UMary Allen
Indlwane ngumngxuma owenziwa zizilwanyana. Isilwanyana silala kulo mngxuma okanye sihlala kuwo njengokuba thina bantu sihlala kwindawo esihlala kuyo. Izilwanyana ezininzi zikhulisela amantshontsho azo kwindlwane, ngakumbi iintaka. Amaqanda okanye amantshontsho abizwa ngokuba zii-“clutches” kuba umama wabeka amaqanda. Ezo ndlwane zibizwa ngokuba “ziindlwane ezigated”.
Iindlwane ziyohluka ngokuxhomekeke kwiintlobo zezilwanyana. Xa zisetyenziselwa ukuqandusela amaqanda okanye ukukhulisa amantshontsho, iindlwane zidla ngokugqunywa ngocoselelo ngeentsiba, ubulembu nezinye izinto zendalo. Izilwanyana ezininzi zikwasebenzisa izinto eziphuma ebantwini ezifana nezilaphu zelaphu okanye nantoni na ezinokuyifumana.
Ezinye izilwanyana ziye zakha iindlwane zamantshontsho azo. Akukho mfuneko yokuba bacinge ixesha elide malunga nokuba baza kwakha njani iindlwane zabo. Kukho nezilwanyana ezakha kuphela indlwane yokulala, njengeegorila kunye neeorangutan. Ezi nkawu zide zakhe indawo entsha yokulala ubusuku ngabunye.
Zeziphi iintlobo zeendlwane ze-clutch ezikhoyo?
Iintaka zihlala zakha iindlwane zazo emithini ukuze amarhamncwa angakwazi ukufikelela kancinci kumaqanda namantshontsho. Nangona kunjalo, amarhamncwa afana ne-squirrels okanye i-martens zihlala zisenza njalo. Iintaka zasemanzini zakha iindlwane zazo elunxwemeni okanye kwiziqithi ezidadayo ezenziwe ngamasebe. Abazali bentaka ke kufuneka bakhusele amaqanda abo ngokwabo. Amadada, umzekelo, ziinkosi kule nto. Imiqongqothwane nezinye iintaka ezininzi zakha iindlwane zazo kwimingxunya yemithi.
Iindlwane zeentaka ezinkulu ezitya inyama njengamaxhalanga zidla ngokuba phezulu kwaye kunzima ukufikelela kuzo. Ezi ke azisabizwa ngokuba ziindlwane kodwa ziintshaba. Kwimeko yokhozi, oku kubizwa ngokuba yindlwane yokhozi.
Iintaka ezincinci ezikhulela kwindlwane zibizwa ngokuthi "i-nest stools". Ezi ziquka amabele, iintaka, iintaka ezimnyama, iingwamza, nezinye ezininzi. Noko ke, iintlobo ezininzi zeentaka azakhi kwaphela iindlwane kodwa zikhangela nje indawo efanelekileyo yokubeka amaqanda azo, njengenkuku yethu yasekhaya. Izilwanyana ezincinci zibaleka zijikeleza ngokukhawuleza. Yiyo loo nto ibizwa ngokuba “ngamarhamncwa”.
Izilwanyana ezanyisayo zidla ngokugrumba imingxuma yeendlwane zazo. Iimpungutye neembila zaziwa ngoko. Iindlwane zee<em>beaver ziyilwe ngendlela yokuba abazali neentshaba zabo badade emanzini ukuze bangene kwindlwane. Amantshontsho eekati, iihagu, imivundla kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezanyisayo ezininzi zihlala kwindlwane kangangexesha elithile emva kokuzalwa.
Kodwa kukwakho nezilwanyana ezanyisayo ezininzi ezinokwenza ngaphandle kwendlwane. Amathole, amathole, iindlovu ezincinci kunye nezinye ezininzi zivuka ngokukhawuleza emva kokuzalwa zize zilandele unina. Iminenga zizilwanyana ezanyisayo nayo. Kananjalo azinandlwane zilandela unina elwandle.
Izinambuzane zakha iindlwane ezikhethekileyo. Iinyosi kunye noonomeva bakha amakhama anamacala amathandathu. Iimbovane zakha iinduli okanye zakha iindlwana zazo emhlabeni okanye ngamaplanga afileyo. Uninzi lwezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo zomba umngxuma esantini zize zivumele ubushushu belanga bufukamele amaqanda azo apho.