Igama
Inkentshane [Lycaon pictus]Isingeniso
Isibalo samankentshane sinciphile ngenxa yokutholakala ezindaweni ezibanzi. Inkentshane lingenye yezilwane ezincelisayo ezisengozini enkulu e-Afrika. Kunezizathu ezihlukahlukene eziyimbangela yalokhu. Imbangela enkulu ekuncipheni kwalesi silwane wukuzingelwa ngabantu, okumanje sizingelwa nasezindaweni zokulondolozwa.Ezinye izizathu yizifo ezinjengamarabi eziwathola ngokuhlangana nezilwane ezifuywayo. Ukukhweliswa eKruger National kuyimbangela yokuthi lesi silwane siphile iminyaka eyisithupha.
Ibonakala kanjani
Lesi silwane esidla inyama sihlobene nenja, kanti ubude siwu-750mm emahlombe. Amachalaha makhudlwana kunezinsikazi kanti anesisindo esiwu-20-30 kg. Anombala osaphuzi, omnyama nomhlophe. Inkentshane ngalinye linesikhumba esihlukile, okwenza kube lula ukuzihlukanisa ngasinye.Zidlani
Amankentshane adla izinyamazane ezincane, kanti zithanda kakhulu iMpala. EMpumalanga Afrika zidume ngokuzingela izinyamazane ezinkulu ezingangenkonkoni namadube.Amankentshane azingela ewumhlambi, kanti inyamazane ayayihlanganyela ize ikhathale bese eyayiwisa. Inyamazane ibulawa yiwo wonke amankentshane, ayinikize. Kwezinye izindawo, amankentshane aziwa ngokudla imfuyo, kodwa lokhu akuvamile kakhulu. EMasai Mara National Reserve, eKenya, kuthiwa amankentshane ayeka imfuyo, kwathi kwesinye isigameko eZimbabwe agijima phakathi kwamazinyane ejaha iKudu.
Azalana kanjani
Amankentshane anezikhathi zokuzala. ENingizimu Afrika imidlwane izalwa phakathi nobusika ngemva kwezinsuku eziwu-70. Lawo anamandla, yiwo kuphela azalayo emhlambini. Amanye emhlambini awazali kodwa alekelela ukukhulisa imidlwane.Njengoba injakazi izale imidlwane ewu-12 nangaphezulu, ayikwazi ukubancelisa bonke, kuthi emva kwamasonto amathathu wonke amankentshane aqale ukufunza imidlwane umthamo ogayiwe. Imidlwane ifihlwa emigodini.