UMary Allen
Oonomatse ziimpuku. Ikwabizwa ngokuba ngunomatse okanye ikati ye-squirrel. Benza udidi oluneentlobo ezingama-29 ezahlukeneyo kwaye zezeempuku. Zinxulumene ngokusondeleyo nee-chipmunks. Bahlala emithini ehlathini, kodwa nakwiindawo zokuhlala zabantu. Ziphawuleka kakhulu, ngakumbi ngenxa yomsila wazo omde onamatyholo. Umsila uphantse ube mde njengomzimba, kunye bakhula ukuya kwi-50 centimeters. Nangona kunjalo, oonomatse abafane babonwe kuba bayakhawuleza kwaye baneentloni kwaye badla ngokuzifihla ebantwini.
I-squirrels yabantu abadala inobunzima be-200 ukuya kwi-400 grams. Ngenxa yokuba bekhaphukhaphu, oonomatse banokutsiba phakathi kwamasebe ngokukhawuleza kwaye banokuma kumasebe amancinci. Ngoko banokubaleka ngokulula kwizikhova nezinye iintaka ezidla inyama ezithanda ukutya onomatse. Ngeenzipho zazo ezinde ezigobileyo, ezi mpuku zinokubambelela emasebeni nasemasetyana.
I-squirrels yaseYurophu ebomvu-mdaka inokufumaneka phantse kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Bakwahlala kwisiqwenga somhlaba esibanzi ukusuka eMpuma Yurophu ukuya eAsia. I-squirrel engwevu ihlala e-USA naseKhanada. Abantu beza nayo eNgilani nase-Itali baza bayikhulula apho.
Ezipakini, unomatse ongwevu ukhupha unomatse waseYurophu kuba mkhulu kwaye womelele. ENgilani nakwiindawo ezinkulu zase-Italy, i-squirrels ebomvu-brown iphantse yaphela. Ehlathini, i-pine marten ibamba ii-squirrels ezimpunga. Oomatse babomvu-mdaka bayasinda apho kuba bayakhawuleza.
Baphila njani onomatse?
Oonomatse ziimpuku. Ikwabizwa ngokuba ngunomatse okanye ikati ye-squirrel. Benza udidi oluneentlobo ezingama-29 ezahlukeneyo kwaye zezeempuku. Zinxulumene ngokusondeleyo nee-chipmunks. Bahlala emithini ehlathini, kodwa nakwiindawo zokuhlala zabantu. Ziphawuleka kakhulu, ngakumbi ngenxa yomsila wazo omde onamatyholo. Umsila uphantse ube mde njengomzimba, kunye bakhula ukuya kwi-50 centimeters. Nangona kunjalo, oonomatse abafane babonwe kuba bayakhawuleza kwaye baneentloni kwaye badla ngokuzifihla ebantwini.
I-squirrels yabantu abadala inobunzima be-200 ukuya kwi-400 grams. Ngenxa yokuba bekhaphukhaphu, oonomatse banokutsiba phakathi kwamasebe ngokukhawuleza kwaye banokuma kumasebe amancinci. Ngoko banokubaleka ngokulula kwizikhova nezinye iintaka ezidla inyama ezithanda ukutya onomatse. Ngeenzipho zazo ezinde ezigobileyo, ezi mpuku zinokubambelela emasebeni nasemasetyana.
I-squirrels yaseYurophu ebomvu-mdaka inokufumaneka phantse kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Bakwahlala kwisiqwenga somhlaba esibanzi ukusuka eMpuma Yurophu ukuya eAsia. I-squirrel engwevu ihlala e-USA naseKhanada. Abantu beza nayo eNgilani nase-Itali baza bayikhulula apho.
Ezipakini, unomatse ongwevu ukhupha unomatse waseYurophu kuba mkhulu kwaye womelele. ENgilani nakwiindawo ezinkulu zase-Italy, i-squirrels ebomvu-brown iphantse yaphela. Ehlathini, i-pine marten ibamba ii-squirrels ezimpunga. Oomatse babomvu-mdaka bayasinda apho kuba bayakhawuleza.
Baphila njani onomatse?
Oomatse ubukhulu becala zizidalwa ezihlala zodwa ezidibana kuphela ukuze zilingane, okt ukwenza amantshontsho. Bakha iindlwane emithini. Ezi ziibhola ezingqukuva ezenziwe ngamasebe alele kwiifolokhwe zamasebe. Ngaphakathi zigqunywe ngobulembu. Ezi ndlwane zibizwa ngokuba yiKobel. I-squirrel nganye ineendlwana ezininzi ngexesha elinye: ukulala ebusuku, ukuphumla emthunzini emini, okanye izilwanyana ezincinci.
Onomatse baya kutya phantse nantoni na abanokuyifumana: amaqunube, amandongomane, imbewu, amathupha, amaxolo, iintyatyambo, amakhowa neziqhamo. Kodwa kukho iintshulube, amaqanda entaka okanye amantshontsho azo, izinambuzane, imibungu neenkumba. Xa zisitya, zibamba ukutya kwazo ngamathupha angaphambili, nto leyo ekhumbuza abantu kakhulu.
Ekwindla, ii-squirrels zigcina ubusika. Badla ngokungcwaba amandongomane, ii-acorns, okanye i-beechnuts emhlabeni. Kodwa abasakwazi ukufumana imbewu eninzi. Ezi ke ziyantshula zenze izityalo ezitsha. Ngale ndlela, ii-squirrels zinceda izityalo ukuba zingaphindaphindi nje kuphela kufuphi, kodwa ziphinde zide.
Oomatse baneentshaba ezininzi: ii<em>martens, iikati zasendle, neentaka ezahlukahlukeneyo ezidla inyama. Kwiipaki kunye neegadi, ikati yendlu lolona tshaba lwakho lukhulu. Kodwa kukho nezifunxi-gazi ezininzi ezinokugulisa nomatse okanye zibabulale.
Oonomatse abalali, bayalala. Oko kuthetha ukuba azilali bonke ubusika kodwa zishiya iindlwana ngamaxesha athile ukuze zifumane ukutya. Noko ke, kwezinye iindawo oonomatse sele beqhelene nabantu kangangokuba bade batye amandongomane.
Bazala njani onomatse?
Ixesha lokuqala lokuzala nguJanuwari, kwaye elesibini limalunga no-Epreli. Imazi idla ngokuthwala malunga namantshontsho amathandathu esiswini. Emva kweeveki ezintlanu kakuhle, umntwana uya kuzalwa. Inkunzi iyaphinda imkile kwaye inokuba sele ikhangele imazi entsha. Ayiwakhathalelanga amathole.
Izilwanyana ezincinci zimalunga neesentimitha ezintandathu ukuya kwezilithoba ubude ekuzalweni kwazo. Oomatse zizilwanyana ezanyisayo. Umama useza amantshontsho akhe ubisi. Abakabi naboya yaye ababoni okanye beva. Bavula kuphela amehlo abo emva kwenyanga, kwaye emva kweeveki ezintandathu bayalishiya okokuqala. Emva kweeveki ezisibhozo ukuya kwezilishumi, bazifunela ukutya.
Kunyaka ozayo bebesele bezenzela ababo abantwana. Kuthiwa ke ngoko baqole ngokwesini. Nangona kunjalo, bahlala bezivumela unyaka ixesha elingakumbi. Endle, oonomatse ababi budala kuneminyaka emithathu.