Izihlobo: paka

I-Paca (Cuniculus rasa) iyigundane lomndeni wakwa-agouti. 

Ihlala emahlathini asogwini lwaseNingizimu Melika. Abesilisa abadala bafinyelela ubude obungama-80 cm nesisindo esingu-10 kg. Ibizwa nangokuthi i-paw kwezinye izindawo. Iyigundane elikhulu elinomsila omfishane. Inesikhumba esincane kakhulu, lapho imigqa eminingana yobude be-mottles emhlophe namachashaza igqama ngokumelene nesizinda esimnyama esibomvu ezinhlangothini. Izinyawo zangemuva ezinezinzwani ezinhlanu. Ekupheleni komlomo, amadevu amade yizitho zokuthinta. I-convex arch yethambo le-zygomatic logebhezi linokucindezeleka okusebenza njenge-resonator yokukhiqiza imisindo, isici esingatholakali kwezinye izilwane ezincelisayo. Lokhu kwenza uPaka abukeke sengathi uvuvukele izihlathi. 

I-paca isatshalaliswa isuka eMexico iye eParaguay nase-Argentina ezindaweni zasehlathini. Ukubhuquza kudoti onamaqabunga, ngifuna izithelo eziwile nezimpande ezidliwayo. Ikakhulukazi ukhetha izithelo zezihlahla ezivela emndenini wamakhiwane. Lapho imba, i-paka ayisebenzisi nje imilenze enezinzipho eziqinile ezinjengezinselo, kodwa namazinyo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngisho nezimpande eziwugqinsi aziwuvimbi. 

I-Paca (Cuniculus rasa) Leli gundane lisebenza ebusuku futhi lichitha usuku emigodini elizimbela yona. Iphila impilo yasemhlabeni, ibhukuda kahle. Idla izithelo kanye nohlaza lwezitshalo. Isikhathi esiningi kuba khona abantu abangabodwana. 

Ngenxa yenyama enhle kakhulu, i-paca ilandelwa abazingeli. Bayizingela ebusuku noma ekuseni nezinja. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ekuqaleni uzama ukucasha emgodini, kodwa izinja zimxosha lapho, futhi esimweni esinzima kangaka, iphakethe lizama ukufinyelela osebeni lomfula ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze libaleke ngokubhukuda. Ezikebheni eziseduze nogu, abazingeli balindele ukubonakala kwesilo. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-pacu azingelwa ngesibani, athole izilwane ngokukhazimula kwamehlo azo. 

U-Paca ulwa kahle, egxumela kubahlaseli ngokungalindelekile futhi eluma ngama-incisors akhe amakhulu. Akakwazi nje ukubhukuda kahle, kodwa futhi ukutshuza kahle kakhulu. Lapho ithunjwa, isheshe ithobeke futhi inamathele kumnikazi, njengenja. Naphezu kokuzingela okujulile, iphakethe liningi kakhulu ezindaweni - kusukela emakhanda ambalwa kuya kumakhanda ayinkulungwane nge-1 km2. AmaNdiya ase-Amazon asebenzisa ama-incisors aleli gundane (kanye ne-agouti) ukuze abhoboze isibhamu.