Igama
IPangolin, iPangolin yomhlaba, eyaziwa nanjenge Temminck's Pangolin okanje iPangolin yase Koloni (Manis temminckii).Inkangeleko
IPangolin inobude obungaphaya kwe 1m nobunzima obufikelela ku 18Kg.Umzimba ukhuselwa lukhakha lwamaqweqwe amdaka ngombala, nto leyo eyenza esi silwanyana sibe sesikhethekileyo kunezinye izilo. Ngaphandle kwebunzi akukho maqweqwe entloko okanye esiswini, nasemiphakathweni yemilenze.
Iinzipho zokuqala nezokugqibela zicuthekile, zize ezi zinthathu ziphakathi zibende yaye zomelele ukulungiselela ukugrumba umhlaba. Imilenze yangaphambili nayo mifutshane kunale yangemva. Umsile ombhaxa uyakwazi usongana ujikeleze umzimba.
Isidlo
Kuba iPangolin iphila ngezinambuzane kuphela, ubunintsi be mbovane neentethe, bubo obulawula ubukho bazo kwindawo ezithile. Omnye umba ubukho bazo obuxhomekeke kuzo, bubukho bemingxunya okanye ezinye intlobo zokufihla intloko. Ubukhulu becala zitya ubutsunu.IPangolin zikhangeleka njengezinobu cukucezi ngezinto emazizitye, kangangokuba zili 19 kuphela iindidi ze mbovane neentethe ezi zityayo. Ixhoba zilibona noba sele liphantsi komhlaba. Zithi zakulibona ixhoba, zombe itonela ngezonzipho zazo zomeleleyo zangaphambili.
Ulwimi olu mbombosholo olunobude obungama 250 mm, lugqunywe ngamathe ancangathi. Lusetyenziswa ke ukuqokelela amaxhoba, ngokuthi lufakwe kulamatonela. Lukhutshwe selugcwele ngamaxhoba ancamatheleyo, luthiwe tshwa emlonyeni.
Lendlela yokutya ke iphindwa-phindwa kali 90 ngobusuku, ibangumzuzu omnye ngexesha ukuqokelela oku kutya. Kuba ingenamazinyo, Isanti engine emlonyeni incedisa ukucola ukutya emlonyeni.
Ukuzala
Isibini se Pangolin, sidibane ithutyana elinye ukuya kumabini entsuku, ngenyanga yoKwindla. Ukumithisana kwenzeka ngokuthi enye ibesecalen kwenye, inkunzi itshove umsila wayo phantsi kwe mazi ukuncedisana noku.Imazi izala intshontsho elinye emva kokumitha iintsuku ezingama 135. Zizala kwinyanga yeKhala okanye eyeThupha. Amantshontsho ancanciselwa emhadini, apho aye ashiywe khona xa unina eyokuzingela ukutya. Amantshontsho avamise ukuthuthelwa kumhadi omtsha emva kwenyanga yokuqala.
Ukuziphatha
IPangolin zikuxhobele ukuzikhusela. IPangolin iye izisonge oku kwebhola xa isengozni. IPangolin zomthi zizisonga okwebhola kwi gobhoza lomthi ebusuku xazilala. IiPangolin zingazikhusela ngamaqweqwe azo abukhali.Zikwanalo nevumba elifana nele qaqa, eziye zilisebensise ukutshiza utshaba. IiPangolin ziyakwazi ukuhamba ngawo omane, kodwa ukunysa isantya zima ngenyawo ezimbini, zisebenzisa nomsila wazo omde ukuxhasa. Zibaleka ngesantya esibalelwa kwi 5 km nge yure.
Intlalo
Zikholwa kukuhlala kwindawo enemithi eyomileyo engafane inethe (savannah), kodwa zikwafumaneka kwindawo ezinengca emanzi, ingxondorha zamatye, nakwindawo ezine santi. Azifumaneki entlango nasehlathini.Apho Zifumaneka Khona
Emzantsi Afrika iPangolin zixhaphake kakhulu kwimimandla eyayikade ibizwa nge mpuma,mntla nentshona Transvaal, umntla wa KwaZulu-Natal, umntla ntshona we Koloni, apho ke ubukho bazo buye buqhubekeke kumazwe asebumelwaneni.Amanqaku Enza Umdla
IiPangolin zisengozini yokuphela kuba ufele lwazo lwenza ibhutsi zofele ezinomtsalane, ziyafana ne bhutsi ezenziwe ngofele lwenyoka okanye olwe armadillo. Yaye, iPangolin ziyatyiwa kwamanye amazwe. Zisixhenxe kuphela indidi zezilwana ezibalelwa phantsi kosapho lwe Pholidota, iiPangolin zizilwanyana ezinoqwewe ezitya iimbovane. Zine iindidi zazo ezise Afrika, zize zibene ezise mzantsi-ntshona Asia.IiPangolin zaphinda zathi saa umhlaba wonke jikelele ngobuninzi, enye ekhangeleka njengezizangoku ibe ikudala yabakhona, ebizwa nge Eomanis, ifumaneke kwi Eocene yase Jamani, nenye futhi iPangolin ifumaneke kumazantsi e Oligecene ase Mntla Melika.
Kulemihla, ngenxayokuchithwa chitwa kwendawo ezihlala kuyo nozingelo (Amaqweqwe e Pangolin asetyenziselwa amayeza ase China nase Afrika), ezi ndidi zintathu zase Asia nenye kwezi zase Afrika zibalelwa kwezi sebungozini bokuphela.
Iinkcukacha Ezibalulekileyo
Igama lesi Latin: Manis TemminckiiUbunzima (Imazi): 4,5 - 14,5 kg
Ubunzima (Inkunzi): 4,5 - 14,5 kg
Ubude (Imazi): 80 cm
Ubude (Inkunzi): 80 cm
Ixesha lokumitha: ± 4 months
Inani lamantshontsho: 1
Ubume: Pholidota
Usapho: Manidae
Ukuzala: Intshontsho elinye lingazalwa ukususela kweyeCanzibe-eyeKhala. Emva kokumithwa inyanga ezine.