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Springbok: Isilwane Esimangalisayo Nezindawo Zaso
Isilwane esaziwa ngokuthi i-springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) siyisithombe esiyingqayizivele se-Afrika, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu Afrika. I-springbok ingomunye wezinhlobo eziphilayo ezithokozisayo futhi eziheha amehlo ngenxa yokuziphatha kwayo okuthokozisayo okungama-hopping noma ukutshukuma okujabulisayo, kukhombisa amandla nokujabula. Futhi, i-springbok inezimpawu ezihlukile ezizwakalayo, ezisiza ekuboniseni ukuzithokozisa kwayo lapho iphila emhlabeni opholile, ukuthi ingatholakala ezingadini ezivulekile nezingakabi nezihlahla eziningi.
Izilwane ze-springbok zinomzimba ophakeme, ompunga noma omhlophe, ogcwele ububanzi bamathambo amancane. Ziqukethe izihlahla ezindaweni ezishisayo, neziqukathi ezichichimayo lapho zimashela khona. Ukuze zihlale ziphila, i-springbok ibaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni, ikwazi ukushintsha amabala ayo ukuze ikwazi ukuhamba kahle, futhi uma ikhalela springbok umoya, izama ukufaka izinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo ezincane.
I-Springbok ifana nezinye izilwane ezilula eziminyene, kodwa ifana kakhulu ne-impala, indlu ethokozisayo yezinyoni. Emaphaleni, abesilisa nabesifazane banemiphumela ehlukene; abesilisa bafaka imikhono ende yezezimali, ngenkathi abesifazane bethathwa njengohlobo oluthokozisayo. Izilwane zamadlozi ziyathokozisa uma ziwela emanzini amadyebuzo, zifuna khona okuthile okwakufana nalokhu, nezithelo ezijabulisayo ezenza kube lula ukuthola ukudla.
Emphakathini, i-springbok ibaluleke kakhulu kwabesifazane, lapho bezithokozisa izifiso zabo zokuzimela nokuzi-consumer. Siphinde sisize ekwakheni ukujabulisa komhlaba, okukhuthaza umhlaba ngokuphelele wezokwakha izilwane nokuqinisekisa izinyoni ezivuka kakhudlwana. Ngakho-ke, uma ububona i-springbok, thatha umzuzu wokujabula nokuqapha lezi zinyoni ezibabazekayo futhi ezigqoke ubuhle besimo sabo.
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