UMary Allen
Iimbila zizirhamncwa. Zine iindidi zazo. Omnye wabo uhlala eYurophu. Imbila itya izityalo nezilwanyana ezincinci. Yayisisilwanyana sasendle soNyaka ka-2010 eJamani naseOstriya. Injongo yayikukutsalela ingqalelo ekhethekileyo kwesi silwanyana sihlala singazolanga.
Umzimba wembila, nemilenze yayo emifutshane, uyifanele kakuhle imingxuma. Ikhula kancinci kunemitha ubude. Kukwakho nomsila omfutshane. Imbila inobunzima obumalunga neekhilogram ezili-10, nto leyo ephantse ilingane nenja ephakathi. Imbila ibonwa ngcono yimigca emnyama namhlophe entloko. Unempumlo ende engathi yehagu.
Ziphila njani iimbila?
Imbila ihlala kumahlathi angaxinananga kakhulu. Kodwa ikwathanda iindawo ezinamatyholo. Wemba umngxuma wakhe ethambekeni. Imingxuma yeBadger inokuba mikhulu kwaye ibe nemigangatho emininzi. Iminyango emininzi yokungena kunye nokuphuma inceda ukunika umoya omtsha kunye neendlela zokuphuma. Imbila igcina indawo yokuhlala emhadini ngamagqabi omileyo, ubulembu kunye neeferns.
Iibheja zikhetha ukutya iintshulube zomhlaba, ezizigrumba emhlabeni. Kodwa ooqongqothwane kunye nezinambuzane okanye izilwanyana ezincinci ezincancisayo zikwayinxalenye yokutya kwazo, njengeempuku, iintuku okanye imivundla yasendle. Namantshontsho amantshontsho ayakwazi ukuwatya: aziqengqelekela emqolo aze alume avule izisu zawo.
Nangona kunjalo, iibheji azizozilwanyana ezitya inyama. Batya iinkozo, iintlobo ezininzi zembewu, kunye neengcambu okanye ii-acorns. Bakwathanda namaqunube asuka egadini okanye iziqhamo zamafama.
Iibheji zihlala kunye ngokweentsapho. Balungisa uboya bomnye ngeempumlo zabo okanye ngamathupha angaphambili. Apho zingakwaziyo ukufikelela kuzo, zilungisa uboya bomnye. Ngokukodwa iibheji ezincinci ziyakuthanda ukudlala kunye okanye ukungquzulana ngaphandle kokwenzakalisana.
Zizala njani iimbila?
Iimbila zidla ngokukhwelana entlakohlaza. Nangona kunjalo, iseli yeqanda echumileyo ayiqhubeki nokukhula de kube nguDisemba. Enye, ke ngoko, ithetha nge-dormancy. Olona kukhulelwa luthatha malunga neentsuku ezingama-45, okt iiveki ezintandathu ukuya kwezisixhenxe. Aba bancinci bazalwa ngoJanuwari.
Ngokuqhelekileyo, kukho amawele okanye amawele amathathu. Isilwanyana ngasinye sinobunzima obumalunga ne-100 grams, nto leyo enzima njengebhari yetshokolethi. Abancinci baneenwele ezincinci kwaye baziimfama. Basela ubisi kumama wabo kangangeeveki ezilishumi elinesibini. Kwakhona kuthiwa: Bancanciswa ngunina. Yiyo loo nto iimbila zizizilwanyana ezanyisayo.
Iimbila zingabona kuphela emva kweeveki ezine ukuya kwezintlanu. Kungekudala emva koko, badlula kwiipaseji zeso sakhiwo. Baphuma phandle xa bemalunga neeveki ezilishumi ubudala.
Iimbila eziselula zihlala kwiqela de zibe malunga neminyaka emibini ubudala. Emva koko baqola ngokwesini. Balishiya iqela labo, amaqabane abo, baze babe nabantwana. Bangaphila de babe neminyaka eli-15 ubudala.
Zeziphi iintshaba ezinazo iimbila?
Iibheja zazidla ngokuba neentshaba ezintathu eziphambili ezazithanda ukuzitya: ingcuka, ingcuka, kunye nebhere emdaka. Kodwa namhlanje azisekho zininzi. Ukongezelela, abantu babemzingela kuba babethanda ukutya inyama yakhe. Ngamanqatha awo benza amafutha aqholiweyo kuzo zonke iintlobo zezifo.
Okubi kakhulu kwiimbila, nangona kunjalo, yayikukulwa kwabantu neempungutye ezinengcwangu. Irhasi enetyhefu yayingeniswa kwimingxunya yeempungutye. Noko ke, le gesi nayo yafikelela kwiimbila, ibulala uninzi lwazo. Inani leembila nazo ziyafa kwizithuthi namhlanje. Nangona kunjalo, imbila ayikho sichengeni sokuphela.