UMary Allen
I<em>koala luhlobo lwesilwanyana esanyisayo esihlala eOstreliya. Ufana nebhere encinane, kodwa eneneni uyimarsupial. I<em>koala ihlobene ngokusondeleyo nekhangaru. Ezi zilwanyana zimbini ziyimpawu eziphambili zase-Australia.
Uboya be-koala bumdaka-ngwevu okanye isilivere-ngwevu. Endle, baphila de babe malunga neminyaka engama-20 ubudala. Iikoala zilala ixesha elide kakhulu: iiyure eziyi-16-20 ngosuku. Bavuka ebusuku.
Iikoala zikwazi ukukhwela phezulu zineenzipho ezibukhali. Enyanisweni, ubukhulu becala bahlala emithini. Apho zitya amagqabi nezinye iinxalenye zemithi ethile ye-eucalyptus. Badla malunga ne-200-400 grams yayo yonke imihla. Iikoala phantse aziseli ngenxa yokuba amagqabi anamanzi awoneleyo.
Zizala njani iikoala?
I-Koalas ikhulile ngokwesondo kwiminyaka eyi-2-4. Ngexesha lokukhwelana, umama udla ngokuba nentshontsho elikhulu kunye naye. Nangona kunjalo, le nto sele ihlala ngaphandle kwesingxobo sayo.
Ukukhulelwa kuthatha iiveki ezintlanu kuphela. Intshontsho limalunga neesentimitha ezimbini ubude ekuzalweni kwaye linobunzima beegram ezimbalwa. Nakuba kunjalo, sele irhubuluza kwingxowa yayo, ethwalwa ngumama ngesisu. Apho iphinda ifumane imibele enokusela kuyo ubisi.
Malunga neenyanga ezintlanu, ikroba engxoweni okokuqala. Kamva iyarhubuluza iphuma apho ize itye amagqabi awanikwa ngunina. Nangona kunjalo, iya kuqhubeka isela ubisi de ibe malunga nonyaka omnye ubudala. Umbele kanina uthi uphume engxoweni lize elo silwanyana lingakwazi ukurhubuluza lingene kweso singxobo. Umama ke akasayivumeli ukuba ikhwele emqolo.
Ukuba unina uphinda akhulelwe, itakane elidala lingahlala naye. Noko ke, malunga nonyaka onesiqingatha, umama uye wayigxotha. Ukuba unina akakhulelwa, itakane linokuhlala nonina ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka emithathu.
Ngaba iikoalas zisengozini?
Izilwanyana ezidla iikoalas zizikhova, amaxhalanga kunye nenyoka yepython. Kodwa kunye neentlobo zecikilishe zokuhlola amacikilishe kunye nohlobo oluthile lweengcuka, iidingo, ziyathanda ukutya iikoala.
Noko ke, zezona zisengozini ngenxa yokuba abantu begawula amahlathi abo. Emva koko ii-koala kufuneka zibaleke kwaye ngokufuthi zingafumani ndawo. Ukuba amahlathi ade atshiswe, iikoala ezininzi ziyafa kwangoko. Abaninzi nabo babulawa zizifo.
Kukho malunga nama-50,000 XNUMX iikoala eziseleyo emhlabeni. Nangona zisiba mbalwa, iikoala azikasongelwa ngokubhanga. Abantu baseOstreliya bathanda iikoalas kwaye bayakuchasa ukuba babulawe.