolo abonakala ngokucacileyo kwi-spoor. Amapupha ayo aphezulu ahlengahlengiswa ukuba afumane uhlobo lomhlaba apho zitya ukutya. Izilwanyana zenza ukusetyenziswa okuqhubekayo kwimizila efanayo ukuya kwondla iindawo, ngaloo ndlela zenza iindlela ezincinci, ezicacileyo.

Inkcazelo nge Hodi

Amahodi (Potamochoerus larvatus) afumaneka ukusuka kwiindawo ezise mantla nase mpuma eMzantsi Afrika, ukusuka emazantsi ephondo lwa KwaZulu-...more