UMary Allen
Igama elithi "cockatoo" livela egameni lesiMalay elithi "Krakatau" - okusho ukuthi "izikhonkwane". Ngakho igama libhekisela emlonyeni we-cockatoo onamandla, omkhulu.
Izici
Abukeka kanjani ama-cockatoo?
Ama-Cockatoos ayingxenye yomndeni wama-parrots. Ngokungafani nopholi baseNingizimu Melika, nokho, abanawo umbala ogqamile. Ukuze benze lokhu, bagqoka ibhonethi yophaphe phezu kwekhanda labo, abangayiphakamisa ngokuvumelana nomoya wabo. Ngokuvamile lesi sigaxa sezimpaphe sikhazimula umbala ohlukile kunomzimba wenyoni. Isici sesibili se-cockatoo uqhwaku lwaso olunamandla: awukwazi ukuvula nokuvala kuphela, kodwa futhi ukuhambisa eceleni. Yingakho bekwazi ukuqhekeza kalula amantongomane nembewu.
Njengabo bonke opholi, izinzwane zokuqala nezesine zezinyawo zabo zikhomba emuva, owesibili nowesithathu phambili: zisebenzisa unyawo njengephini, okuzivumela ukuba zibambe izinto ngobuchule futhi zizilethe emlonyeni.
Ama-cockatoo afika ngamasayizi amaningi: ama-macaw akhula aze afike ku-80 amasentimitha, ama-pink cockatoo angaba ngamasentimitha angama-37. Elinye lama-cockatoo ajwayelekile futhi aziwa kakhulu yi-Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). Ikhula ibe amasentimitha angaba ngu-50 ubude, inombala omhlophe, futhi inombala ophuzi ogqamile ekhanda layo. Izindawo zangaphakathi zamaphiko nomsila nazo ziphuzi; uqhwaku lwayo lumpunga-mnyama.
Ahlala kuphi ama-cockatoo?
Ama-cockatoo asendle atholakala kusukela e-Indonesia ukuya e-New Guinea kuya e-Australia, e-Philippines naseNew Zealand. Ama-cockatoo ane-Sulfur-crested atholakala e-Australia, e-Indonesia nasePapua New Guinea. Ama-cockatoo ahlala emahlathini emvula ashisayo, kodwa nasema-savanna nasogwini. Uma zingandizi ezindaweni ezinkulu, ziyakwazi ukujima nokugibela emagatsheni ezihlahla.
Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-cockatoo ezikhona?
Kunezinhlobo ezingu-17 ezahlukene ze-cockatoo. I-cockatoo ene-sulphur-crested, i-yellow-crested cockatoo, i-pink cockatoo, i-Inca cockatoo, i-macaw cockatoo, ne-cockatoo ene-helmeted aziwa kakhulu.
Ama-cockatoo aneminyaka emingaki?
Amaphela angaphila aze abe madala ngokwedlulele ekuthunjweni: amanye aphila iminyaka engama-80 kuya kweyi-100, amanye aphila iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu.
Behave
Aphila kanjani ama-cockatoo?
Ama-Cockatoo yizilwane ezihlala nabantu. Bahlala emihlambini emikhulu yezinyoni ngezinye izikhathi ezingamakhulu noma izinkulungwane. Ama-Cockatoo athembeke kakhulu: uma esethole umlingani, ahlala naye impilo yonke.
Ama-Cockatoo ahle kakhulu ekuziqondiseni. Njengoba zindiza amakhilomitha amaningi ukusuka ezidlekeni zazo phezulu ezihlahleni zasehlathini ekuseni kakhulu zifuna ukudla, ziyithola kalula indlela yokubuyela ezidlekeni zazo ehlathini elicinene. Ngenkathi zifuna ukudla phansi, ezinye izilwane zidlala umlindi: Ngokukhala okukhulu, zixwayisa ezinye lapho ingozi iseduze. Ama-Cockatoos awalahleki; ngokuklabalasa kwabo okuvala izindlebe bazinikela kude.
Ngoba ama-cockatoo ayizilwane ezihlakaniphile futhi athanda inkampani, adinga kakhulu ekuthunjweni:
Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuwagcina emabili, kufanele udlale nawo futhi udlale nawo amahora amaningi ngosuku. Uma igcinwe yodwa, i-cockatoo idinga ngempela umuntu ozoba sekhaya futhi ayinakekele isikhathi esiningi. Kodwa noma ubani onethemba lokufundisa i-cockatoo ukukhuluma ngokuvamile uzodumala: ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo ze-parrot, abanalo isiphiwo sokulingisa amagama noma imisho yonke.
Kodwa zithambile futhi ziyathandeka: zivumela ukutotoswa nokugonwa ngabantu. Ungakwazi nokubafundisa amaqhinga amancane! Uma ungazinakekeli kahle, azijabuli: ziklabalasa kakhulu futhi zize zicasuke ngempela. Uqhwaku olunjalo lwe-cockatoo alulona nje ithuluzi elinekhono kodwa futhi luyisikhali sangempela.
Azala kanjani ama-cockatoo?
Ama-cockatoo angazala unyaka wonke, ngakho-ke awanayo inkathi ethile yokuzalanisa. Ngokuvamile zizalela amaqanda amabili kuya kwamane emgodini wesihlahla. Amaduna nezinsikazi zifukamela izinsuku ezingama-21 kuya kwezingama-30 kuze kube yilapho amaphuphu echanyuselwa. Ama-cockatoo amancane ayizidleke zangempela: kuphela lapho esenezinsuku ezingu-60 kuya kwezingu-70 ubudala lapho efunda khona ukundiza nokuzimela.
Ama-cockatoo axhumana kanjani?
Okujwayelekile kwama-cockatoo ukuklabalasa kwawo okuvala izindlebe: Ngokwemvelo, lokhu akuyona inkinga - kusendlini. Lapho i-cockatoo izizwa inesizungu, ingaba umklami wangempela, ikhiphele umhlaba ukukhungatheka kwayo phezulu. Uma i-cockatoo iwukuqukethwe, ayivamile ukukhala.
Care
Adlani Ama-Cockatoos?
Amakhokho adla ngokuyinhloko imbewu, amakhambi, amajikijolo, nezithelo; manje bese kanye namacimbi amancane. Lapho bevalelwe, bathanda ukudla okuhlukahlukene okwenziwe ngamantongomane nembewu kanye nezithelo nemifino emisha: Lokhu kuhlanganisa, ngokwesibonelo, ama-apula, uphayinaphu, ubhanana, amawolintshi, amagilebhisi, i-kohlrabi, izaqathi, noma upelepele. Ngaphansi kwezimo akufanele unikeze i-cockatoo ukudla okuningi, ngaphandle kwalokho izoba namafutha futhi igule.
Ukuzalaniswa kwama-cockatoos
Amaphela adinga isikhala: indawo enkulu yezinyoni ingcono kakhulu, elinganiselwa kumamitha angu-3 ubude, imitha engu-1 ububanzi, namamitha angu-2 ukuphakama kweCockatoo ene-Sulfur-crested. Ikheji lincane kakhulu - ngisho noma i-cockatoo ikwazi ukundiza ngokukhululeka usuku lonke, isebenza njengendawo yokudla nokulala.
Ngisho noma ama-cockatoo ehlala endlini yezinyoni, kufanele avunyelwe ukundiza azungeze igumbi ngokukhululeka nsuku zonke. Kodwa kufanele uwaqaphele: yonke into iyithoyizi lamaphela, futhi asebenzisa uqhwaku lwawo ukuphihliza yonke into ebamisa endleleni yawo.
Ama-cockatoos kufanele ahlale ethengwa enzalweni. Lena ukuphela kwendlela yokuvimbela izilwane ezisengozini ukuba zingabanjwa - nokuthi izilwane eziningi ziyafa ohambweni olude zisuka ekhaya ziza kithi. Ngakho-ke wonke ama-cockatoo ohlobo, afaka indandatho enenombolo. Isilwane kumele sibhaliswe neziphathimandla zokongiwa kwemvelo.
Uhlelo lokunakekela ama-cockatoo
Isitsha sokudla sihlanzwa nsuku zonke ngamanzi ashisayo futhi sigcwaliswe ngokudla okusha. Ukuze izilwane zingaguli, kufanele ususe indle nsuku zonke futhi uhlanze ikheji, ama-perches, namathoyizi kahle masonto onke.