Izihlobo: Mara

Mara (Dolichotis patagona) iyigundane eliyingxenye yemvukuzane, umndeni wama-semi-ungulates (Caviidae). Ihlala kuma-pampas ase-Argentina nasezindaweni ezinamatshe asePatagonia. Isilwane esikhulu, esingafani namanye amagundane. Kubukeka njengonogwaja. Ubude bekhanda nomzimba buyi-69-75 cm, isisindo somzimba - 9-16 kg. UMara unombala onsundu ngokumpunga, ompunga noma onsundu ngokunsundu ngemuva “kwesibuko” esimhlophe, njengenyamazane, ijazi elinoboya obukhulu, eliba nokugqwala emaceleni, libe mhlophe esiswini. I-mara inemilenze emide futhi eqinile, umlomo wombhobho ufana kakhulu nonogwaja, kodwa ngamadlebe amakhulu amafushane. Amehlo amakhulu amnyama ambozwe izinkophe eziwugqinsi eziwavikela elangeni elikhanyayo nomoya onamandla othwala isihlabathi emathafeni omile asePatagonia. 

I-Mara (Dolichotis patagonica) Ngokuvamile ihlala emihlambini emincane. Inyakaza ngokugxuma. Lezi zilwane zimatasa emini. Bachitha ubusuku emigodini. Endaweni enabantu abaningi, iphuma ukuyothola ukudla lapho kuhwalala, kwezinye izindawo - ubusuku nemini. Leli gundane limba imigodi noma lisebenzisa izindawo zokukhosela ezishiywe ezinye izilwane. Ngokuvamile kutholakala ngababili noma amaqembu amancane abantu abangafika kwabayi-10-12. Kudoti owodwa, amawundlu angama-2-5 azalwa. Amawundlu akhule kahle azalelwa emigodini, ekwazi ukugijima ngokushesha. Engozini, abantu abadala bahlale begijima bebalekela. 

I-Mara (Dolichotis patagonica) Incazelo enhle kakhulu kafakazi wokuzibonela uJ. Durrell ibonisa imikhuba nezimo zokuphila zalesi silwane saseNingizimu Melika: “Njengoba sisondela olwandle, indawo yashintsha kancane kancane; Kusukela endaweni eyisicaba yaphenduka kancane, kwezinye izindawo umoya, udwengula ungqimba lwenhlabathi, wadalula amatshe aphuzi nabomvu, amabala amakhulu afana nezilonda esikhumbeni soboya bomhlaba. Lezi zindawo eziwugwadule zazibonakala ziyintandokazi yezilwane ezinelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi - onogwaja basePatagonian, ngoba ematsheni acwebezelayo sasihlale sibathola ngamabili, ngisho namaqembu amancane - amathathu, amane. 

I-Mara (Dolichotis patagonica) Kwakuyizidalwa ezingavamile ezazibukeka sengathi ziphuphuthekiswe nje ngokunganaki. Babenamafinyila abuthuntu, afana ncamashí nawonogwaja, amadlebe anogwaja amancane, ahlanzekile, kanye nemilenze emincane yangaphambili ezacile. Kodwa imilenze yawo yangemuva yayimikhulu futhi inemisipha. Okwabaheha kakhulu amehlo abo amakhulu, amnyama, acwebezelayo anezinkophe ezomile. Njengamabhubesi amancane eTrafalgar Square, onogwaja babelele ematsheni, bethamele ilanga, besibheka ngokuzidla kwezicukuthwane. Bazidedela basondelana kakhulu, kwathi kusenjalo kwawa izinkophe zabo ezicijile, nonogwaja abanejubane elimangalisayo bazithola behlezi. Baphendula amakhanda abo, kwathi sebesibhekile, bathwalwa bayiswa ebumnyameni obugelezayo bomkhathizwe ngokugxuma okukhulu kwentwasahlobo. Amachashaza amnyama namhlophe ngemuva kwawo abukeka ehlehla. 

UMara uyisilwane esithuthumela kakhulu futhi esinamahloni futhi singafa nokufa ngenxa yokwethuka okungalindelekile. Idla ukudla okuhlukahlukene kwezitshalo. Ngokusobala, lesi silo cishe asiphuzi, saneliswa umswakama oqukethwe utshani obuqinile namagatsha.