URook

Ukuba sibona imihlambi emikhulu yamagwababa ebusika, ngokuqinisekileyo bangama-rooks: bavela kwiindawo zabo zokuzalela emantla nasempuma ukuze bachithe ubusika kunye nezihlobo zabo.

iimpawu

Zibukeka njani iiroks?

IiRooks zezosapho lwe-corvid kwaye ke ngoko ziyinxalenye yosapho lweentaka eziculayo - nokuba amazwi abo arhabaxa, arhabaxa awavakali ngathi kwaphela. Zimalunga ne-46 yeesentimitha ubude kwaye zinobunzima obungama-360 ukuya kuma-670 grams. Iintsiba zazo zimnyama kwaye ziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Olona phawu lwazo lubalulekileyo ngumlomo wabo, abanokuthi ngawo bahluke ngokulula kwamanye amagwababa – ingakumbi amagwababa afileyo afana kakhulu: Mde kakhulu kwaye uthe tye, kwaye umphantsi womlomo wawo umhlophe kwaye awunantsiba. Imilenze yeRook ineentsiba – yiyo loo nto ihlala ityebile kwaye imikhulu kunokuba injalo.

Amadoda nabasetyhini bajongeka ngokufanayo. Iirooks ezincinci azinambala oqaqambileyo, kodwa kunomsi omnyama, kwaye ingcambu yomlomo wabo isemnyama.

Zihlala phi iiroks?

IiRooks zifumaneka eYurophu ukusuka eNgilani nakumazantsi eScandinavia ukuya emantla eItali nakumantla eGrisi. Entshona ntshona bahlala kumntla-ntshona weFransi nakumntla-ntshona weSpeyin, empuma-mpuma eRashiya nakuMbindi Asia. Nangakumbi impuma ihlala i-subspecies ye-rook (Corvus frugilegus fascinator).

Okwangoku, nangona kunjalo, i-rooks iye yaba yi-globetrotters yokwenene: bahlala eNew Zealand kwaye bahlala kakuhle apho. Ekuqaleni, ii-rooks zazihlala kumathafa ehlathi eMpuma Yurophu naseAsia.

Namhlanje, nangona kunjalo, baye baqhelana kakuhle nommandla wenkcubeko owenziwe sithi bantu kwaye, ukongeza kwimida yehlathi kunye nokucoca, bahlala kwiipaki, amasimi okuziinkozo kunye neendawo zokuhlala. Iirokhi zihlala kuphela kwiindawo ezifikelela kuma-500 eemitha ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Azifumaneki ezintabeni.

Zeziphi iintlobo zeeroki ezikhoyo?

I-rook inezihlobo ezisondeleyo kunye nathi. Ezi ziquka i-carrion crow (iCorvus corone corone); sikwanawo namahlungulu amakhulu kunye neejackdaws ezincinci nezithambileyo. I-choughs kunye ne-alpine choughs zihlala kwiiAlps.

Zingakanani iiroks?

I-Rooks ihlala ineminyaka eyi-16 ukuya kwi-19 ubudala. Kodwa banokuba neminyaka engama-20 nangaphezulu.

Ziphathe

Ziphila njani iiroks?

Ekwindla lixesha lokuhlala apha: Ukususela ngoSeptemba okanye ngo-Okthobha, zihla zisiya kuchitha ubusika apha. Ikakhulu igxumekile isuka kumntla nakwimpuma yeYurophu ithi ifudukele entshona nasezantsi emva kwexesha lokuzala ibaleka ubusika obunzima kwilizwe labo. Bahlala besebenzisana kunye neerooks zethu zomthonyama kwaye benze ibubu elikhulu. Azibuyeli kwiindawo ezizalela kuzo de kube yintlakohlaza elandelayo.

Ngokungafaniyo nezi zilwanyana, iirooks zethu zomthonyama azifuduki ebusika. Bahlala apha unyaka wonke kwaye bakhulisa abaselula kanye ngonyaka. Ebusuku, ii-rooks zenza iikholoni ezinkulu kwaye zichitha ubusuku kunye - ukuba aziphazamiseki apho - zihlala zihlala kwiindawo ezifanayo. Kumhlambi onjalo, iintaka ezifikelela kwi-100,000 XNUMX zinokubuthana ubusuku ngabunye. OoJackdaws kunye namagwababa afileyo badla ngokuzimanya nabo.

Kuchukumisa ngokwenene xa ibubu elikhulu ngolo hlobo lidibana kwindawo yokuhlanganisana ngorhatya lize libhabhe kunye ukuya kwindawo yokulala. Ekuseni bashiya iindawo zabo zokulala besiya kufuna ukutya kwindawo ebangqongileyo. Ubomi kwi-swarm okanye kwi-coloni kuneenzuzo ezininzi kwii-rooks: zitshintshiselana ngolwazi malunga neendawo zokutya ezilungileyo kwaye kunye zikwazi kangcono ukuzimela ngokuchasene nama-gulls okanye iintaka ezidliwayo ezikhuphisana nazo ngokutya kwazo.

Kwi-swarm, i-rooks nayo iyazi iqabane labo, kwaye izilwanyana ezincinci zikhuselwe kangcono kwiintshaba. Iirooks azigqogqa iindlwane zezinye iintaka. Amagwababa, azalana ngokusondeleyo nawo, akwenza oku ngamaxesha athile.

Abahlobo kunye neentshaba ze-rook

Enye yeentshaba ezinkulu ze-rooks ngabantu. Ezi ntaka zazityiwa ngempazamo yaye zazitshutshiswa. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba zihlala emhlambini, kwakulula ukudubula amanani amakhulu eentaka ezintle ngaxeshanye. Kuphela kusemva kowe-1986 awathi salelwa ukuzingela amarhamente.

Zivelisa njani iiroks?

Izibini ze-rooks zinyanisekile kakhulu kwaye zihlala kunye ubomi. Amaqabane ayakhasa aze atyisane kwaye ahombisane iintsiba. Ziyakwazi nokuhlalisana xa zizala: rhoqo ukuya kwi-100 izibini zizalela kunye phezulu emithini, ngokuqhelekileyo kumphakamo ongaphezulu kwe-15 leemitha.

Ukususela ngoFebruwari ukuya phambili, izibini ziqala imidlalo yazo yokuthandana. Iinkunzi kunye neemazi zakha indlwane kunye, kodwa kukho ulwahlulo lomsebenzi: inkunzi izisa izinto zokuzalela, imazi yakha indlwane kuyo.