Cuban solenodon
The Cuban solenodon is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal that lives only in the mountain forests of eastern Cuba. It is one of the few mammals that can inject venom, which it uses to catch its prey. It is endangered and was once thought to be extinct.1

Indlela yokusibona
- Dark brown to black hair1
- Small eyes and an extremely elongated snout1
- Looks like a large brown rat, with a long, naked, scaly tail1
- Measures 41–56 cm from nose to tail tip1
Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: It is sometimes compared to a shrew, but it most closely resembles the tenrecs of Madagascar.1
Amandla obuthi
Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.
Ubuthi baso benzani?
Its venom comes from modified salivary glands in the lower jaw, so it is a venomous bite. The venom is strong enough to kill lizards, other small reptiles, frogs, small birds and rodents. Solenodons do not appear to be immune to the venom of their own kind, and cage mates have been reported dying after fights.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.
Uma siluma
- Geza inxeba kahle bese uthola usizo lwezokwelapha.
Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala
Hlala uphephile
- Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
- Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.
Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
Sisinda kangakanani?
side njengobhanana abangu-3 abalandelanayo
side njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-18 ezilandelanayo
singahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-45 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)Cuban solenodon mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?
Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.
Sishesha kangakanani?
Amaqiniso
The solenodons are one of the few groups of mammals that are venomous.1
It was declared extinct in 1970, but was found again in 1974.1
The Cuban solenodon found in 2003 was named Alejandrito. It was healthy, and it was released back into the wild after two days of scientific study.1
Males mate with several females, but they do not help raise the young. Males and females only meet to mate.1
Umqothuli wezinganekwane
Inganekwane: The Cuban solenodon is extinct.
Iqiniso: It is not extinct. It was once thought to be extinct because it is so rare and hard to see, but it survives today and is listed as endangered.1
Lapho amaqiniso evela khona
- Cuban solenodon (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Atopogale cubana (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
- Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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