UMary Allen
Imivundla zizilwanyana ezanyisayo. Imivundla ihlala kuwo onke amazwekazi ngaphandle kweAntarctica. Ngumvundla wasendle kuphela ohlala eYurophu. Umvundla wasekhaya, okwabizwa ngokuba ngumvundla ozalisayo, wehla kuye.
Imivundla ibizizilwanyana zasekhaya ezidumileyo ukusukela kumaxesha amandulo. Indawo elivela kuyo eli gama akuqinisekwanga, kodwa amaRoma ayesibiza ngokuba yikharityhulam yezilwanyana. Igama lesiJamani elithi "Kaninchen" okanye "Karnickel" livela kulwimi lwesiFrentshi elithi "kanin". ESwitzerland, zibizwa ngokuba yi "Chüngel".
Ibonwa kulo lonke ihlabathi, inzululwazi ayivumelani malunga nokuba yintoni kanye imivundla kunye nemivundla. Bobabini bangabosapho lwe-lagomorph. Amagama adla ngokusetyenziswa ngokufanayo. Ekubeni eYurophu kuphela imivundla yaseYurophu, imivundla yasezintabeni, nemivundla yasendle, ukwahlula apha kulula. Imivundla ayikwazi ukukhwelana nemivundla kuba imfuza yayo yahluke kakhulu.
Iphila njani imivundla yasendle?
Imivundla yasendle ihlala ngamaqela. Bemba itonela emhlabeni ukuya kutsho kwiimitha ezintathu ubunzulu. Apho banokuzifihla kwiintshaba zabo ezininzi: ezinye iimpungutye ezibomvu, i-martens, i-weasel, iingcuka kunye ne-lynx, kodwa kunye neentaka ezidliwayo njengezikhova kunye nezinye izilwanyana. Xa umvundla usiva utshaba, uya kuphuthaphutha imilenze yawo yangasemva emhlabeni. Kolu phawu lwesilumkiso, yonke imivundla ibalekela etoneleni.
Imivundla itya ingca, imifuno, amagqabi, imifuno kunye neziqhamo. Yiyo loo nto bengathandwa ngabalimi. Kwakhona kuye kwaphawulwa ukuba zitya ukutya okushiyekileyo kwezinye izilwanyana. Ukongeza, imivundla itya ilindle layo. Azikwazi ukwetyisa ukutya kakuhle kangangokuba isidlo esinye sanele.
Izala njani imivundla yasendle?
Imivundla ikholisa ukukhwelana kwisiqingatha sokuqala sonyaka. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha iiveki ezine ukuya kwezintlanu kuphela. Imazi izimbela umngxuma wayo ukuze izale. Apho idla ngokuzala amantshontsho amalunga nesihlanu ukuya kwesithandathu.
Iimveku zihamba ze, ziyimfama, kwaye zinobunzima obumalunga namashumi amane ukuya kwamashumi amahlanu eegram. Azikwazi ukuwushiya umgodi wazo, yiyo loo nto zibizwa ngokuba “zinja zendlwane”. Malunga neentsuku ezilishumi ubudala, bavula amehlo abo. Bashiya indawo yabo yokuzalwa okokuqala xa beneeveki ezintathu. Nalapho, aqhubeka esela ubisi lukanina kangangeveki. Bakhulile ngokwesondo ukusuka kunyaka wesibini wobomi, ngoko ke banokuba nabantwana babo.
Imazi inokukhulelwa kahlanu ukuya kasixhenxe ngonyaka. Iyakwazi ukuzala ngaphezu kwamashumi amabini ukuya nangaphezulu kwamashumi amane amantshontsho ngonyaka omnye. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yeentshaba zabo ezininzi kunye nezifo ezithile, imivundla ihlala ihlala ifana. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi-natural balance.
Benza ntoni abantu ngemivundla?
Abanye abantu bazingela imivundla. Bathanda ukudubula izilwanyana okanye ukucatshukiswa yimivundla. Izilwanyana zitya imifuno neziqhamo zezolimo okanye zombe egadini nasemasimini. Ngenxa yoko, abalimi nabalimi banokuvuna kancinane. Kwakhona, ukunyathela unyawo lwakho emngxunyeni womvundla kuyingozi.
Abanye abantu bafuye imivundla ukuze bayitye. Abanye bayavuya xa umvundla ukhangeleka ngendlela abacinga ukuba mhle ngayo. Kwiiklabhu, bathelekisa imivundla kwaye baququzelele imiboniso okanye ukhuphiswano. EJamani kuphela, kukho malunga ne-150,000 yabalimi bemivundla.
Sekunjalo, abanye abantu bagcina imivundla njengezilwanyana zasekhaya. Kubalulekile ukuba kubekho ubuncinane imivundla emibini ehokweni, kungenjalo, baya kuziva benesithukuthezi. Kuba imivundla ithanda ukuhlafuna, iintambo zombane zinokuba yingozi kuyo. Owona mvundla mdala ekuthinjweni ufikelele kwiminyaka eli-18 ubudala. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lwazo aluphili ixesha elide kunezo zendalo, malunga neminyaka esixhenxe ukuya kwelishumi elinanye.