Squirrel

Igama labo mhlawumbi livela kwi-Indo-European igama elithi "AIG" - into ehamba ngokukhawuleza; okanye ukusuka "aik" - oki. Kwaye iindlebe ezimfumamfuma zikhangeleka njengoonomatse abancinci ukusuka kude.

iimpawu

Bakhangeleka njani onomatse?

Umsila kanomatse onamatyholo unomtsalane kakhulu. Kwi-17 ukuya kwi-20 yeesentimitha, iphantse ibe ngumzimba wayo, onokufikelela kubukhulu obungama-20 ukuya kuma-25 eesentimitha.

I-300 ukuya kwi-500 yeegram ezinzima ze-squirrels zimhlophe kwisisu nasesifubeni. Umva ugqunywe kakhulu ngoboya obubomvu; uboya bunokuba nawo nawuphi na omnye umbala ukusuka kumnyama ukuya kumthubi okhanyayo. Amathupha angasemva kanomatse made kwaye omelele kunezangaphambili. Ebusika, iincinci ezincinci zeenwele ziphakama phezulu kweendlebe, ezikwabizwa ngokuba ziibrashi.

Bahlala phi oonomatse?

Ngaphandle kweziqithi ezimbalwa ezikuLwandle lweMeditera, oonomatse banokufunyanwa kuyo yonke imimandla enamahlathi aseYurophu naseAsia. Oomatse bahlala ehlathini. Bakhetha ukuhlala emahlathini aneeconifers ezinde. Kodwa baziva bekhululekile kumahlathi ashinyeneyo nakwiipaki - ukuba bafumana ukutya okwaneleyo.

Zeziphi iindidi ezinxulumene nonomatse?

I-squirrels ivela kwiqela le-squirrels, kunye neentlobo ze-250 zenza intsapho enkulu ngaphakathi kweentonga. Oonomatse bohlulwe babe ngabahlali bemithi, oonomatse basemhlabeni, kunye noonomatse ababhabhayo. Kukho malunga ne-40 subspecies kulo lonke uluhlu lwe-squirrel.

Baneminyaka emingaphi oonomatse?

Oonomatse banokuphila ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka elishumi elinesibini. Kodwa endle, azifane zifike ebudaleni obunjalo.

Ziphathe

Baphila njani onomatse?

Ubomi be-squirrels buhlala buhlala phezulu emithini: apho bakhwela kwaye benze i-gymnastics phezu kwamasebe ngesantya sombane.

Umsila usebenza njenge-bancing pole nanjengevili lokuqhuba ngexesha lokutsiba kwawo okubukhali ukusuka emthini ukuya komnye. Ii-squirrels zilungelelaniswa ngokugqwesileyo kobu bomi: ziyakwazi ukubona kakuhle kwaye zigwebe imigama ngokuchanekileyo.

Zikwanazo neenzwa zokwenyani: i-vibrissae entloko nasemacaleni omzimba. kwimilenze yangaphambili nangasemva kunye nasemsilani ibancede bahlale begcina umgama ochanekileyo kwaye beve amasebe kunye namasetyana ngokuchanekileyo. Xa unomatse ehamba emhlabeni, ulumke ngakumbi: uhlala ephakama kwaye agcine iliso elibukhali ngaphandle kwengozi.

Oonomatse badla ngokutya. Ekuseni zishiya iindlwane zazo zokulala ziye kufuna ukutya. Zihamba phakathi kobubanzi obuyi-10 ukuya kuma-50 eehektare. Ngokuhlwa zibuyela kwiindlwane zazo, ezikwabizwa ngokuba ziindlwane. Bakwathanda ukuzimela apho iintsuku ezimbalwa xa kunetha kwaye kukho uqhwithela ngaphandle.

Oonomatse abalali – naphantsi kwengqele nekhephu, ngamanye amaxesha ubabona bekhangela ukutya. Xa kubanda kakhulu, oonomatse abaliqela ngamanye amaxesha balala kunye kwindlwane – begqunywe kufutshane omnye komnye kwaye bagqunywe ngemisila yabo enehlathi ukubagcina befudumele.

Abahlobo kunye neentshaba zoonomatse

Iintshaba zikanomatse ziquka iintaka ezidla inyama ezifana nokhetshe, ookhetshe, nezikhova, kodwa neepine martens kunye neesables. Oomatse banokuba yingozi kwezinye izilwanyana kuba ngamanye amaxesha batya amaqanda entaka kunye neentaka ezincinci.

Bazala njani onomatse?

Ixesha lokukhwelana koonomatse liqala ekupheleni kukaDisemba. Iinkunzi zizingela iimazi. Imazi iyakhathazeka ngamanye amaxesha. Inkunzi ke izama ukuthomalalisa imazi ngokulinganisa amanxeba oonomatse abancinci. Kusenokuthatha iintsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba imazi ilungele ukukhwelana.

Phantse kanye emva kweentsuku ezingama-38 emva kokukhwelana, imazi izala amantshontsho amabini ukuya kwamahlanu ehamba ze, eyimfama. Abantwana abasandul’ ukuzalwa banobunzima beegram ezilishumi kuphela. Zinyangwa ngumama wazo iinyanga ezintathu. Iyawondla amantshontsho, iwakhusele, yaye ide iwafudusele kwenye indlwane xa eziva esongelwa. Emva koko, abancinci banokuzondla ngokwabo. Bamshiya umama wabo malunga nenyanga kamva.

Malunga nesithathu kwikota yamakhwenkwe afa kunyaka wokuqala wobomi ngenxa yokuba baba lixhoba leentshaba okanye abafumani ukutya okwaneleyo. Oomatse banokuba nabantwana kabini ngonyaka. Iilitha zokuqala zenzeka ekupheleni kukaJanuwari, okokugqibela ngo-Agasti.

Iinkedama zeenkedama

Ugqirha wezilwanyana uKaroline Zebisch wakhulisa ngesandla amantshontsho amane oonomatse. Iintsana zisenokuba ziwile kwindlwane zaza zanikwa ugqirha wezilwanyana. Emva kweeveki ezine, oonomatse baye bakhula kancinci kwaye bazulazula ehokweni yabo. Okwangoku, nabo bafumana ukutya amandongomane - kodwa kusafuneka bafunde ukukrazula amandongomane.