Mary Allen
Nkhandwe ya m’chipululu ndi yaying’ono kwambiri pa nkhandwe zonse. Imakhala m’chipululu cha Sahara kokha, koma kokha kumene kuli kouma kwenikweni. Sapita kumadera amvula. Amatchedwanso "Fennec".
Nkhandwe ya m'chipululu ndi yaying'ono kwambiri: kuyambira pamphuno mpaka kumayambiriro kwa mchira, imangopitirira masentimita 40. Uyu ndi wolamulira kusukulu. Kutalika kwake ndi pafupifupi masentimita 20. Nkhandwe za m’chipululu sizilemera kwambiri kuposa kilogalamu imodzi.
Nkhandwe ya m'chipululu yasintha bwino kwambiri kutentha: makutu ake ndi aakulu ndipo amapangidwa kuti azizizira nawo. Ngakhale ali ndi tsitsi kumapazi ake. Izi zikutanthauza kuti akumva kutentha kwa nthaka kucheperachepera.
Ubweya wake ndi wofiirira ngati mchenga wa m’chipululu. Kumapepuka pang'ono pamimba. Kotero iye ali wobisika mwangwiro. Impso zake zimasefa zinyalala zambiri m’mwazi, koma madzi ochepa. N’chifukwa chake nkhandwe ya m’chipululu sichiyenera kumwa kalikonse. Madzi mu nyama yake ndi okwanira.
Kodi nkhandwe ya m’chipululu imakhala bwanji?
Nkhandwe za m'chipululu ndi zolusa. Amakonda makoswe ang'onoang'ono, monga jerboas kapena gerbils. Koma amadyanso makoswe, abuluzi kapena nalimata, amenenso ndi abuluzi ang’onoang’ono. Amakondanso mbalame zazing'ono ndi mazira, komanso zipatso ndi ma tubers a zomera. Nthawi zina amadyanso zimene apeza pa anthu. Madzi a m’chakudya chawo amawakwanira, choncho sayenera kumwa.
Nkhandwe za m’chipululu zimakhala m’mabanja ang’onoang’ono, monganso anthu ambiri. Amamanga mapanga kuti alere ana awo. Amayang'ana malo mumchenga wofewa. Ngati nthaka ili yolimba, amamanga mazenje angapo.
Mnzake wa kholo kumayambiriro kwa chaka. Nthawi ya bere imatha pafupifupi masabata asanu ndi awiri. Yaikazi nthawi zambiri imabereka ana agalu awiri kapena asanu. Yamphongo imateteza banja lake ndipo imafunafuna chakudya cha aliyense. Mayiyo amayamwitsa ana ake ndi mkaka kwa pafupifupi milungu khumi. Kuyambira sabata yachitatu, amadyanso nyama. Achichepere amakhala ndi makolo awo pafupifupi chaka chimodzi. Kenako amadzipangira okha ntchito ndipo amatha kudzipanga okha achinyamata.
Nkhandwe za m’chipululu zimakhala zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi, koma zimathanso kukhala zaka khumi. Adani awo achilengedwe ndi afisi ndi ankhandwe. Nkhandwe ya m’chipululu imatha kudziteteza bwino kwa adani ake chifukwa imathamanga kwambiri. Amawapusitsa ndi kuwathawa.
Mdani wina wofunika ndi mwamuna. Anthu ankasaka nkhandwe za m'chipululu kumayambiriro kwa Nyengo ya Neolithic. Ubweya wake ukugulitsidwabe mpaka lero. Ankhandwe a m’chipululu nawonso amagwidwa amoyo m’misampha kenako n’kugulitsidwa ngati ziweto.