I-Leopard Cat noma ingwe cat yase-Asia yinkomo yasendle yamahlaya ahlala e-Indian subcontinent naseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Namuhla siyazi ama-subspecies ayishumi nanye kulolu hlobo, kodwa igama lalo alifani nezingwe, kodwa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlamvu ezisebusweni. Enye ye-subspecies yekati le-golden golden (igolide) iyaziwa ngaphansi kwegama elithi Temminka. Lezi zilwane ezinombala omnyama, ompunga, wegolide noma obomvu zihlala ezinqabeni ze-Himalaya, iMalaya, neSomatra.
Incazelo
Ikati elisezintabeni eziphambili eliphakathi kwe-Asia elisezingeni eliphezulu likhulu kakhulu uma liqhathaniswa namakati asekhaya. Isilwane esidala singaba ngamakhilogremu ayishumi nanhlanu. Umbala wabo uncike esifundeni sokuhlala. Ezindaweni eziseningizimu, izilwane zinemibala elula. Amakati-ama-anglers noma amakati ase-Asian fish atshisa ngombala, futhi uboya bufushane. Igama labo bazitholile ngendlela yokuphila. Lezi zilwane zihamba kahle futhi zondla izinhlanzi abazibamba zodwa.
Ezikhathini zasendle, amakati ase-Asia avame ukubeletha okungaphezu kwamakhiwane amabili noma amane, futhi ukukhulelwa kuthatha cishe izinsuku ezingu-65. Ikati elincane lidla amaviki amahlanu, kuze kube yilapho likhula. Uma le nzalo ingazange iphile, ikati lingabangela enye i-lambing phakathi nonyaka.
Amakati asendle ase-Asia adla amacici amancane, izilwane ezincelisayo, ama-amphibians, izinambuzane nezinyoni. Ezinye izinhlobo zandisa ukudla ngenxa yobulu, izinhlanzi namaqanda.
Isici
Wonke ama-subspecies amakati ase-Asia asendle aphakeme kakhulu. Noma yikuphi ukuphakama kwabo akuyona isithiyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zilwane zihamba kahle, kodwa zigebha kakhulu. Okuhlukile kuyinkambu yenhlanzi, ehola indlela yokuphila emanzini.
Amakati we-Leopard ahola impilo yokuhlwa, futhi emini balala emagodini, emathuneni, emaphandleni nakwezinye izindawo ezifihliwe emehlweni, kanye nasezindaweni lapho kungekho muntu khona. Kuphela ngenkathi yokukhula lezi zilwane zingabonakala eqenjini. Ngokuvamile ikati ikhetha ikati, abalingani nalo futhi emva kokuzalwa kwenzalo yezinye izinyanga eziyishumi kuya kwenyanga eziyishumi nanye lo mbhangqwana uhlala ndawonye. Lapho ama-kittens eba yizimele futhi angadla ukudla okuqinile, owesilisa ushiya indawo.
Uma izilwane zihlala endaweni yemvelo, ukuvuthwa kubonakala ngonyaka nonyaka. Ekuthunjweni, la makakati avuthiwe ekuqaleni. Amadoda asekulungele ukushada naye kakade ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa, kanti abesifazane besondelene nenyanga yeshumi.