UMary Allen
Azingela kwaye atye phantse nantoni na anokuyibamba. Imivundla, imivundla ye-arctic, i-lemmings, iinyamakazi, kunye neenkomo ze-musk zifumaneka kwimenyu yazo. Ngamanye amaxesha ziyakwazi ukubamba iintaka. Zidla ngokuzingela kunye zipakishe ukuze zibulale izilwanyana ezikhulu.
Zizilwanyana ezidla inyama. Bazingela ngeepakethe zecaribou kunye ne-musk-oxen. Bakwatya imivundla yaseArctic, iptarmigan, i-lemmings, kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezincinci kubandakanya iintaka ezihlala kwindlwane.
Itya ntoni ingcuka ye-arctic?
Izilwanyana zihamba malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-30 ngosuku zikhangela ukutya. Iingcuka zeArctic ziya kuzingela kwaye zitye phantse nantoni na ezidibana nayo, ukusuka kwi-voles, i-arctic hares kunye ne-lemmings ukuya kwi-reindeer kunye neenkomo ze-musk. Ngamanye amaxesha bayakwazi ukubamba iintaka.
Ihlala phi ingcuka ye-arctic?
Ihlala kwimimandla esemantla eMntla Melika naseGreenland. Iingcuka zeArctic zihlala kumantla akude kuMntla Melika nasempuma nakumantla eGreenland – naphi na apho umkhenkce unyibilika ehlotyeni kwaye izityalo ezaneleyo zikhula ukondla amaxhoba azo.
Zingaphi iingcuka ezimhlophe ezikhoyo?
Emantla kanye eKhanada kuhlala iingcuka ezimhlophe, ezinemilenze emide zeArctic, ezikwezinye izilwanyana ezikwiArctic ezifumaneka kuMntla-ntshona weMerika. Iingcuka zamaplanga zihlala kumahlathi ashinyeneyo akuMntla Merika.
Yintoni iintshaba zengcuka?
Iintshaba: Njengotshaba lwendalo, ingcuka iyazi ihlosi kuphela kwiindawo ezimbalwa. Ingcuka iye yaguquka yaba lirhamncwa elinobuchule bayo bokuzingela obugqibeleleyo bukhusela amarhamncwa amakhulu. Ekuphela kotshaba oluyingozi lwengcuka ngumntu.
Ngubani utshaba lwendalo lwengcuka?
Ingcuka endala ayinazo iintshaba zendalo eJamani kwaye isekupheleni kwekhonkco lokutya.
Yintoni engayithandi iingcuka?
Iingcuka aziwuthandi umsi nomlilo kuba oko kuthetha ingozi kuzo. Ukuba ipakethe yengcuka inokuba namantshontsho (nto leyo eyenzeka kakhulu entwasahlobo xa amantshontsho ezalwa), umlilo unokude uyikhuphe emngxunyeni wawo ukuba umama urhanela ukuba amantshontsho akhe asengozini.
Yintoni eyona nto ityiwa ziingcuka ze-arctic?
Iingcuka zase-Arctic zitya i-caribou, i-muskoxen, i-lemmings, imivundla yase-arctic, kunye neempungutye ze-arctic. Xa kuziwa ekutyeni kweengcuka ze-arctic, uphononongo lweendle zabo ezifakwe kwiJournal of Mammalogy zithi ngokuyintloko zitya i-muskoxen kunye ne-lemmings. Emva kwezo zilwanyana, kwakudla ngokubakho imivundla, iimpungutye namarhanisi.
Yintoni etya iingcuka ze-arctic?
Iingcuka ze-Arctic zii-carnivores kwaye ziya kudla uninzi lwezinye izilwanyana ezincinci kwindawo yazo njengemivundla ye-arctic, i-lemmings, iintaka, ooqongqothwane kunye neempungutye ze-arctic. Baya kuphinda baye kwizilwanyana ezinkulu ezifana ne-caribou, i-musk-oxen, kunye nexhama.
Ngaba iingcuka zaseArctic ziyazitya iintlanzi?
Iingcuka zeArctic zidla ngokuyintloko inyama ebandakanya intlanzi, i-invertebrates, kunye nezilwanyana ezincancisayo ezifana ne-lemmings, i-caribou, i-arctic hare, kunye ne-muskox 2. Dalerum, et al, Vol 96, No. 3, 2018). Zizingela kwaye zibulale uninzi lokutya kwazo, kodwa ziya kuxhwila kwizidumbu ezishiywe ziibhere ezimhlophe kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezizingelayo.
Kukuphi ukutya okuthandwa ziingcuka?
Iingcuka zitya inyama — zithanda ukutya izilwanyana ezanyisayo ezinamaxhama, ielk, inyamakazi kunye nexhama. Bazingela izilwanyana ezincancisayo ezincinci ezinje ngeebeaver, iimpuku kunye neehares. Abantu abadala banokutya iiponti ezingama-20 zenyama kwisidlo esinye. Iingcuka zinxibelelana ngolwimi lomzimba, ukumakisha ivumba, ukukhonkotha, ukungxola nokuhlaba.
Ngaba iingcuka zitya iinyoka?
Iingcuka nazo ziya kubambisa zize zitye imivundla, iimpuku, iintaka, iinyoka, iintlanzi nezinye izilwanyana. Iingcuka ziyakutya izinto ezingezizo inyama (ezifana nemifuno), kodwa hayi rhoqo. Kwanokusebenza kunye, kunzima ukuba iingcuka zibambe amaxhoba azo.
Ngaba iingcuka zingaphila ngaphandle kwenyama?
Kuqikelelwa ukuba iingcuka zidla malunga neekhilogram ezili-10 zenyama ngosuku, ngokomndilili. Nangona kunjalo, iingcuka azityi yonke imihla. Endaweni yoko, baphila isidlo okanye indlala; basenokuhamba iintsuku eziliqela bengatyi baze batye ngaphezu kweekhilogram ezingama-20 zenyama xa kubulewe.
Ngaba iingcuka ziyazithanda iilekese?
Iingcuka ziya kutya iziqhamo kuphela njengeshwamshwam. Nangona zizizilwanyana ezidla inyama, zisakonwabela ukutya okuswiti.
Ngaba ingcuka ingatya inyama yezilwanyana?
Izinja nabantu bayakwazi ukwetyisa istatshi. Iikati kunye neengcuka azikwazi. Babefuna ukwenza eyona nto ilungele intshontsho labo, kwaye ke balondla ukutya okwabagcina besempilweni: Ukutya okunemifuno. Inye kuphela ingxaki: Iikati zizidla inyama ezingqongqo ezinokufumana izondlo ezibalulekileyo kuphela kwizicubu zezilwanyana.