Indlovu

Umbuso (Regnum)

Animalia (Izilwane)

Uzalo (Phylum)

Chordata (Izilwane ezinomgogodla)

Iqembu (Classis)

Mammalia (Izilwane ezincelisayo)

Uhlelo (Ordo)

Proboscidea

Umndeni (Familia)

Elephantidae (Izilwane ezifana nezindlovu)

Izindlovu (igama lesayensi: Elephantidae) ziyizilwane ezincelisayo ezihlala e-Afrika ne-Eshiya. Zimbili izinhlobo zezindlovu, yilezo okuthiwa indlovu yase-Afrika (Loxodonta) nendlovu yase-Eshiya (Elephas).

Izindlovu yizilwane ezikhulu emhlabeni wonke futhi yizilwane zihlakaniphile kakhulu! Kukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zezindlovu e-Asia futhi e-Africa.^[1] Zahlala indawo yonke yase-Afrika. Abantu bahlaba izindlovu ngoba bafuna izinyo lendlovu. La mazinyo ayigugu kodwa manje ezizweni zikhulu zingavumelani nomthetho ukuzithengisa^[2].

Izindlovu zinamandla zinkulu. Zinesikhumba esibambene noma esihlangene kodwa zithanda ukuzibhaceka ngoba udaka luvikela izikhumba zazo elangeni futhi kwizilwanyaze. Izindlovu zinezindlebe ezinkulu. Lezi zindlebe ziyazigwagwaza futhi zisiza ukuzipholisa^[3]. Kukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zezindlovu emhlabeni namuhla^[4]

Izindlovu zihlala emihlambeni kodwa izinkunzi zahlala oyedwa. Uma amavukana ane-12 izinsuku zishiye umhlambi futhi ahlala kanye namavukana nentanga akhe. Izindlovu zingaphila ngaphezu kuna-60 noma 70 iminyaka kodwa ziyafa uma amazinyo azo edleka futhi azingadli kahle^[5]. Izindlovu zisaba abantu kuphela kodwa uma zibuthakathaka amabhubhesi angazibulala.

Imithombo

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↑ https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant
↑ https://www.environment.gov.za/response_question_increase_elephant_poaching_south_africa^{[dead link]}
↑ https://asknature.org/strategy/large-ears-aid-cooling/#.W-sorfZFyM8
↑ https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant
↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-elephant/
↑ "Archive copy". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2023-01-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[1] ttps://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant

[2] ttps://www.environment.gov.za/response_question_increase_elephant_poaching_south_africa^{[dead link]}

[3] ttps://asknature.org/strategy/large-ears-aid-cooling/#.W-sorfZFyM8

[4] ttps://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant

[5] ttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-elephant/

[6] "Archive copy". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2023-01-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

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