Mutanen Amurka na farko sun kasance suna farautar manyan armadillos kuma suna zaune a cikin bawo

Glyptodons manya ne, dabbobi masu sulke masu sulke waɗanda suka girma zuwa girman Volkswagen Beetle, kuma ƴan ƙasar sun sami mafaka a cikin manyan bawo.

Idan kuna son sanin game da dabbobin da suka rigaya, to tabbas kun ji labarin giant armadillos. Waɗannan halittu sun yi yawo a duniya shekaru miliyoyi da suka shige, kuma sun kasance wani muhimmin sashe na yanayin halittu. A yau, sun bace, amma sun bar gado mai tarin yawa na yadda al’adun ’yan asalin ke amfani da su a zamanin da. A cikin 'yan shekarun nan, masana kimiyya sun gano hanyoyi masu ban mamaki da yawa da 'yan kasar suka yi amfani da katuwar armadillo don tsira, wanda zai iya kai ga bacewar su.

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Ma'anar 3D na Glyptodons (giant armadillo) wanda ya rayu a Kudancin Amurka da Tsakiyar Amurka daga kusan miliyan 5.3 zuwa shekaru 11,700 da suka gabata, wanda ke nufin cewa mutanen farko sun kasance tare da waɗannan manyan halittu. © AdobeStock

Giant armadillos a cikin Paleontology

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Glyptodonts, kamar wannan burbushin halittu a Gidan Tarihi na Kimiyyar Kimiyya na Minnesota, suna da bawo waɗanda aka haɗa su tare a cikin kubba mai tsauri. © Ryan Somma/Flicker

Giant armadillos na cikin iyalin Glyptodontidae, ƙungiyar batattu dabbobi masu shayarwa waɗanda suka rayu a Kudancin Amurka lokacin Pleistocene zamanin. Manya-manyan dabbobi ne, nauyinsu ya kai fam 1,500 kuma tsawonsu ya kai ƙafa 10. Suna da sulke na musamman na ƙasusuwa wanda ke kare su daga maharbi da kuma samar musu da ƙaƙƙarfan tsarin tsaro.

Masanan binciken burbushin halittu sun gano nau'ikan giant armadillos da dama, ciki har da Glyptodon, Doedicurus, da Panochthus. Waɗannan nau'ikan suna da halaye daban-daban na zahiri, amma duk sun yi tarayya da sulke iri ɗaya kuma masu tsiro ne.

Halayen jiki na giant armadillos

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Maza na Doedicurus sun yi tsalle-tsalle, wutsiyoyi-kamar kulob waɗanda ake tunanin an yi amfani da su don yakar wasu maza da yiwuwar masu cin zarafi. © Peter Schouten

Giant armadillos halittu ne na musamman da ke da halaye na zahiri masu ban mamaki. Suna da harsashin sulke mai kauri wanda ya yi girma kamar Volkswagen Beetle kuma ya rufe dukkan jikinsu, gami da kai, kafafu, da wutsiya. Wannan sulke ya ƙunshi dubunnan faranti na kasusuwa waɗanda aka haɗa su wuri ɗaya, tare da samar musu da ƙaƙƙarfan tsarin kariya daga mafarauta.

Har ila yau, farantan su ya kasance na musamman, kuma ana amfani da su don tono rami, neman abinci, da kuma kare kansu daga masu cin zarafi. Suna da dogon hancin da suke amfani da shi wajen kiwon, kuma an tsara haƙoransu don niƙa ciyayi.

Wurin zama da rarraba giant armadillos

An sami manyan armadillos a Kudancin Amirka, musamman a cikin ciyayi da kuma savannas. Sun fi son wuraren da ke da ciyayi masu yawa da maɓuɓɓugar ruwa kuma galibi ana samun su kusa da koguna da tafkuna.

Haka kuma an san su da tona ɗimbin tsarin binnewa waɗanda suke amfani da su don matsuguni da kariya. Waɗannan burrows galibi suna da zurfin ƙafa da yawa kuma suna ba su mafaka daga mafarauta da matsanancin yanayi.

Amfani da giant armadillos a cikin al'adun 'yan asali

Giant armadillos ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a rayuwar al'adun ƴan asali a Kudancin Amirka. An yi farautar su don neman naman su, wanda ya kasance tushen furotin mai mahimmanci. Har ila yau ’yan ƙasar sun yi amfani da harsashinsu don abubuwa daban-daban, kamar yin matsuguni, kayan aiki, har ma da kayan kida.

A wasu al'adu, an kuma yi amfani da sulke na katuwar armadillos don dalilai na addini da na ruhaniya. Sun gaskata cewa sulke yana da kaddarorin kariya kuma yana iya kawar da mugayen ruhohi.

Matsayin giant armadillos a cikin yanayin halittu

Giant armadillos sun kasance tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire, kuma sun taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin yanayin halittu ta hanyar taimakawa wajen kiyaye daidaito tsakanin ciyayi da sauran tsire-tsire. An san su da cin tsire-tsire masu tauri, masu kauri waɗanda sauran herbivores ba za su iya narke ba, kuma sun taimaka wajen yada iri a cikin mazauninsu.

Rukunin nasu ya kuma ba da matsuguni ga sauran dabbobi, kamar su rokoki, dabbobi masu rarrafe, da tsuntsaye. Su tsarin binnewa ya kasance mai yawa sosai cewa za a iya amfani da su da nau'o'i daban-daban a lokaci guda.

Ta yaya katon armadillos ya ɓace?

Har yanzu ba a san ainihin dalilin da ya sa katon Armadilos ya bace ba, amma masana kimiyya sun yi imanin cewa farautar ɗan adam ta taka muhimmiyar rawa. Lokacin da mutane suka isa Kudancin Amirka, sun fara farautar da yawa daga cikin manyan dabbobi masu shayarwa. ciki har da katuwar armadillos, don bacewa.

Wataƙila mutane sun fara farautar glyptodonts bayan sun isa Kudancin Amurka, wanda wataƙila ya taka rawa wajen bacewa. © Heinrich Harder
Wataƙila mutane sun fara farautar glyptodonts bayan sun isa Kudancin Amurka, wanda wataƙila ya taka rawa wajen bacewa. © Heinrich Harder

Asarar wadannan dabbobin na da matukar tasiri ga tsarin halittu, kuma ya dauki dubban shekaru kafin yanayin ya farfado. A yau, shaida daya tilo da ke tabbatar da wanzuwarsu ita ce kasusuwan kasusuwansu da kuma gadon da suka bari a cikin al’adun da suka dogara da su na rayuwa.

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Pampatherium wani nau'in nau'in dabba ne da ba a taɓa gani ba wanda ya rayu a cikin Amurka lokacin Pleistocene. Wasu nau'ikan sun bace daidai a iyakar Pleistocene-Holocene. Pampatheres gabaɗaya ya yi kama da katuwar armadillos, musamman a siffar kwanyarsa, dogon hanci, da kasancewar wurare uku akan carapace (maɗaukaki masu motsi, garkuwar scapular da pelvic). Daga cikin abubuwan da ke bambanta su da armadillos akwai haƙoransu na baya, waɗanda suke bilobate maimakon masu kama da peg. © Wikimedia Commons

Mutane sun yi farautar dabbobi masu shayarwa don su bace a Arewacin Amurka

Kamar Kudancin Amirka, Arewacin Amirka ya kasance gida ga manyan dabbobi masu shayarwa, irin su mammoths, mastodons, da sloths na ƙasa. Koyaya, kusan shekaru 13,000 da suka gabata, waɗannan dabbobin sun fara bacewa. Masana kimiyya sun yi imanin cewa farautar ɗan adam na ɗaya daga cikin manyan dalilan da suka haifar da bacewar su.

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Mammoths masu ulu, manyan armadillos da nau'ikan raƙuma guda uku na daga cikin dabbobi masu shayarwa fiye da 30 waɗanda mutanen Arewacin Amurka suka yi farauta don halaka su shekaru 13,000 zuwa 12,000 da suka wuce. bisa ga mafi haƙiƙa, nagartaccen tsarin kwamfuta zuwa yau. Ƙari iStock

Zuwan mutane (Mafarauta-gatherers na Paleolithic) a Arewacin Amurka ya kasance sauyi a cikin tarihin yanayin halittu, kuma ya ɗauki shekaru dubu da yawa don yanayin halittu ya warke daga asarar waɗannan dabbobin da suka dace da muhalli na musamman.

An yi imanin zuwan mutane a Arewacin Amirka ya faru ne fiye da shekaru 15,000 zuwa 20,000 da suka wuce (shekaru 33,000 da suka wuce,) a cewar wasu kafofin) ta wata gadar ƙasa wadda ta haɗa Siberiya a yau, Rasha, da Alaska, wanda aka sani da Bering Strait. Wannan ƙaura wani lamari ne mai mahimmanci wanda ya tsara tarihin nahiyar tare da canza yanayin halittu ta hanyoyin da masana kimiyya ke nazarin su har yau.

Daya daga cikin mafi girman tasirin zuwan dan Adam a Arewacin Amurka shi ne bullo da sabbin nau'ikan nau'ikan dawakai, da shanu, da aladu, da sauran dabbobin gida wadanda aka kawo tare da mazauna. Wannan ya haifar da sauye-sauye a cikin ciyayi da tsarin ƙasa, wanda ya haifar da ƙaura daga nau'in asali da jerin sauye-sauyen muhalli.

Yawan mutane a Arewacin Amurka ya kuma haifar da tasirin muhalli da yawa ta hanyar noma, farauta, da sare dazuzzuka, wanda ya haifar da bacewar nau'ikan dabbobi daban-daban, ciki har da mammoths, katuwar ƙasa, da damisa masu haƙori.

Duk da haifar da gagarumin sauye-sauyen yanayi, mutane sun kuma bullo da sabbin hanyoyin noma, fasahohin zamani da kuma samar da sabbin tattalin arziki da suka inganta rayuwarsu. Don haka, isowar mutane a Arewacin Amirka ba za a iya kallonsa kawai ta wata hanya mara kyau ba amma kuma ya haifar da tasiri mai kyau a yankin.

Matsayi na yanzu da kuma kiyaye giant armadillos

Abin baƙin ciki shine, giant armadillos kafin tarihi ya ƙare, kuma babu wasu samfurori masu rai da suka rage. Duk da haka, gadon su yana rayuwa a cikin al'adun da suka dogara da su don rayuwa da kuma al'ummar kimiyya da ke nazarin su don fahimtar tarihin halittu.

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Nazarin DNA ya nuna cewa dangin Glyptodonts na zamani mafi kusa sune armadillos ruwan hoda (Chlamyphorus truncatus) da giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus). © Fikir

A yau, akwai ƙoƙarin kiyayewa da yawa don kare wuraren zama na sauran nau'in armadillo, irin su armadillo mai bandeji shida da aljana mai ruwan hoda. Waɗannan ƙoƙarce-ƙoƙarce suna da mahimmanci don kiyaye ma'auni na yanayin muhalli da kuma adana waɗannan dabbobin na musamman don tsararraki masu zuwa.

Karshe kalmomi

Giant armadillos sun kasance halittu masu ban sha'awa na tarihi waɗanda suka taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin yanayin muhalli da rayuwar al'adun ƴan asali. Mutane ne suka yi farautar su don halaka su, kuma asararsu ta yi tasiri sosai a tarihin yanayin halittu. A yau, zamu iya koyo daga gadon su kuma muyi aiki don kare sauran nau'in armadillo da kiyaye ma'auni na yanayin.