UMary Allen
Xa inja ingcangcazela, oko akuthethi ukuba iyagula. Uvuyo, ukuzibhokoxa, uxinezeleko, okanye uloyiko lusenokuba ngunobangela wokuba inja ingcangcazele. Umzekelo, ezinye iintlobo zenza oku ngokwemvelo. Ubudala okanye ukungakhuseleki nako kunokubangela.
“Izinja ziyangcangcazela okanye zizikhaba imilenze xa uzikrwempa ngenxa yento eyaziwa ngokuba yi-scratch reflex. Kukusabela okungafunekiyo ngokupheleleyo, okuchaza ukuba kutheni inja yakho inokubonakala ididekile njengoko wenzayo xa iqala ukwenzeka.
Zeziphi izinja ezingcangcazelayo ngokwendalo?
Ukuba inja iyangcangcazela xa ilele, oku ngokuqhelekileyo akuyosizathu sokukhathazeka. Ezinye iintlobo zezinja nazo ngokwendalo zithande ukungcangcazela. Izinja zokuzingela, ezifana neJack Russel Terrier, zixhotyiswe ngethuku elihle kakhulu lokuzingela elinokubangela imincili kunye noxinzelelo.
Kutheni inja yam ishukumisa umlenze wayo?
Kuyafana ke naxa umnyumbaza okanye uthe wagajwa ngamanzi ngokungalindelekanga. Izinja ezininzi ziya kungcangcazela ngelixa ziphuphayo. Ukuba inja yakho ingena kwi-puddle okanye ikhephu elitsha, inokuthi ishukume kwaye ishukumise i-paw yayo ukuze isuse i-stimulus.
Ukuzibhokoxa kakhulu kuzibonakalisa njani ezinjeni?
Iimpawu: Ukuba inja igqithile kumda wayo, ibonisa oku ngokungcangcazela nangokugxadazela, intliziyo ibetha ngokungalawulekiyo, ikhefuzela ngeyona ndlela iphakamileyo, inokuba namahlaba yaye isenokuphulukana nomchamo ngokungalawulekiyo.
Ngaba izinja ziyawuthanda umkrwelo we-reflex?
Yonke inja inandipha isisu esihle, kwaye abaninzi abanini bezinja bayayazi indawo emnandi eyenza umlenze wabo wangemva wenja. Ukukhaba eneneni yi-reflex yokukrwempa.
Kutheni izinja zam zibuya umva xa ndizikrwela?
Ukurhawuzelelwa, ukulunywa, nokuxhuzula zonke ziimpawu zikaMange. Imithambo-luvo-Imithambo-luvo inokubangela ukuxhuzula umva-zombini imithambo-luvo emzimbeni kunye nemeko yenja inokunxulunyaniswa nempendulo yokuxhatshazwa.
Kutheni imilenze yezinja ishukuma xa ukrwela indawo ethile?
Intshukumo yokukhaba ayithandeki ngenxa yemithambo-luvo, eqhagamshelwe kumqolo wenja yakho. Imithambo-luvo idlulisela umyalezo kwizihlunu zomlenze wakhe ukuba ikhabe kwaye ixhuzule ngelinge lokukhupha into ecaphukisayo. Ngokungaziqondiyo, umzimba wenja yakho ucinga ukuba iruvley belly rub yakho yintakumba okanye ukurhawuzelelwa kufuneka ayikrwele.
Kutheni izinja zam zikrwempa ireflex?
Izizathu zokonwaya kakhulu ezinjeni zinokusuka kusulelo lwendlebe ukuya kwisifo samazinyo, kodwa ukurhawuzelelwa kakhulu ezinjeni kusoloko kucinywa njengokungalungelani nokwaliwa. Izinja zinokungadibani nendawo ezihlala kuyo, ukutya, iintakumba… nantoni na.
Kutheni izinja zikhaba nje emva kokuba ziphumile?
Ukuba ubona inja yakho ikhupha ngokukhawuleza emhlabeni okanye ukukhaba i-debris emva kwayo, ngokuqhelekileyo isenzo sokumakisha ummandla wabo, owawusaziwa ngokuba "yi-scrape behavior." Ngelixa ungasoloko ubamba inja yakho kwisenzo, imizimba yabo ixakekile ivelisa i-reaction yekhemikhali ebalulekileyo evumela ukuba banxibelelane.
Kutheni izinja zijika amaxesha amathathu phambi kokuba zilale?
Kwizangqa phambi kokulala kuzuzwa ilifa. Ukujika ngezangqa ngaphambi kokungqengqa kusisenzo sokuzikhusela kuba inja isenokwazi ngemvelo ukuba kufuneka izimise ngendlela ethile ukuze ithintele uhlaselo lwasendle.
Ngaba izinja ziyathanda xa uthetha nazo?
Eli qela lafumanisa ukuba izinja zikhethe ukuchitha ixesha elingakumbi nabantu abathetha nabo “ngeenja-zithetha” zisebenzisa amagama “afanele inja”. Yindibaniselwano yesandi kunye nomxholo izinja ezivakalelwa kakhulu ngawo. Iziphumo zeli qela zipapashwe kwijenali ye-Animal Cognition.