UMary Allen
Indawo yokulala etyiwayo ithiywe ngolo hlobo kuba iphumla kangangeenyanga ezisixhenxe ebusika.
iimpawu
Ijongeka njani indawo yokulala?
I-dormouse etyiwayo inemisila enamatyholo kwaye ikhangeleka kakhulu njengeempuku ezinkulu. Umzimba wabo unokukhula ube malunga neesentimitha ezingama-20 ubude; umsila wabo malunga ne-15 centimeters. I-dormouse enkulu inobunzima be-100 ukuya kwi-120 grams. Iinwele ezingwevu zigqume ngasemva kwindawo yokulala.
Ikhaphukhaphu ngombala apha esiswini. Inamabhovu amade empumlweni kunye neringi emnyama ejikeleze amehlo ayo.
Ihlala phi idormouse?
Indawo yokulala ayikuthandi ingqele. Ngoko ke yenzeka kuphela kwiindawo ezishushu ngokufanelekileyo zaseYurophu: Ihlala kumahlathi asemazantsi nakumbindi weYurophu kodwa ayifumaneki eNgilani naseScandinavia. Empuma, indawo yokuhanjiswa kwe-dormouse idlulela eIran. I-Dormouse ikhetha ukukhwela phezu kwemithi enamagqabi.
Ngoko ke, ubukhulu becala bahlala kumahlathi ashinyeneyo naxubileyo ukusuka kwindawo ephantsi ukuya kumazantsi eentaba. Indawo yokulala iwathanda kakhulu amahlathi eebhitshi. Kodwa naye uziva ekhululekile phakathi kwabantu, umzekelo kwi-attics kunye nakwiishedi zegadi.
Zeziphi iintlobo ze-dormouse ezikhoyo?
I-dormouse lilungu lentsapho ye-birch, ebandakanya iintonga. Kukho i-subspecies ezininzi ze-dormouse ezenzeka kuphela kwimimandla ethile.
EJamani, zikho ezinye iiBilche ngaphandle kwendawo yokulala enokutyiwa. Ezi ziquka i-dormouse, i-dormouse yegadi, kunye ne-dormouse yomthi.
Ingaba idormouse iba neminyaka emingaphi?
I-dormouse etyiwayo ihlala iminyaka emihlanu ukuya kwesithoba.
Ziphathe
Ihlala njani idormouse?
Emini, i-dormouse ithanda ukukhasa kwimithi engenanto kwaye ilale. "Usuku" lwangempela lwe-dormouse edliwayo luqala kuphela ngokuhlwa, xa luhamba lufuna ukutya. Kuphela kunqabile ukuba i-dormouse ihambe ngaphezu kweemitha ezili-100 ukusuka kwindawo yayo yokulala. Ngenxa yoko, utshintsha indawo yakhe yokuzimela ngamaxesha athile. Ekupheleni kuka-Agasti, i-dormouse idinwa kakhulu - ingena kwi-hibernation kwaye ivuka kuphela ngoMeyi.
Abahlobo kunye neentshaba ze-dormouse
Njengazo zonke iimpuku ezincinci, i-dormouse yenye yokutya okuthandayo kweentaka ezidliwayo kunye namarhamncwa asemhlabeni. Ii<em>martens, iikati, izikhova zokhozi, nezikhova ezibomvu nazo ziphakathi kweentshaba zazo. Kwaye abantu bayawazingela: kuba anokwenza umonakalo omkhulu kumabhoma ngenxa yokuba anoboya obushinyeneyo – nangenxa yokuba kwamanye amazwe ade atyiwe!
Ingaba idormouse izala njani?
Ixesha lokukhwelana liqala ngoJulayi. Inkunzi iphawula indawo yayo ngamavumba evumba kwaye iyancwinela ukutsala iimazi. Ukuba kuthe kweza imazi, inkunzi iyabaleka emva kwayo, inganikezeli phambi kokuba ivunyelwe ukuba ibe neentlobano zokwazana nayo. Emva koko, inkunzi ayisafuni ukuba nento yokwenza nemazi kwaye ikhangela amaqabane amatsha. Imazi iqalisa ukwakha indlwane. Ithwala ubulembu, iiferns nengca iyise kwindawo yayo yokulala ize ibugcine.
Emva kweeveki ezine ukuya kwezintlanu, ezimbini ukuya kwezintandathu zizalelwa apho. Izilwanyana ezincinci zinobunzima beegram ezimbini kuphela. Basahamba ze, baziimfama, yaye bazizithulu. Bachitha ubuncinane iiveki ezine ukuya kwezintandathu ezizayo kwindlwane. Bahamba emva kweenyanga ezimbini. Emva koko i-dormouse encinci iphantse yakhula ngokupheleleyo. Kodwa kusafuneka batye kakhulu ukufikelela kubunzima obungama-70 amagremu. Le kuphela kwendlela abanokusinda ngayo kwikhefu labo lokuqala elide lasebusika. Abaselula bakhule ngokwesondo kwintwasahlobo elandelayo xa bevukile.
I-dormouse inxibelelana njani?
Nabani na owake waba ne-dormouse kwi-attic uyazi: iigundane ezintle zingenza ingxolo enkulu. Bayakhala, bayakhala, bayakhalaza, bayakhalaza, bayakhalaza. Kwaye bayenza rhoqo kakhulu.
Care
Itya ntoni idormouse?
Imenyu ye-dormouse inkulu. Batya iziqhamo, iiacorns, beechnuts, amandongomane, amaqunube kunye nembewu. Kodwa izilwanyana zikwadla amaxolo emingcunube kunye nelarch kwaye zitya amathupha namagqabi eebhitshi. Nangona kunjalo, i-dormouse ikwathanda ukutya kwezilwanyana: I-cockchafers kunye nezinye izinambuzane incasa nje kakuhle kuzo njengeentaka ezincinci kunye namaqanda entaka. I-dormouse etyiwayo yaziwa ngokuba ine-voracious kakhulu.
Oku kungenxa yokuba izilwanyana zilungiselela ubusika kwaye zitye intlama yamanqatha. Ngexesha lokulala, zondla kule pad yamafutha kwaye zilahlekelwa phakathi kwekota kunye nesiqingatha sobunzima bazo.
Ukuma kwendawo yokulala
Njengezinye iimpuku ezininzi, i-dormouse ijikeleza kakhulu kwaye iluma rhoqo. Ngoko ke abafanelekanga njengezilwanyana zasekhaya. Ukuba ufumana i-dormouse encinci yeenkedama, kungcono ukubayisa kwindawo yokugcina izilwanyana. Apho zondliwa yaye zinyanyekelwa ngokomsebenzi.