Izihlobo: agouti

Umndeni wakwa-Agutievye (Dasyproctidae) hlanganisa izizukulwane ezine, ezimbili zazo - i-paca ne-agouti - zisabalele futhi zaziwa kakhulu. Ngaphandle, afana nonogwaja abakhulu abanezindlebe ezimfishane kanye namadlozi amahlathi ehhashi. Zidla izithelo namantongomane awa ezihlahleni, kanye namahlamvu nezimpande. Lezi zilwane ikakhulukazi zasehlathini ezihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo zaseMelika. 

I-Agouti, noma unogwaja wegolide (Dasyprocta aguti), ungummeleli womndeni wakwa-Dasyproctidae (Aguti), ohlobene kakhulu ne-Caviidae. Kwenzeka ezindaweni ezinkulu zaseNingizimu Melika kusukela eMexico kuya ePeru, kuhlanganise neBrazil neVenezuela, ukuya emngceleni wezitshalo ezihlala ziluhlaza e-Argentina. Umzimba ufinyelela ubude obungama-50 cm. Isikhumba siyakhanya, sinemibala esagolide. U-Agouti uhlala emahlathini akhula ezigodini zemifula, nasezindaweni ezomile phakathi nezwe. Ukwazi ukukhwela isihlahla esincike ngezithelo. Iyakwazi ukubhukuda, igxuma kahle kakhulu (igxuma amamitha ayi-6 ukusuka lapho). Icasha emigodini yeziqu kanye neziqu, emigodini engaphansi kwezimpande noma emigodini yezinye izilwane. Ihlala ngababili noma imihlambi emincane. 

I-Aguti (Dasyprocta aguti) Ezindaweni, i-agouti miningi kakhulu kune-paca, lapho i-agouti ihluka khona ngomzimba wayo omncane futhi ozacile. Imilenze yangemuva emide inezinzwane ezi-3 kuphela. Umsila cishe awubonakali. 

Umbala owodwa: onsundu wegolide noma obomvu. Kwezinye izingxenye ze-Amazon, i-agouti ibizwa nangokuthi i-cutia. 

Wonke umuntu obone i-agouti uphawula ukujabula kwayo okusheshayo. I-Agouti ibhukuda kahle, kodwa ayitshuzi. Ngokuvamile igcinwa ehlathini eduze kwamanzi. Olunye uhlobo luhlala ngisho nasemihlumeni. I-Agouti idla amaqabunga, izithelo eziwile namantongomane. Ngemva kokuthola umbungu, isilwane siwuletha emlonyeni ngezidladla zangaphambili. Eyensikazi ngemva kokukhulelwa kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane iletha amawundlu amabili akhule ngokugcwele nabonayo. Njenge-paca, i-agouti iyimpango efiselekayo kubazingeli. Naphezu kokwesaba kwaso okwedlulele, lesi silwane sihlala kahle ema-zoo. Kukhona cishe amafomu angama-20 ahlobene kuhlobo lwe-agouti.