I-Dwarf possum: isilwane esiyingqayizivele se-marsupial

On planet Earth kukhona izinhlobo ezingaba ngu-200 zama marsupials. Kulezi, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zendawo yakubo zicabangela i-Australia. Kulo zwekazi, ngenxa yokuhlukaniswa kwamanye amazwe, i-fauna yayo ehlukile iye yagcinwa. Ama-marsupial ase-Australian awaziwa kakhulu ama-kangaroos ne-koala. Kodwa kunezinye izilwane ezinamahlombe esikhumba esiswini. Umndeni wama-opossums nawo ungokwalabo. Kodwa akuzona zonke izinto ezilula. Isikhwama asikho kuzo zonke izinhlobo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akuwona wonke ama-opossums ahlala e-Australia. Eziningi zezinhlobo zazo zihlala kuphela ezwekazi laseMelika. Kulesi sihloko, uzofunda ukuthi yini i-opossum encane encane. Isithombe salezi zimvuthu ezinhle ziyokwenza inhliziyo ibe yincithakalo ngisho nakubantu abangenalutho, ikakhulukazi lapho umntwana elele ngokuzethemba ezandleni zomuntu.

Kungani udinga isikhwama

Naphezu kokwakhiwa komzimba okuhlukene, ubungako, ukudla okunomsoco kanye nokuphila, izilwane eziningi zase-Australia zinesici esisodwa esivamile. Lesi yisikhwama, esikubopha isikhumba esiswini sowesifazane. Kungaba okujulile, noma okungabonakali, ukuvula phambili noma emuva. Ama-endemics amaningi ase-Australia ahlangene nalesi sici esiyinkimbinkimbi esinyamalale ngezinhlobo zezilwane ezihlala kwamanye amazwekazi. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-opossum marsupial ayitholakali kuphela e-Continent Green naseNew Guinea, kodwa naseNingizimu naseNyakatho Melika. Kungani lesi sidumbu sesisu sidingeka? Iqiniso liwukuthi ama-cubs of the marsupials azalelwa engathuthuki. Phela, ukukhulelwa akuhlali isikhathi eside - izinsuku eziyi-8-40. Lezi empeleni imibungu. Isibonelo, nge-kangaroo usana olusanda kuzalwa lufinyelela ngamamentimitha amathathu kuphela ubude. Kodwa bazimisele kakhulu. Izinsana ezisanda kuzalwa zikhuphuka esiswini sikamama zifuna isikhwama. Lapho bathola ingono bese bewela amasonto. Ngisho nasekufinyeleleni ukuvuthwa, intsha lapho kwenzeka ingozi, ifuna indawo yokukhosela esikhwameni sikamama. Kodwa ama-opossums abonisa ukuhluka kwawo lapha. Akubona bonke abaphethe izikhwama. Abanye babo banezinhlanzi ezinamahloni, kanti abanye abanakho ukulandelela. Isibonelo, i-opossum encane ayinayo isikhwama somzimba.

Incazelo emfushane yomndeni

Umndeni wama-opossums unezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-80. Abaningi babo bahlala emahlathini ase-Equatorial of Central and South America. Ngaphandle, lezi zilwane ezincane ezingamamitha angu-7-50 zifana namagundane noma amagundane. Njengoba ezinye zezilwane zinqunu, umsila onoboya. Kodwa-ke, ngokungafani namagundane, lolu hlelo ludlala indima ebalulekile empilweni yesilwane. Umsila we-opossum ubambelela emagatsheni ezihlahla, futhi "ulawula" lapho eqa. Ngezinye izikhathi liyancipha phansi ngesimo se-fat deposits. Ama-opossums avame ukuhlala emithini yemithi, kodwa kunezinhlobo eziholela ekuphileni komhlaba noma emanzini. Badla ngokuyinhloko izinambuzane, kodwa kukhona nalabo, ukudla kwabo kuyi-nectar yezimbali. I-opossum encane (uMarmosa murina), obizwa nangokuthi i-Eneva mouse, uhlala ezihlahleni ezihlahleni zamahlathi phakathi kwe-Amazon ne-Orinoco imifula. Lezi zilwane ziyasebenza ngehora lesithupha.

I-opossum engavamile

Naphezu kwegama, akuyona ilungu elincane kakhulu lomndeni. Ubude bayo bufinyelela kumamitha angu-31, okungaphezu kwesigamu kuwela umsila ongenamandla. Ingubo yesilwane i-yellow-grey ngenhla, futhi isisu sinombala ogqamile. Izikhwama, njengoba sekukhonjisiwe kakade, lolu hlobo lwe-possum aluthathi. Lesi silwane sihlala emithini yemithi - emigodini, emigodini ngaphansi kwegxolo. I-Eneva igundane ngempela i-omnivorous. Ungayinaki futhi uphake amaqanda. Kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke uthanda izithelo, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zama-cricket nezinye izinambuzane. Isikhathi sokuphila segundane sifinyelela eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili. Owesifazane uletha esitsheni 10-12 cubs. Ngenxa yokufuna isikhwama, izinsana zivele zifake amabele. Futhi lapho ama-cubs ekhula kancane, aya emanzini emhlane.

Ezinye izinhlobo ze-possum-pygmies

Lesi silwane esincane singabizwa ngokuthi i-elf. Idla kuphela embali yembali kanye nezithelo, njenge-moth. Ukuhlangana: i-opossum yase-oriental yangasese, noma i-dormouse. Ubude bayo buyizingalo ezingu-12, kanti eziyisishiyagalombili zazo ziyisisila. I-Sony isebenza ehlobo futhi ayisebenze ebusika, lapho athola khona isidlaliso sesibili. Lapho i-opossum idla kahle, ibeka amanoni ngaphansi komsila. I-opossum encane futhi ingokwalabo abancane futhi bahlala eBrazil, e-Argentina nasePeru. Akanayo isikhwama, futhi ubude bomzimba wakhe bufinyelela kumamitha angu-15. Irekhodi phakathi kwamaLilliputians yi-Chak opossum. Ubude bomzimba wakhe buyizigidi eziyi-68 kuphela.

I-opossum yase-Australia enesineke

Eqinisweni, lezi zilwane ezincane zimelela umndeni ohluke kakhulu - iBurramyidae. Yebo, futhi kuthiwa yi-posums. Leli gama lanikezwa izilwane nguJacob Cook, ochaze izilwane ezimele ekuvuleni kwaseQueensland. Ngaphandle kwezinto eziphilayo, induna yaqhathanisa isilwane esisha ne-American possum esaziwayo. Kodwa emanzini akhe wenza i-blot: wayengekho incwadi yokuqala "o". Ngakho-ke yayilungiselelwe igama lesilo sase-Australia elithi "posum". Manje ososayensi bathola izinhlobo ezinhlanu zomndeni weBurramyidae. Zitholakala empumalanga ye-Australia nase-New Guinea. Kulezi zinsuku, uhlobo olulodwa kuphela - intaba engumzala womndeni - iwela emangcwabeni. I-opossum yase-Australian encane ine-bag ecacile, evula phambili. Lesi silwane sinamehlo amakhulu, izindlebe ezincane ezimisiwe kanye nomsila omude wokubamba.