UMary Allen
Uninzi lwezinja (kunye neekati) zikhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuba zikhuseleke kwii-hawks kunye nezikhova. Nangona izinja ezincinci zinokuba nzima kakhulu ukuba i-hawk okanye i-owl ithwale, nangona kusenokwenzeka ukuba i-raptors enkulu ingabahlasela.
Ngaba isikhova siyingozi?
Nangona kunjalo, ezinye iintlobo zoqhagamshelwano zidla ngokuba sisoyikiso kubo, umz. kwirhamncwa. Zonke izilwanyana zasendle zineentloni ngokwendalo zabantu kwaye zifumana indlela okanye unxibelelwano njengoxinzelelo olukhulu. Ukuvala amehlo kwaye ujike intloko yakho kude ziimpawu ezicacileyo zokunganeliseki.
Zizondla njani izikhova?
Ziwabethela phantsi amazinyo kuqala, zibambe iinzipho zazo ezibukhali, zize zibulale ixhoba lazo ngokuluma kube kanye okunamandla. Izikhova zitya kakhulu iimpuku, kodwa zikwatya nooqongqothwane, amabhabhathane, amacilikishe, amasele, iintaka ezincinci, imivundla kunye neentlanzi. Izikhova ezinkulu nazo zidla iihedgehogs, iimpungutye ezincinci kunye neefawn.
Ngaba izikhova ziyakwazi ukuhlasela abantu?
Uhlaselo kusenokwenzeka ukuba yayiluhlaselo lobuqhetseba kuphela. Urbaniak uthi: “Isikhova asilwi nabantu kwaye asibaphathi nokubaphatha.
Sesiphi isikhova esingatyi iimpuku?
Ecaleni kweentuku, iimpuku okanye imivundla emincinci, iimpuku ziphezulu kwimenyu yentaka yethu yonyaka. Ukuba ezi zilwanyana zanyisayo zincinane azikho, izikhova ezimhlophe zitshintshela kwiintaka.
Zeziphi iintshaba zesikhova?
Inqanaba lokusongela kwizilwanyana ezizingelayo lahluke kakhulu kwizikhova. Iindidi ezinkulu zabantu abadala ezifana nesikhova sokhozi okanye i-snowy owl ayinazo naziphi na izilo zendalo, ukuba zikhona. Iintlobo ezincinci ezifana nesikhova esincinci, kwelinye icala, zizingelwa zezinye izikhova, iintaka ezidliwayo, iikati, okanye iimartens.
Zeziphi izilwanyana ezizingelayo izikhova?
Elona xhoba leZikhova ziintlobo ngeentlobo zeempuku. Bahlala bezingela i-vole edangele. Ukongeza, zikwaxhakamfula ezinye iintaka, izikhova ezinkulu zitya neentlobo ezincinci zezikhova. Isikhova esinamandla sibulala nezilwanyana ezilingana nomvundla okanye imazi yenkomo.
Ingaba isikhova singayichola inja ye-15 lb?
Izikhova ezinkulu ezineempondo zizilo ezinobuchule, kodwa incasa yazo yokupheka ibaleka kwiimpuku, iintaka, iinyoka, imivundla nezinambuzane. Umthamo wabo wokuphakamisa umalunga neepounds ezintlanu. Oko akuthethi ukuba izilwanyana zakho zasekhaya zi-owl-proof. Baza kuthatha iikati, izinja ezincinci kakhulu, kunye neenkukhu.
Ngaba intaka ingachola inja ye-20 lb?
UPat Silovsky, umalathisi weMilford Nature Centre kwiJunction City, eKansas, uchaza ukuba ngoxa kuye kwakho iingxelo zookhetshe nezikhova ezihlasela zize zikhuphe izinja ezincinane kakhulu, isizathu sokuba kube yinto engaqhelekanga ngolo hlobo kukuba iintaka ezidla inyama azikwazi ukuthwala nantoni na. ezinobunzima obungaphezulu kobunzima bomzimba wabo.
Bungakanani ubunzima obunokuphakamisa isikhova?
Isikhova sikholisa ukoyisa. Izikhova ezineempondo ezinkulu zinokuthwala ubunzima obuphinda kane.
Ngaba izikhova zitya izinja ezincinci?
Ngaba izikhova zihlasela iikati nezinja ezincinci? Impendulo nguewe, Izikhova Ezinkulu Zeempondo zenza ngamaxesha anqabileyo azama ukubamba nokubulala iikati ezincinci kunye nezinja ezincinci kakhulu. Abasoloko bephumelela kwiinzame zokubabulala, kodwa izilwanyana zasekhaya zinokuphela zinokwenzakala okubalulekileyo ukuba ziyasinda kuhlaselo.
Ngaba ukhetshe angayichola inja ye-12 lb?
Impendulo yile: hayi. Akukho khetshe unokuthwala isilo-qabane se-12-pound. Akukho khetshe unokuthwala isilo-qabane se-3-pound. Olona khetshe lukhulu kuMntla Melika (I-Ferruginous Hawk) inobunzima obumalunga neekhilogram ezine, ngoko ke ukushiya umhlaba uthwele ezintathu - singasathethi ke ishumi elinambini - kuya kuba yinto engenakwenzeka.
Ndiyikhusela njani inja yam encinci kwizikhova?
- Gcina inja yakho ngaphakathi endlini ebusuku.
- Lawula inja yakho xa ungaphandle ebusuku.
- Gquma indawo engaphandle yenja yakho.
- Thenga izixhobo zokukhusela.
- Qaphela iindlwane ezikufuphi.
- Susa abaxhasi beentaka.
- Faka isibane esishukumayo.
- Thenga isikhova se-decoy.
Ngaba ukhetshe angayichola inja ye-5 lb?
Bangakwazi ukuthabatha kwaye baphathe iiponti ezine okanye ezintlanu, ubuninzi, kwaye ngokwenene babhabhe bemke nayo. Banokuyiphakamisa kancinane baze bayitsibe, kodwa abakwazi kuyithwala.” Ibali likwaphawula ukuba amaxhalanga anempandla ayilumkele kakhulu imisebenzi yabantu. Ngaloo ndlela, mhlawumbi abayi kuzingela i-puppy snack kwiyadi yakho yangasemva.
Intaka edla inyama inokuyifunqula na inja?
Enyanisweni, ookhetshe bayakwazi ukuthabatha izinja ezincinci baziqhube nazo, njengamanye amaxhoba. Imivundla enomsila omnyama, ixhoba elidumileyo leekhetshe ezinomsila obomvu, zinobunzima obuziikhilogram ezi-6, ngaphezu kwe-avareji yakho yeChihuahua. Ngoko ke, kunokwenzeka ngokupheleleyo ukuba i-hawk iphakamise kwaye ikhuphe inja encinci.
Ingakanani inja enokucholwa lukhozi?
UGail Buhl, olawula iinkqubo zemfundo kwiZiko leRaptor, uthi iinkozi ngokuqhelekileyo zinokuthwala malunga nekota yobunzima bazo, ezinye iikhilogram ezi-2 ukuya kwezi-3. Ukhozi lusenokubamba into enkulu kunale, kodwa alunakukwazi ukuyithwala kude kakhulu.