IChidiki Hashanu: Mhuka dzeAfrica Ziduku Huru

Pasinei nokuti iwe uri Africa aficionado kana wekutanga-timer iye zvino kutsvakurudza musikana wako kushanyira kondinendi huru pasi rose, zvimwe wakanzwa nezveBhit Five . Pakutanga yakagadzirwa nemuvhimi mutsva wemazana emakore apfuura, mutsara uno unoreva zviya zvishanu zvemafarasi zvakatsvakwa zvikuru; iyo iyo, nzou, bhuta, ingwe, shumba uye rhino . Isingazivikanwi ndeyomumwe mudiki wepenon - the Little Five.

Izwi iri rakaiswa nevashambadziri vaida kutora zvisikwa zviduku zvegwenzi, vazhinji vavo vari kufadza (uye zvichida zvakaoma kuona) kupfuura mhuka dzeAfrica dzakawanda. Muchenjeri wekutengesa quirk, mazita emhuka zviduku zvishanu dzinofananidzwa neavo veGid Five celebrities. Nenzira iyi, nzou inova shongwe yejovu, iyo bhanga inova bhunyi weaver bird, uye ingwe inova hove inopisa.

Nyaya iyi yakarongedzwa uye yakanyorwa zvakare muchikamu chaJessica Macdonald.

• 01 ye 05

  Elephant Shrew

  Zviri pachena kuti iyo yakaderera yeChishanu, elephant shrew iduku, nyuchi-kudya nyama. Inotora zita rayo kubva pamuromo wayo wakagadzikana, anofungidzirwa kuti akafanana nehombodo yenzou. Elephant shrews inoparadzirwa kwose kwose kuSouth Africa uye inowanikwa munzvimbo dzakasiyana dzakasiyana-siyana dzinosanganisira denga uye danda rakaoma. Pasinei nokuwanda kwavo uye kuti ivo vari kushanda masikati, shrws haiwanzoonekwi. Vanonyara uye vanokurumidza zvakanyanya, vanosvika kumhanho kwepamapiro 17 mph / 28 km.

  Vanokwanisa kukura kusvika masendimita masendimita makumi matatu / 30 uye vane makumbo marefu. Zvigunwe zvavo zviduku zvakanyatsoshanduka uye zvinogona kushandiswa kuti zvifukidze zvipembenene izvo zvadaro zvinopinda mumiromo yavo vachishandisa mitauro yavo. Elephant shrews inogona kukwira anenge anenge mamita matatu mune imwe musungo. Havasi hutano hwemagariro, kunyange zvazvo vanogara vari vaviri vaviri vari vaviri. Vanocherechedza nharaunda yavo nehana yakasimba yakagadzirwa negeni pasi pemuswe. Masayendisiti ave achangobva kuona kuti nzou yenzou haisi iyo yechokwadi shrew, uye iri chaizvo yakabatana zvikuru nemapyderm namesake.

• 02 of 05

  Buffalo Weaver Bird

  Kune mhando mitatu yemabhuna weaver - mutsara we-white-headed weaver, mutsara we-white-billed weaver uye we-buff-billed buffalo weaver. Chero chimwe chezvizvi chinoshandisa sekacheche paEll Five list yako. Zvose zvitatu zvinowanikwa muEast Africa nyika seKenya neTanzania; kunyange zvazvo vashanyi ku South Africa vanogona kungotarisa bhodhi-bhurosi yehevha. Ikoko mitatu yemarudzi inotarisa yakasiyana (zvitsvuku uye zvitsvuku-zvikwereti zvine miviri yerima, nepo mutema-musoro wakachena uye wakavara). Chengeta bhuku rebhiri rinoshanda.

  Zvose zvitatu zvakajairika mukati mazvo uye zviri nyore kuona, kunyanya se (kufanana nevese vanochera) ivo vanonyanya kutaura. Vanorarama pamwe chete mumatunhu ane ruzha, vachicheka matendere akaoma kubva kumatanda maduku uye uswa hwakaoma. Bufalo shiri dzinofarira nzvimbo dzomukati dzakaoma uye dzinopisa uye dzinokura kusvika 9,5 masentimita / 24 masentimita urefu. Vanorarama pane kudya kwembeu, michero uye zviduku zviduku. Iko-bhu-bhukoni yemabheji wevevhaya inotonyatsozivikanwa kuti inopamba pamashiripiti. Zvinyorwa zvezvipenyu izvi zvinosanganisira nyoka , mbongoro uye shiri huru dzekudya.

• 03 of 05

  Rhinoceros Beetle

  Munyika yose, kune marudzi anopfuura 300 e rhinoceros beetle, inenge makumi matanhatu ayo anowanikwa kuSouth Africa. Zvese ndezvenhengo yevana vechikara. Zvisikwa izvi zvinotaridzika zvinonzi mazita ezvombo zvavo zvemuviri, uye nehwamanda yakagadzika inobata musoro wemurume. Mimwe mhando inogona kukura kusvika masendimita matanhatu / 15 masentimita pakureba, kunyange zvazvo mhuka dzingangodaro dzingasangana nayo muAfrica dzikawanda zvikuru. Dutu guru reSouth Africa rhinoceros beetle rinosvika kumativi maviri masendimita / 5 masentimita.

  Pasinei nehukuru hwavo hukuru uye kutarisa kunotyisa, rhinoceros nyuchi dzinokanganisa zvachose kuvanhu. Zvipembenene zvevarume zvinoshandisa nyanga dzavo kurwisa pamusoro penharaunda kana kukuchera zvokudya mukati mokuzora mabiti emiti. Zvokudya zvavo zvinoshamisa zvinoshamisa uye zvinogona kusanganisira michero, bark, saya uye zvinomera. Maererano nechiremera chemuviri wavo, rhinoceros nyuchi dzomukati dziri pakati pezvisikwa zvakasimba zvikuru munyika. Ane mapapiro, kunyange zvazvo hukuru hwavo hukuru hunoita kuti ndege inobudirira iome. Kuvatsanangurira kwakafanana zvakanyanyisa sezvo ivo vanongoshanda chete usiku .

• 04 of 05

  Leopard Tortoise

  Leopard tortoises inowanika muSouth Africa yose, kuSain-arid ye scrubland uye savannah. Vakatumidzwa zita ravo rakasiyana-siyana regoridhe-uye-rima, iro rinenge rakafanana nemarotete emawere eingwe. Zvisinei, mamwe mavhenekisi 'mazita anojekeswa kupfuura mamwe. Dzinodyara pane uswa hwakasviba uye kazhinji dzinotsvaka hugaro kubva kune mamiriro ekunze zvakanyanya mumakumbo akasiyiwa emamwe mhuka kusanganisira mhombwe uye zvipfeko. Vanogona kuzvichera ivo, asi vanowanzoita izvozvo bedzi pavanenge vaisa mazai.

  Leopard tortoises kazhinji kazhinji uye inowanzoonekwa pane yakanyarara mumigwagwa. Kunyange zvazvo kazhinji kacho kuduku, dzimwe ingwe dzinogona kukura kusvika ku39 masentimita / 100 masentimita murefu, zvichiita kuti shiri iyi ive yechina-yakakura yevhuti dzenyika. Mazai avo akabiwa nemhando dzakasiyana siyana dzeeshiri uye zviduku zviduku, uye zvinodyiwa nevanhu vemunharaunda yose. Zvisinei, ivo vanonyatsosununguka, vane majoka akaoma zvikuru. Vanogona kukwira, kushambira, uye kurarama kwenguva refu semakore zana.

• 05 of 05

  Antlion

  Iyo mhirizhonga ndiyo nhengo duku kuduku rekidiki reChishanu uye haisi iyo yakasiyana neAfrica. Kune zviuru zvinopfuura 2 000 mukati mehutano hwemhuri, dzakawanikwa munyika yose. Kana yakakura zvakakwana, zvipembenene zvine mapapiro ane mapapiro anowanana ne dragonflies kana damselflies; asi kana vari munharaunda yavo yechisimba, ivo vanotyisa kutarisa mhuka dzine mvere, miviri yakareba uye mitsetse yakagadzika yakaita seni. Madzivha aya akasiyana nekunakisa kwavo, uye anovhenekera neye shumba yavo (kunyange pane zvishoma zvishoma)!

  Antlion mbira dzinokwanisa kudya zvikara. Mhando dzakawanda dzinogadzira zvimedu zviduku, zvakagadzirwa mumagetsi, izvo zvavanoshandisa kubata mhuka dzavo (kazhinji nyuchi). Vanovandira pasi pechipatera, saka vanovandira avo vanobatwa. Misaya yavo yakazara, ichiita kuti vakwanise kunyanya nyama yavo yakaoma yakaoma. Kana vachinge vapedza, vanokanda kunze kwechitunha ndokumirira avo vanozobatwa. Kutenda kumhando yezvigadziriswa zvakasiyana, mhirizhonga yemapuranga inokwanisa kukunda mhuka dzakakura kudarika ivo pachavo. Vanogona kurarama kwemwedzi kwechinguva pasina zvokudya, uye kurarama kwemakore akawanda.