UMary Allen
Amalulwane angaphila iminyaka emingaphi?
Amalulwane akhula kakhulu: iminyaka engama-20 nangaphezulu ayiqhelekanga. Umzekelo, ipipistrelle, iphila umndilili ongaphantsi nje kweminyaka eyi-2.5. Nangona kunjalo, kwanawona amalulwane amancinci angaphila ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka eli-16.
Ndilikhupha njani ilulwane egumbini?
Ngoko ke, into enye ngaphezu kwayo yonke into iyanceda: Vula zonke iifestile kwigumbi ngokubanzi kwaye emva koko - kubaluleke kakhulu - cima izibane! Kwaye ke ulinde. Kuba uninzi lwamalulwane luzibhabhela ngaphandle kwakhona. Abaninzi bakhanyisa isibane ngaphandle kwe-reflex.
Lithetha ukuthini xa ilulwane libhabha lingena eflethini?
Amalulwane angabhabhela ukuya kumagumbi ukusuka phakathi ku-Agasti ukuya phakathi kuSeptemba. Eso ayisosizathu sokuphakuzela. Izilwanyana azikho iinjongo zegazi, zilahleka zifuna iindawo ezintsha zokuhlala.
Liya kuhlala ixesha elingakanani ilulwane elivaleleke endlwini?
Ukuba akukho kutya okanye amanzi, ilulwane elivaleleke endlwini liya kufa kwisithuba seeyure ezingama-24. Nasemva kokuba lifile, akufuneki ulichukumise okanye usondele kwilulwane. Amalulwane athwala izifo ezininzi ezibulalayo ebantwini.
Wenza njani amalulwane ebusika?
Uninzi lweentlobo zamalulwane zilala emingxunyeni ekhuselekileyo, kwitonela emidala, nakwezinye iindawo ezingaphantsi komhlaba, kodwa ezinye iintlobo zisebenzisa imingxuma yemithi ebolileyo. I-Hibernation iphazamiseka rhoqo ukujonga iimeko zemozulu ze-roost.
Ahlala phi amalulwane ebusika?
Ukuze akwazi ukusinda kubusika obubandayo nokungabikho kwezinambuzane, amalulwane afuna iindawo ezikhuselekileyo njengemingxuma yemithi, iinkuni ezininzi, amagumbi angaphantsi komhlaba. Amalulwane achitha iinyanga ezibandayo efukame apho.
Amalulwane alala ixesha elingakanani ebusika?
Njengomthetho, amalulwane alala phantsi - oko kukuthi, awela rhoqo kwixesha elide lehtargy (torpor) enokuhlala kwiintsuku ezingama-30. Zehlisa ukubetha kwentliziyo, ukuphefumla, nobushushu bomzimba yaye ngaloo ndlela zonga amandla. I-Hibernation kukuziqhelanisa nokunqongophala kokutya ebusika.
Asebenza nini amalulwane?
Abhabha nini amalulwane ukuya kuzingela izinambuzane? IiPipistrelles zibhabha ziphume kwangethuba, ngamanye amaxesha kwisiqingatha seyure phambi kokutshona kwelanga, kodwa ubukhulu becala ekutshoneni kwelanga okanye emva kokutshona kwelanga.
Kutheni amalulwane ebhabha ebusika?
Emva kokulala, izilwanyana ngoku kufuneka zidle kakhulu kwaye zikhawuleze - emva koko, zazidla kuphela kwizinto zabo zobusika bonke. Amalulwane abamba ukutya kwawo xa ebhabha. Kuluhlu lweentlobo zendalo yethu, umzekelo, izinambuzane (umz. iingcongconi, iimpukane, amanundu, okanye ooqongqothwane).
Amalulwane alala ixesha elingakanani ngosuku?
Ilulwane; igcina amehlo ayo evuleke kuphela iiyure ezine ezimfutshane ngosuku, okanye mhlawumbi ebusuku, xa izingela izinambuzane zasebusuku etya kuzo. IArmadillo enkulu; ayiphumli ngaphantsi kweeyure ezili-18 ngosuku.
Abhabha nini amalulwane emini?
Ukususela ngoMatshi, amalulwane avuka ebuthongweni kwaye akhangele ukutya. Amalulwane ke maxa wambi anokubonwa ezingela emini, ekubeni ezi zinambuzane zibhabha elangeni emini, kodwa kubanda kakhulu kuwo ebusuku.
Amalulwane azingela ixesha elingakanani ebusuku?
Emva kokulala kwawo, okunokuhlala iinyanga ezintandathu, amalulwane ethu ahlala ezingela ebusuku ukusuka entwasahlobo ukuya ekwindla.
Ngaba amalulwane ayasebenza ubusuku bonke?
Abaphandi beLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research bafumanisa ukuba amalulwane afuna amandla angakumbi emini yaye ngenxa yoko abhabha ebusuku kuphela. Amalulwane ahamba ebusuku, iintaka zidla ngokutya. Lo mgaqo usebenza phantse kubo bonke abameli bamaqela amabini e-vertebrate.
Alala phi amalulwane emini?
Amalulwane adla ngokuba zizilwanyana zasebusuku kwaye alala emini. Ukuze balale, baye barhoxe baye emiqolombeni, kwimingxunya, kwimingxunya yemithi, okanye kwiindawo zokuhlala ezenziwe ngabantu ezinje ngophahla oluphezulu, iindonga eziseludongeni, okanye kwiitonela zeentaba.
Amalulwane abhabha nini kusasa?
Amalulwane amaninzi abuyela ezindlini zawo ngaphambi kokuba kuthi qheke ukusa. Ngaphambi kokuba zibhabhe, “zinyakazela” kwindawo yokungena yendlwane. Kwaye ke unokubukela amalulwane amaninzi ngexesha elinye.
Athanda ubushushu obunjani amalulwane?
Amaqondo obushushu aphakathi kwama-40 kunye nama-60 degrees. Okuxhaphake kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, ziintaka ze-nursery zeentlobo ezincinci, ngakumbi ipipistrelle eqhelekileyo, ephantsi kweethayile zophahla okanye emva kokukhwela ngamaplanga.
Lingakanani ilulwane elidala ehlabathini?
EFransi, sifunda ngeentlobo zeMyotis Myotis. Uphila ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka engama-37. Elona lulwane lidala elaziwayo laphila iminyaka engama-43. Kodwa kukho uhlobo oluphila iminyaka emine kuphela.
Kutheni amalulwane eguga kangaka?
Ekubeni iintlobo zamalulwane ezihlala kwimimandla etshisayo nezingalaliyo zisiba badala kakhulu, kumele kubekho ezinye izizathu. "Omnye unokuba ngubushushu bomzimba obuphezulu ngexesha lokuhamba, okwenza kube lula ukulwa nezifo ezibalulekileyo ezifana nosulelo lwentsholongwane," ukrokrela uKerth.
Enza ntoni amalulwane ebusika?
NgoFebruwari 2022-Enyanisweni, akufuneki uwabone amalulwane ebusika, kuba ezi zilwanyana zincinci zinokubhabha kodwa zingezizo iintaka kodwa zizilwanyana ezanyisayo, zihlala zizimela ngexesha elibandayo. Kuxhomekeka kuhlobo lwelulwane, ajinga kwisilingi kumagumbi angaphantsi, kumagumbi angaphantsi okanye kwimiqolomba yamatye.
Ndiwasusa njani amalulwane?
Kodwa oku akukho lula: amalulwane aphantsi kokhuseleko lwendalo kwaye akanako ukwenzakala, aqhutyelwe kude okanye abulawe! Akukho sisombululo silungileyo sokususa 'isibetho' ngokusisigxina kwaye wedwa.
Yintoni etsala amalulwane?
Yenza ichibi: Amanzi atsala izinambuzane ezininzi - kwaye ngaloo ndlela anika amalulwane itafile ebekwe ngokutyebileyo. Okukhona isitiya sityebile ngeentlobo ngeentlobo zezityalo, kokukhona zikhula ngakumbi izinambuzane apho. Isitiya esingenatyhefu: Ziphephe izibulali-zinambuzane nezinye iityhefu.
Ngaba amalulwane ayingozi endlwini?
Ukuba oko kuyenzeka, akukho sizathu sakoyika: iindwendwe ezingamenywanga azinabungozi kwaphela, zidla ngokuzifihla emva kwemifanekiso, izivalo, iikhethini, okanye kwiivazi zomgangatho. Ukuba ushiya ifestile ivuliwe ngokuhlwa, izilwanyana zidla ngokubhabha ziphume – kodwa kuphela xa imvula ingani kakhulu,” ucacise watsho uGqr.
Ufanele usabele njani ukuba ilulwane lilahlekile kwigumbi lokuhlala?
Ukuba ngequbuliso une-bat kwigumbi lakho, kuya kufuneka uvule zonke iifestile kunye neengcango ngokubanzi ngokuhlwa, cima isibane kwaye uphume kwigumbi. Njengomthetho, isilwanyana esilahlekileyo emva koko sifumana indlela yaso yokuphuma kwakhona.
Indlela yokubamba i-bat kwindlu?
Indlela yokukhupha i-bat ngaphandle kwendlu? Nje ukuba iimpuku zomoya zisegumbini, ziqhele ukwenza imijikelo embalwa kwaye emva kwethuba zifumane indlela yokuphuma kwakhona ngokwazo. Eyona ndlela yokunceda kukuvula iifestile ngokubanzi kwaye ucime isibane.
Wazi njani ukuba ilulwane lisaphila?
Lumka, amalulwane nawo angadlala efile. Zilala ngomqolo, zibeke amaphiko azo emizimbeni yazo. Ke jonga ilulwane elingaphiliyo imizuzu embalwa ukuze uqiniseke ukuba lifile ngokwenene.
Amalulwane alala ixesha elingakanani?
Kuba ezi zilwanyana zitya izinambuzane kuphela. Ngexesha elibandayo, akukho nanye. Yiyo loo nto amalulwane evala ixesha laxa kukho ukutya okuncinane ngokufukama kangangeenyanga ezintlanu. Ekupheleni kukaMatshi, bavuka kwakhona.
Lenza ntoni ilulwane ekwindla?
Ekwindla, amalulwane adlala ibhola, akhwelana kwaye atyane njengebhola. Amalulwane acwangcisa inzala yawo ekwindla kwaye alungiselele iindawo zawo zasebusika. Maxa wambi bahamba imigama emide ngenxa yoku.
Amalulwane alala phi egadini?
Iibhokisi zamalulwane endlwini okanye egadini zinika izilwanyana indawo efanelekileyo yokulala, ezinye zifanelekile njengendawo yokulala. Iibhokisi zenziwe ngekhonkrithi ekhaphukhaphu okanye ngamaplanga kwaye ziza ngeendlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo.