Uyini umehluko phakathi kwekati le-serval ne-savannah

Lapho ukhetha isilwane esifuywayo, abanikazi abaningi bacabanga ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhethayo. Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-serval ne-savannah?

Amanye amakati abukeka njengamawele, kodwa anobuntu nezimo ezihluke ngokuphelele. Kwenzeka futhi ukuthi izilwane zifana kakhulu, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo esinye sazo sisendle, kanti okwesibili sisekhaya. Amakati e-Serval ne-Savannah ayisimo esinjalo.

Iseva

I-serval iyinkabi yasendle engumhlaseli. Abamele lezi zinhlobo bahlukaniswa ngomzimba omncane, imilenze emide kanye nesisindo esihlaba umxhwele sekati - kufika ku-18 kg. Ngombala, i-serval ifana ne-cheetah, kodwa ngokwezici ze-physiological iseduze ne-lynx.

Umbala wesikhumba se-serval uncike endaweni yokuhlala: kwezinye izifunda zase-Afrika, amabala eboya bezilwane mancane futhi alula, kanti kwezinye zikhulu futhi zimnyama. Kukhona amaseva amnyama ngokuphelele eKenya. Izilwane zihlala cishe kuyo yonke i-Afrika, zithanda izindawo ezinamahlathi futhi zigwema izindawo eziwugwadule. Bazama ukuzinza eduze namanzi.

Isikhumba se-Serval siyinto yokuhweba, futhi amakati aqothulwa ngokungenaluzwela. I-serval yasenyakatho inesimo "sezinhlobo ezisengozini" eNcwadini Ebomvu. Futhi, lezi zilwane kwezinye izingxenye ze-Afrika zibhujiswa ngenxa yokuthi zizingela izinkukhu.

Savanna  

I-Savannah iyi-hybrid ye-serval kanye nekati elifuywayo. Lolu hlobo lwaqala ukuzalanisa ngo-1986 eMelika. Abafuyi bafuna ukwakha ikati elikhulu elibukeka njengekati lasendle, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo linobungane kubantu. Izinga lohlobo lwamukelwa kuphela ngo-2001. Ngo-2015, lolu hlobo lwaqashelwa njengolubiza kakhulu emhlabeni.

Isisindo se-Savannah sifinyelela ku-15 kg - lena ingenye yamakati amakhulu asekhaya. Uhlobo lude futhi lufana nokhokho walo: ukuphakama kwesilwane ekubuneni kungaba ngu-60 cm. Amakati anezinwele eziwugqinsi ezinamachashaza, imilenze emide kanye nomzimba omncane kodwa onemisipha. Izindlebe zamakati ziyindilinga, futhi amehlo anombala onsundu, osagolide noma oluhlaza okotshani. Uboya bezinye izilwane bufana nemabula, kukhona namakati anezinwele ezimhlophe qhwa noma eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. 

I-Savannah, naphezu kobude nesisindo sayo, ihlukaniswa umlingiswa ozolile nobungane kwezinye izilwane ezifuywayo. Labo abanikazi abafuna ukuthola ummeleli walolu hlobo kuzofanele banikeze indawo yokusebenza kwesilwane esifuywayo - leli kati alikwazi ukuhlala lithule futhi lidinga umsebenzi oqhubekayo ngisho nokuhamba. 

Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-serval ne-savanna ukuthi i-savanna iyisilwane esifuywayo esifanelekile ukuhlala endlini noma efulethini, kanti i-serval iyinhlobo yasendle futhi ecishe ibe sengozini, ukugcinwa kwayo ekuthunjweni akukhuthazwa. Isilwane sasendle asijwayele ukuphila efulethini.

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