UMary Allen
Wazuza udumo emhlabeni wonke njenge-hedgehog engenawo ama-spines - u-Tillit uthuthuka ku-Klein Offensth-Sparrieshoop. E-Wildlife and Conservation Centre e-Klein Offensth-Sparrieshoop, u-Tillit ungusaziwayo omncane.
Hlangana no-Nelson, i-hedgehog engena-spike ngokuphelele futhi enempandla engatholakala e-Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue e-Norfolk, e-UK. Lo mfo omncane unamahloni futhi usengozini futhi udinga ukuvikelwa komuntu ukuze aphile. Ngaphandle kwama-spikes, yayingeke ihlale isikhathi eside endle, ibe lula kakhulu ukubamba izilwane ezizingelayo.
Ingabe i-hedgehog inamaqolo?
ama-spikes. Isici se-hedgehog yizinsika zayo, ezisebenza ukuvikela ezitheni. Imigogodla iyizinwele ezinezimpondo. I-hedgehog endala inemigogodla ephakathi kuka-6,000 no-8,000.
Ingabe ama-hedgehog anameva noma ameva?
Ama-spikes afana nomshwalense wempilo we-hedgehog. Ngale ndlela, lapho igoqa, ayigcini nje ngokusinda ekuhlaselweni yizilwane ezidla ezinye, kodwa futhi iyawa. Kodwa akakhuli njalo futhi akabi kahle.
Kungani ama-hedgehog elahlekelwa imigogodla yawo?
Isizathu sokulahlekelwa umgogodla ubusika obufudumele kakhulu. Ama-Hedgehog alala ajule futhi anomsindo kuphela emazingeni okushisa angaphansi kwama-degree ayisithupha - futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke onga amandla. Uma izinsuku ezimbalwa ezifudumele zilandelana, ubusika buphelile.
Ingabe i-hedgehog iyisilwane esincelisayo?
Ama-Hedgehog yizilwane ezincelisayo ukudla kwazo okuthandayo izinambuzane. Kunezinhlobo ezingu-24 ezahlukene zezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane emhlabeni jikelele. I-hedgehog eyaziwa kakhulu yi-hedgehog enesifuba esinsundu (Erinaceus europaeus).
Ingabe i-hedgehog ingaluma?
Khipha i-hedgehog emthonjeni wengozi, isb. kusuka emgwaqeni noma kusuka ku-cellar shaft. Kungcono ukusebenzisa amagilavu kulokhu, ngoba ama-hedgehogs anemigogodla ebukhali kakhulu futhi angaluma uma kunesidingo.
Lapho kukhona ama-hedgehogs awekho amagundane?
Omunye umbuzo ongase uzibuze wona yilo: ingabe i-hedgehog iyasiza ngempela ekulweni namagundane? Impendulo ithi: ngeshwa cha! Ama-hedgehogs awawaxoshi amagundane. Kunalokho, amagundane akhangwa ngokungadingekile ukuphakela i-hedgehog ngendlela engafanele.
Kungani kungekho ukudla kwekati kwama-hedgehogs?
Ama-Hedgehog angafa uma edla i-jelly (isb. ngokudla kwekati). Uthola isifo sohudo futhi uphelelwe amanzi emzimbeni. Uma ukudla kwekati, dla ukudla kwekati likaphayi kuphela. Ungalokothi unikeze ubisi lwe-hedgehog!
Ngingawaphakela kanjani ama-hedgehogs ngaphandle kokuheha amagundane?
Imithombo yokudla yemvelo yama-hedgehogs izikelemu zomhlaba, izicabucabu noma iminenke. Awudingi ukubheka lezi zilwane engadini manje. Ebusika ngeke uwathole, ikakhulukazi izicabucabu endaweni engaphansi. Ungakwazi futhi ukuphakela ama-hedgehogs ukudla okusemathinini kwekati noma inja, sicela ngaphandle kwe-sauce.
Isiphi isilwane esingabulala ama-hedgehogs?
Izitha. Abantu abasha nabagulayo bavame ukuba yizisulu, ikakhulukazi ama-polecat, ama-martens, ama-lynx, amabheji, izimpungushe, izinja noklebe. Ama-hedgehog amaningi afela emgwaqeni.
Ungakwazi ukufuya i-hedgehog?
Ngokuyisisekelo, uma uthola i-hedgehog, akufanele neze uyithinte. “Ezimweni eziningi, izilwane okubonakala sengathi ziyazulazula azikho osizini, kodwa zifuna ngokujulile ukudla ukuze zidle amafutha anele ebusika ngesikhathi,” kusho uchwepheshe we-LBV u-Anne Schneider.
Iyingozi kangakanani i-hedgehog?
Njengoba u-Ian Kymer, owayengudokotela wezifo eLondon Zoo, esho emhlanganweni weBritish Veterinary Association, lezi zilwane ezinhle ezihlabayo zingathwala izifo ezithathelwanayo ezihlukene ezingafika ku-16 ezingadluliselwa nakubantu, okuhlanganisa i-salmonella, i-leptospirosis ngisho nesifo sofuba.
Kungani i-hedgehog ngezinye izikhathi igoqa?
Ngoba lokhu kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela ekuhlaselweni, ngoba-ke uzungezwe nxazonke ngama-spines abukhali, uphawu lwawo wonke ama-hedgehogs wangempela. Ijazi le-hedgehog liminyene futhi lilingana.
Ingabe i-hedgehog iyezwa?
Ngaphandle kwekhala, ukuzwa kwe-hedgehog nakho kuthuthukiswe kahle kakhulu futhi kuzwela kakhulu kunokuthi, isibonelo, kubantu. I-hedgehog izwa imisindo ebangeni le-ultrasonic enamaza afika cishe ku-60,000 Hz (uma kuqhathaniswa, abantu abafika kuphela kumafrikhwensi acishe abe ngu-16,000 Hz).
Ingabe ama-hedgehogs anamakhwili?
Izilwane eziningi ezincelisayo zinoboya noma izinwele ezithambile nezithambile. Kodwa izinwele ezingemuva kwe-hedgehog ziwugqinsi lwama-spikes (noma izinwele eziguquliwe) ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-quill. Lezi zinsimbi zenziwe nge-keratin, izinto ezifanayo izinwele zethu nezinzipho ezenziwe ngazo.
Ingabe ama-hedgehog anoshevu emiphongolweni yawo?
Ama-Hedgehog spikes awanabarbed noma anobuthi. Ingaphakathi lamakhwiliba azo ngokuvamile aligobile, ngalinye linamagumbi omoya awenza alula kodwa aqine. Ama-Hedgehog athole igama lawo othandweni lwawo lothango lwengadi kanye nemisindo ekhalayo eziyenzayo!
Ingabe ama-hedgehogs ane-spiky lapho ezalwa?
Ama-hedgehog azalwa eneqolo lawo, kodwa ambozwe ngolwelwesi olugcwele uketshezi ukuze avikele umama ngesikhathi sokuzalwa. Phakathi nosuku, lesi simbozo siyashwabana, some, futhi sinyamalale ukuze kwembule ama-prickles angaba ngu-150 amhlophe, aguquguqukayo.
Ingabe ama-hedgehogs adubula ama-quill?
Ama-Hedgehogs awakwazi ukudubula ama-quills awo, noma ngabe asongelwa. Ama-Hedgehog asebenzisa ama-quill awo ukuze azivikele ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye ngokugingqika ebholeni izikhwili zawo ezimile njengesivikelo. Ngisho nezingungumbane, empeleni ezingahlobene nama-hedgehogs, azikwazi ukudubula ama-quill azo.