Mary Allen
Malo omwe kuli zilombo zambiri. Chifukwa chake, mbidzi, mofanana ndi mitundu yonse ya equine, ndi nyama zodyedwa koma zakula kwambiri kuposa akavalo ndi abulu, achibale awo apamtima. Akagwidwa ndi zilombo zolusa monga mikango, akalulu, kapena afisi, amadziteteza ndi mano ndi ziboda.
Kodi akavalo ndi mbidzi zingakwere?
Ndiko kutchedwa hybrids of mbidzi ndi kavalo. Chifukwa tate wa kamwana kakang’ono ka mawanga oyera ndi mawanga oyera. Chifukwa chakuti akavalo ndi mbidzi n’zogwirizana kwambiri, zimatha kuberekera ana pamodzi monga abulu ndi akavalo.
Kodi mtanda wa mbidzi ndi kavalo umatchedwa chiyani?
Zorse (chithunzi cha mbidzi ndi kavalo) kwenikweni amatanthauza mtanda pakati pa kavalo ndi mbidzi, umene kaŵirikaŵiri umafanana kwambiri ndi kavalo kuposa mbidzi.
Kodi akavalo ndi abulu angakwere?
Mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya akavalo ndi abulu nthawi zambiri imatchedwa nyulu. Kunena zowona, izi ndi mitundu iwiri yosiyana: bulu - mtanda pakati pa bulu ndi kavalo - ndi hinny - mtanda pakati pa kavalo ndi bulu.
Kodi mungakhale ndi mbidzi ngati chiweto?
Pankhani ya kulimba, mbidzi zimafanananso ndi mahatchi ndipo zimasungidwa mosavuta m’khola lotseguka. Komabe, amakhala aukali komanso ankhanza kuposa kavalo akamachita nawo ndipo amachita mphezi mwachangu. Choncho anthu akuda sayenera kusunga mbidzi!
Kodi mbidzi imadya chiyani?
Amadya udzu wosiyanasiyana wokwana 23, koma zomwe amakonda kwambiri ndi udzu wotsekemera. Mbidzi ya kumapiri imakonda zomera za masamba aatali ndi okoma, koma imakonda udzu wotsekemera monga momwe zimakhalira mbidzi za m’chigwa. Kuwonjezera pa udzu, mbidzi ya Grevy imadyanso nyemba, masamba, nthambi ndi maluwa.
Kodi nyama ya mbidzi imachokera kuti?
Ndi nyama iti ya mbidzi yomwe imakhala yowuma kwambiri ku Netto sinalembedwe papaketi. Komabe, munthu angaganize kuti ndi mbidzi zakugwa. Wopanga nyamayo amaitanitsa kuchokera ku South Africa, kumene mtundu uwu wafala kwambiri. Mbidzi za Grevy zimakhala ku Kenya ndi ku Ethiopia kokha.
Kodi mbidzi imakoma bwanji?
Makhalidwe ndi pamwamba pa kukoma kwamphamvu kwambiri ndi zokometsera, zomwe zimakumbukira kwambiri ng'ombe. Zokometsera monga ng'ombe kapena nswala nthawi zina zimatchulidwa.
Pamodzi ndi kavalo wam’tchire (kumene anawetedwa kavalo woweta), bulu wa ku Africa (kumene bulu wapakhomo amatsika), bulu wa ku Asia ndi kiang, mitundu itatu ya mbidzi imapanga mtundu ndi banja la akavalo (Equidae, Equus) .
Kodi buluyo anapezeka bwanji?
Bulu wamphongo amakhala ndi pakati kwa miyezi khumi ndi iwiri asanabereke mwana. Kamwanako amatha kuyenda nthawi yomweyo ndipo amayamwa kwa miyezi isanu ndi itatu. Abulu am’tchire amakhala m’madera ouma kwambiri, monga m’zipululu zamapiri zamiyala za kumpoto kwa Africa. Abulu amatha kukhala ndi moyo mpaka zaka 50.
N’chifukwa chiyani mbidzi zimawoneka chonchi?
Iwo anapeza kuti mikwingwirimayo imatetezadi mbidzi kwa adani. Mwachitsanzo kwa mikango, yomwe imakonda kudya nyama ya mbidzi, ndi ntchentche za katsetse, zomwe zimaluma mbidzi ndi kuziyamwa magazi.
Kodi mbidzi ili ndi ma chromosome angati?
Chifukwa: chiwerengero cha ma chromosome omwe ali ndi chidziwitso cha majini sichifanana. Mahatchi ali ndi ma chromosome 64, abulu ali ndi 62, ndipo mbidzi ali ndi 44.