UMary Allen
IiMartens zizilwanyana ezizingelayo. Bakha usapho phakathi kweentlobo zezilwanyana. Zikwaquka imbila, ipolecat, i-mink, i-weasel, neotter. Bahlala phantse kuyo yonke indawo emhlabeni ngaphandle kweNorth Pole okanye iAntarctica. Xa sithetha nge-martens, sithetha i-martens yamatye okanye i-pine martens. Xa bebonke bangama "martens okwenene".
IiMartens zibude bungama-40 ukuya kuma-60 eesentimitha ukusuka empumlweni ukuya ezantsi. Ukongeza, kukho umsila we-bushy we-20 ukuya kwi-30 yeesentimitha. Zinobunzima obumalunga nekhilogram enye ukuya kwezimbini. I-Martens ke ngoko incinci kwaye ilula. Ngoko ke banokuhamba ngokukhawuleza okukhulu.
Baphila njani imartens?
IiMartens zihamba ebusuku. Ngoko bazingela baze batye ngorhatya okanye ebusuku. Ngokwenene zitya yonk’ into: Izilwanyana ezanyisayo ezincinane njengeempuku noonomatse kwakunye neentaka namaqanda azo. Kodwa izirhubuluzi, amasele, iinkumba, nezinambuzane zikwayinxalenye yokutya kwazo, kwanezilwanyana ezifileyo. Kukwakho neziqhamo, amaqunube namandongomane. Ekwindla, i-martens igcina ubusika.
IiMartens zizizungu. Bahlala kwimimandla yabo. Iinkunzi zikhusela indawo yazo kwezinye iinkunzi kunye neemazi kwezinye iimazi. Nangona kunjalo, imimandla yamadoda nabasetyhini inokudibana.
I-martens ivelisa njani?
Martens iqabane ehlotyeni. Nangona kunjalo, iseli yeqanda echumileyo ayiphuhli ngakumbi kude kube nguMatshi ozayo. Enye, ke ngoko, ithetha nge-dormancy. Ukukhulelwa kwangempela kuthatha malunga nenyanga. Abancinci bazalwa malunga no-Epreli xa kushushu phandle kwakhona.
I-Martens idla ngokuba malunga neentathu. Abantwana abasandul’ ukuzalwa baziimfama kwaye bahamba ze. Emva kwenyanga bavula amehlo abo. Bancancisa ubisi kumama wabo. Kwakhona kuthiwa umama uncancisa amantshontsho. Ngoko ke iimartens zizilwanyana ezanyisayo.
Ixesha lokuncancisa lithatha malunga neenyanga ezimbini. Ekwindla i-martens encinci izimele. Xa bemalunga neminyaka emibini ubudala, banokuba nabantwana babo. Endle, zihlala iminyaka elishumi.
Ziziphi iintshaba ezinazo iimartens?
IiMartens zineentshaba ezimbalwa kuba zikhawuleza. Iintshaba zabo eziqhelekileyo zendalo zi-raptors ngenxa yokuba zisuka ngokukhawuleza zihle emoyeni. Iimpungutye kunye neekati zihlala zibamba kuphela iimartens ezincinci kakhulu, logama nje zisengenakuzinceda kwaye zingakhawulezi.
Olona tshaba lwemartens ngabantu. Ukuzingela uboya bazo okanye ukukhusela imivundla kunye neenkukhu kubulala iimarten ezininzi. Uninzi lwee-martens nalo lufa esitratweni kuba iimoto zibaleka phezu kwabo.
Ziziphi iimpawu ezikhethekileyo ze-marten zamatye?
I-Beech martens inobuganga bokusondela ebantwini kune-pine martens. Ngoko ke zikwatya iinkukhu namahobe kunye nemivundla, ukuba nje zinokungena ezitalini. Ngoko ke, abalimi abaninzi benza imigibe.
I-Beech martens iyathanda ukurhubuluza phantsi kweemoto okanye ukusuka ngaphantsi kwendawo yenjini. Bayiphawula ngomchamo wabo njengommandla wabo. I-marten elandelayo iba nomsindo kakhulu kwiphunga kangangokuba idla ngokuluma iindawo zerabha. Oku kukhokelela kumonakalo obiza kakhulu kwimoto.
I-marten yamatye inokuzingelwa. Imipu yabazingeli okanye imigibe yabo ibulala ii<em>stone marten ezininzi. Sekunjalo, abasongelwa ngokubhanga.
Iphila njani ipine marten?
I-Pine martens ixhaphake kakhulu emithini kune-beech martens. Bakwazi kakuhle ukukhwela nokutsiba ukusuka kwelinye isebe ukuya kwelinye. Ngokuqhelekileyo zenza iindlwane zazo kwimingxuma yemithi, ngamanye amaxesha kwiindlwana ezingenanto zoonomatse okanye iintaka ezidla inyama.
Uboya bePine marten buthandwa ngabantu. Ngenxa yokuzingela uboya, kukho iipine marten ezimbalwa eziseleyo kwiindawo ezininzi. Nangona kunjalo, i-pine marten ayikho engozini. Noko ke, ingxaki yayo kukuba amahlathi amaninzi amakhulu ayagawulwa. Azisekho iipine martens apho.