Mary Allen
Pike ndiye nsomba yayikulu kwambiri komanso yamphamvu kwambiri yam'madzi ku Europe. Ndi nsomba yolusa yokhala ndi thupi lalitali komanso zipsepse zakumbuyo zokhazikika kumbuyo. Pike ndi kutalika kwa 1.50 metres. Lili ndi mutu wautali komanso m’kamwa mwake muli lathyathyathya lodzaza ndi mano akuthwa. Imatha kulemera mpaka ma kilogalamu 25. Mimba ndi yoyera kapena yachikasu.
Pike imapezeka pafupifupi m'madzi aliwonse opanda mchere, kupatula m'mitsinje yaying'ono. Imapewa mafunde amphamvu ndikupeza malo oti ikhale ndi kubisala bwino ndi kubisalira nyama.
Pike nthawi zambiri imabisika pafupi ndi gombe ndikudikirira nsomba zazing'ono monga mphemvu, rudd, kapena nsomba. Malo abwino opherako nsomba ali m'mabango, m'minda ya kakombo wa m'madzi, pansi pa majeti, m'mizu yozama, kapena pansi pa mitengo yolendewera. Pike ambush ndi liwiro la mphezi.
Kodi pike imaswana bwanji?
Akazi a Pike amatchedwa Rogner, amuna amatchedwanso Milchner. Kuyambira Novembala, amuna amazungulira madera aakazi. Amuna ayamba kulusa ndipo akhoza kuvulazana kwambiri.
Mazirawa amatchedwa spawn. Pamene yaikazi ikulemera, m’pamenenso imatha kunyamula mazira ochuluka, omwe ndi oposa 40,000 pa kilogalamu imodzi ya kulemera kwa thupi lake. Pokhapokha pamene yaikazi yatulutsa mbewu yake m'thupi m'pamene mwamuna amawonjezera maselo ake a umuna.
Mphutsi zimaswa pakadutsa milungu iwiri kapena inayi. Poyamba amadya thumba la yolk. Zili ngati yolk ya dzira la nkhuku. Komabe, ambiri a iwo amadyedwa ndi nsomba zina panthawi imeneyi.
Pike wamng'onoyo akangotalika pafupifupi masentimita awiri, amasaka nsomba zing'onozing'ono. Amuna amakula msinkhu ali ndi zaka ziwiri, ndipo akazi ali ndi zaka zinayi.