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I-coypu yaseMzantsi Melika ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-nutria okanye i-coypu. Zikhangeleka njengomnqamlezo phakathi kwebhiva kunye ne-muskrat.
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Zikhangeleka njani iibhiva ezisemgxobhozweni?
Ngaphandle kwamagama azo, iibeaver zomgxobhozo, ezi zilwanyana aziyoebeaver okanye iimuskrats. Kunoko, zihlobene neehagu zeguinea kwaye zingabosapho lwe-coypu kwaye ngoko ke zifana neempuku. Ii<em>Marsh beavers zibude buziisentimitha ezingama-43 ukuya kuma-64 ukusuka kwincam yempumlo ukuya ezantsi, umsila unobude obungama-25 ukuya kuma-42 eesentimitha. Ubunzima babo bufikelela kwiikhilogram ezilithoba.
Umzimba wabo ufana ne-beaver okanye i-muskrat enkulu: intloko inde kwaye ine-snout ebomvu kunye namabhovu amade. Intamo imfutshane kwaye inzima, iindlebe zincinci. Iinkunzi zecoypu zidla ngokuba nkulu kunemazi. Ii<em>Marsh beaver zineentambo phakathi kweenzwane ezintlanu zeenyawo zazo zangasemva njengophawu lokuqhelana nokuphila emanzini. Kwakhona, ngokungafaniyo ne<em>beaver, enomsila osicaba nobanzi, umsila we<em>beaver womgxobhozo ungqukuva kwaye awubhadlanga.
Njengazo zonke iimpuku, i-coypu inamazinyo amakhulu agqunywe ngumaleko o-orenji okhuselayo kwaye akhule abuyele kubomi bonke. Uboya becoypu bubomvu-bumdaka kwaye buneedyasi ezithambileyo ezithambileyo kunye needyasi ezinde ezirhabaxa. Ngenxa yoboya bayo, i-coypu ithandwa njengezilwanyana ezinoboya kwaye ikhuliswa kwiifama. Ukuzala kwakhona kubangele eminye imibala yedyasi, umzekelo, idyasi emhlophe eqaqambileyo.
Zihlala phi iibhiva emgxobhozweni?
Iibeaver zomgxobhozo ziphuma eMzantsi Melika. Bahlala eBolivia, kumazantsi eBrazil, eChile naseArgentina. Apho azikho ekhaya kwiindawo ezitshisayo, kodwa kwiindawo ezinemozulu epholileyo. Namhlanje zikhuliswa kwiifama zoboya emhlabeni jikelele. Nangona kunjalo, ziyenzeka nasendle: Ezinye zazo zashiywa, ezinye izilwanyana zabaleka kwiifama zoboya zaza zanda. Kumazantsi eFransi, ziye zakhutshelwa kumadama eentlanzi ukuze zingakhuli kakhulu.
Ihlala phi i-coypu?
Ii<em>marsh beaver zihlala kwimilambo nakwimilambo eneendonga zayo zixineneyo nalapho izityalo zasemanzini zikhula ngobuninzi. EYurophu naseMntla Melika, i-coypu inokuphila kuphela kwimimandla apho ubusika bupholile kwaye amanzi awafane abe ngumkhenkce. EJamani, kunokwenzeka ukuba zifunyenwe kwi-Upper Rhine naseKaiserstuhl. Azikwazi ukuphila kubusika obuqhaqhazelis’ amazinyo apho amanzi abe ngumkhenkce.
Zeziphi iintlobo ze-coypu ezikhoyo?
Ngaphakathi kwintsapho ye-coypu, i-coypu yodwa yodwa kunye neentlobo. Zisondelelene kakhulu neempuku zezibuko kunye nomthi kunye neempuku zehagu, zonke zihlala eMzantsi Melika.
Ingaba zineminyaka emingaphi iibeavers ezisemgxobhozweni?
Ii<em>marsh beaver ziphila malunga neminyaka emithandathu ukuya kwelishumi.
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Ziphila njani iibhiva emgxobhozweni?
I-Coypu yindadi entle kakhulu: Iintshukumo zazo emanzini zisikhumbuza ezo zeotter. Kulapho igama labo leSpanish elithi "Nutria" livela khona, elithetha enye into ngaphandle kwe "otter". Abakwazi kakuhle ukuntywila, kodwa bahlala ngaphantsi kwamanzi kangangemizuzu elishumi ngaphandle kokuphefumla.
Ii<em>marsh beaver zidla ngokusebenza ngorhatya nasebusuku. Emva koko baxakeke kukukhangela ukutya kunye nococeko lobuqu. Bahlala phantsi, bakame uboya bazo ngeenzipho zabo baze babuqabe ngamafutha avela kumadlala akhethekileyo kwiikona zomlomo wabo. Emini ziphumla kwimingxuma yazo, ezakha eludongeni. La matonela mafutshane kwaye akanazo iipaseji ezisecaleni.
Ngokungafaniyo nemingxuma ye-beaver yaseYurophu, indawo yokungena kwimigxobhozo ye-beaver isoloko iphezulu kwaye ayikho ngaphantsi kwamanzi. Ngamanye amaxesha i-cyber yakha iindlwana ngeengcongolo elunxwemeni. Ii<em>marsh beaver zihlala kwiindawo ezincinci. Ukuya kutsho kwi-13 izilwanyana ezihlala kunye apho.
Ubukhulu becala ziimazi ezikhulileyo ezizalanayo enye kwenye, kunye nenzala yazo kunye nenkunzi enkulu. I-coypu eyindoda encinci ihlala yodwa. Ii<em>marsh beaver ziyakwazi ukuzikhusela: ukuba ziziva zisongelwa, ziluma kabuhlungu ngamazinyo azo amakhulu.
Abahlobo kunye neentshaba ze-coypu
Ii<em>otter, iibheji, okanye ezinye ii<em>martens ezinkulu zinokuba yingozi kwii<em>marsh beaver. Iibhere eziBrown, iingcuka, iilynx, iimpungutye nazo ziphakathi kweentshaba zabo. Nangona kunjalo, enye yeentshaba ezinkulu ze-coypu yayiyindoda: ngenkulungwane ye-19, izilwanyana zazizingelwa kakhulu ngenxa yoboya bazo kangangokuba ezinye zazo kwafuneka zikhuselwe. Noko ke, ekugqibeleni abantu baqalisa ukuzifuya ezifama.
Izala njani icoypu?
Imazi yebheaver esemgxobhozweni inokuba nesixhenxe, maxa wambi ide iye kutsho kwi-13. Emva kokukhwelana, kuthatha iintsuku ezili-130 ukuba i-coypu encinane izalwe. Elo lixesha elide lokumitha – kodwa iintsana zasemgxobhozweni sele ziphuhliselwe kakuhle oko. Xa bezalwa, baba noboya ngokupheleleyo kwaye amehlo abo sele evulekile. Kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa emva kokuba ezelwe, ayangena emanzini aze akwazi ukuqubha.