Ukujonga kwiingxilimbela zeentaba
iigorila zasezintabeni, Igorila beringei beringeiZezona primates inkulu kwiplanethi. Ziphakama ukuya kuthi ga kwi-5,6 yeenyawo ubude xa zimile kwaye zinobunzima obufikelela kuma-440 eeponti kumadoda. Umzimba wezi zilwanyana womelele kakhulu kwaye unezihlunu, nto leyo eyenza ukuba zihambe kakuhle kwindawo ezihlala kuyo ezintabeni.
Olona phawu lwahlukileyo lwamadoda yisilivere yawo, ethi ikhule xa ifikelele ekukhuleni ngokwesondo, malunga ne-12 leminyaka ubudala. Abafazi, kwelinye icala, bancinci kwaye abanalo iinwele zesilivere.
Ukuziphatha kweGorilla kunye noMbutho
Iigorila Mountain zizilwanyana zentlalo kakhulu abahlala kumaqela osapho, eyaziwa ngokuba imikhosi, enokwenziwa ngabantu abafikelela kuma-30. Inkokeli yala maqela yindoda endala, ebizwa ngokuba yi "silverback." Usebenzisa ulawulo oluphawulekayo kunye nokukhusela kwiqela lakhe, ukugcina uxolo kunye nokulungelelanisa imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla, njengokutya, ukuhamba okanye ukuphumla.
La unxibelelwano phakathi kweegorila zityebile kwaye zahlukahlukene, kwaye basebenzisa uluhlu olubanzi lwezibizo, izijekulo kunye nembonakalo yobuso ukuze basebenzisane omnye nomnye.
Ukutya kweegorila zasezintabeni
Nangona inkangeleko yazo inoburhalarhume nobukhulu bazo, iigorila zasezintabeni ubukhulu becala zidla ngokutya utyani. Ukutya kwabo kubandakanya amagqabi, iziqu, izilwanyana ezincinci ezingenamqolo, iziqhamo, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha iimbovane.
- Bachitha inxalenye enkulu yosuku lwabo besitya ngenxa yesidingo sekhalori ephezulu yokugcina ubungakanani babo obukhulu.
- Basenokusebenzisa amaxolo omthi nkqu nomhlaba, ukuqinisekisa ukuba bafumana zonke iiminerali abazidingayo.
Indawo yokuhlala iigorila ezintabeni
Iigorila zeentaba zihlala kumahlathi asezintabeni kunye namahlathi e-bamboo Umbindi weAfrika. Kanye kanye, sizifumana kwiintaba zeVirunga, ezinqumla kwiDemocratic Republic of the Congo, eRwanda naseUganda, nakwihlathi elingangenekiyo laseBwindi eUganda.
Ezi zilwanyana azakhi iindlwane ezisisigxina, koko zenza iindlwane zexeshana emithini okanye emhlabeni ukuze ziphumle kwaye zilale ebusuku.
Umlo wokugcinwa kweegorila zasezintabeni
Igorila yasezintabeni ihlelwa njenge kwingozi yokuphela yiManyano yaMazwe ngaMazwe yoLondolozo lweNdalo (IUCN). Ezi zilwanyana zijongene nezigrogriso ezininzi, eziquka ukuphulukana nendawo ezihlala kuzo ngenxa yokugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukuzingelwa ngokungekho mthethweni kunye nezifo ezithwalwa ngabantu. Ukukhuselwa kunye nokugcinwa kwezi zilwanyana ngumsebenzi omkhulu kwaye ucela umngeni, nangona kukwabalulekile ukugcina iyantlukwano yebhayoloji yehlabathi.
Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba, ngenxa yemigudu yokulondoloza, inani leegorila zasezintabeni liye laphindaphindeka kabini kumashumi eminyaka akutshanje. Sekunjalo, umlo wokusinda kwabo uyaqhubeka kwaye sonke sinokudlala indima ekuqinisekiseni ikamva lezi zidalwa zinomtsalane nezinika umdla.