UMary Allen
Iikati zasendle zizizalwane zeekati zendlu yethu. Nangona kunjalo, zikhulu kancinci kwaye zincinci kunezihlobo zazo ezithambileyo.
iimpawu
Zikhangeleka njani iikati zasendle?
Iikati zasendle zikhangeleka kakhulu njengeekati zethu zasekhaya ezingwevu-mdaka. Nangona kunjalo, zikhulu kancinci: ukusuka entloko ukuya ezantsi zilinganisa i-50 ukuya kwi-80 yeesentimitha, umsila ungama-28 ukuya kwi-35 yeesentimitha ubude. Ukusuka kwincam yempumlo ukuya kwincam yomsila, iikati ezinkulu zasendle zinokufikelela kwi-115 centimeters ubude. Zinobunzima beekhilogram ezine ukuya kwezintlanu.
Uyakwazi ukubahlukanisa nekati yasekhaya ngomsila wabo onamatyholo: ineenwele ezityebileyo, isiphelo sayo sibuthuntu, asijongwanga, kwaye isiphelo sihlala simnyama. Uboya bawo bukhulu ngakumbi; Ngapha koko, kufuneka banyamezele ukuba ngaphandle xa kubanda. Umbala woboya bazo bukhrimu butyheli ukuya kwi-ocher kwaye bunemigca ecolekileyo. Iikati zasendle zinendawo emhlophe emqaleni. Njengazo zonke iikati, ziyakwazi ukurhoxisa iinzipho zazo.
Ngenxa yokuba iikati zasendle zinokukhwelana kwaye zibe zincinci kunye neekati zethu zasekhaya, zininzi ezikhangeleka kakhulu njengeekati zasekhaya kwaye ngoko ke ziphantse zingabonakali kuzo.
Zihlala phi iikati zasendle?
Iikati zasendle zihlala ukusuka eYurophu ukuya eAfrika ukuya kumzantsi-ntshona weAsia. Kuphela yi-Iceland, i-Ireland, neScandinavia ezingenazo iikati zasendle. Iikati zasendle zithanda amahlathi amakhulu avuthulukayo naxubeneyo kwaye zihlala ikakhulu kwiindawo apho ubusika bupholile. Bafuna indawo yokuhlala enamatyholo amaninzi kunye namatye apho banokufumana iindawo ezifanelekileyo zokuzimela kunye nokutya okuninzi.
Zeziphi iindidi zeekati zasendle ezikhoyo?
Iikati zasendle zahlulwe zibe ngamaqela amathathu ahlala kwimimandla eyahlukeneyo kwaye ahluke ngandlel’ ithile ngenkangeleko. Uhlobo lwekati yehlathi luhlala eYurophu naseTurkey, ikati ehlala emathafeni aseAsia, kunye nekati yasendle ekhaphukhaphu kancinane yaseAfrika, eziphuma kuyo iikati zasekhaya.
Zingakanani iikati zasendle?
Izilwanyana zasendle zingaphila iminyaka eyi-10 ukuya kwe-16.
Ziphathe
Ziphila njani iikati zasendle?
Iikati zasendle zineentloni kakhulu. Bahlala njengabantu ababodwa okanye kwiintsapho zoomama, oko kuthetha ukuba umama uhlala nomntwana wakhe. Ngamanye amaxesha izibini zeekati zasendle zihlala kunye. Zisebenza kakhulu ngorhatya nasebusuku, ngamanye amaxesha xa zingaphazanyiswa, kodwa nasemini. Baphawula i-60 ukuya kwi-70-hektare yomhlaba wabo ngomchamo; le brand ivumba kuthiwa ukugcina ezinye iikati zasendle kude. Njengenkampu, bakhangela ilitye okanye umgodi, okanye bazimele phantsi kweengcambu ezinkulu.
Iikati zasendle zihamba kakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa zikwanobuchule bokukhwela emithini. Bathanda ukulalela ematyeni okanye emithini okanye ukutshiswa lilanga. Nangona zinobuchule ekulobeni kwaye ziyakuthanda ukutya iintlanzi, njengazo zonke iikati ziyawoyika amanzi. Iikati zasendle zidla ngokubonwa apha ekwindla xa zizingela kwaye zisitya kakhulu kunesiqhelo ukuze zitye amanqatha eziwadingayo ebusika.
Ngokuhlwa nasebusuku, iikati zasendle ziyakwazi ukubona kakuhle kakhulu kunye nabafundi bazo abakhulu; kananjalo bava kakuhle kakhulu. Njengazo zonke iikati, zizilwanyana ezicocekileyo kakhulu: zithanda ukuzicoca kwaye zinakekele kakhulu uboya bazo.
Abahlobo kunye neentshaba zeekati zasendle
Apho zisekho khona, ingcuka, ingcuka, imbila, nempungutye zinokuba yingozi kwiikati zasendle. Yayizingelwa ngabantu ixesha elide kuba yayigqalwa njengerhamncwa eliyingozi.
Zizala njani iikati zasendle?
UFebruwari okanye uMatshi lixesha lokukhwelana kweekati zasendle. Emva kweeveki ezisibhozo ukuya kwezisithoba, imazi yekati izala amantshontsho amabini ukuya kwantlanu kwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Banobunzima be-135 grams kuphela kwaye bavula amehlo abo kuphela emva kweentsuku ezilishumi. Bancanciswa ngunina kangangenyanga. Emva kweenyanga ezintathu ukuya kwezine bazimele. Kodwa ekubeni ukuzingela kungeyondlwan’ iyanetha, baqhubeka bezingela nonina kangangethuba elithile de bafunde onke amaqhinga, imitsi, nokuluma okuyimfuneko ukuze bazingele ngempumelelo. Xa benonyaka omnye, bakhulile kwaye banokuba nabantwana babo.
Zizingela njani iikati zasendle?
Njengeekati zethu zasekhaya, iikati zasendle zincathama phambi kwemingxuma yeempuku okanye zithe cwaka zichwechwela ezinye izilwanyana ezincinci. Zilitsibela ixhoba lazo ngokutsiba, zilibambe ngeenzipho, emva koko zilibulale ngokuliluma entanyeni.
Zinxibelelana njani iikati zasendle?
Iikati zasendle zimema njengeekati zasekhaya, kodwa ilizwi labo livakala linzulu ngakumbi. Bakwagquma kwaye benze umyolo xa benomsindo – kwaye bayancwina xa bonwabile. Xa bexambulisana, batsho ngesikhalo esoyikekayo. Njengee-tomcat zethu zasekhaya, ii-wildcat tomcats zivumela ukukhala kwazo, ingoma ezikhalayo zivakale ngexesha lokukhwelana.
Care
Zitya ntoni iikati zasendle?
Iimpuku kokona kutya kubalulekileyo kwekati yasendle. Kwakhona bazingela imivundla, imivundla, neentaka ezincinci. Kodwa kunye ne-voles, i-cockchafers, kunye neentethe. Kunqabile ukuba ixhama eligulayo nelibuthathaka libe lixhoba labo. Iikati zasendle zitya inyama ikakhulu kunqabile ukuba zitye iziqhamo.