UMary Allen
Opholi abampunga bamangala ngethalente labo lokukhuluma. Abanye bangalingisa amakhulu amagama.
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Ibukeka kanjani upholi ompunga?
Opholi abampunga bangamalungu omndeni wopholi. Uma kuqhathaniswa namanye ama-parrots amaningi, anombala obala kakhulu: izimpaphe zawo zilula kuye kumpunga omnyama futhi ziyacwebezela ngama-nuances amaningi. Izimpaphe ekhanda nasentanyeni zinomphetho okhanyayo. Uqhwaku nezinzipho zimnyama, izinyawo zimpunga.
Esweni, isikhumba simhlophe futhi asinazo izimpaphe. Izimpaphe zazo zomsila zigqama kakhulu: zikhanya ngokubomvu. Njengesici esivamile sabo bonke opholi, banoqhwaku olukhulu, olunamandla kakhulu. Ama-parrots ampunga angamasentimitha angama-33 kuya kwangu-40 ubude futhi anesisindo esingamagremu angu-450, okuwenza abe ama-parrots amakhulu ase-Afrika. Lapho zivula amaphiko azo, zifinyelela kumasentimitha angama-70.
Uhlala kuphi upholi?
Opholi abampunga bavela e-Afrika. Lapho bahlala khona kusukela eNtshonalanga naseCentral Africa kuya enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeTanzania - ngisho nasendaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1200. Opholi abampunga bancamela ukuhlala ehlathini. Bahlala emahlathini ezihlahla zomhlume, emahlathini emvula, ezichwebeni nasezintabeni zezwe lakubo lase-Afrika. Azitholakali ezintabeni.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zikapholi ompunga ezikhona?
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ze-subspecies: i-Congo grey parrot, i-Timneh grey parrot, kanye ne-Fernando Poo grey upholi. Bahlala ezindaweni ezahlukene zase-Afrika.
Ama-parrots ampunga athola iminyaka emingaki?
Ama-parrots ampunga, njengawo wonke ama-parrots, akhula kakhulu: angaphila iminyaka engama-50 kuya kwengama-80.
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Baphila kanjani opholi abampunga?
Ama-parrots ampunga yizinyoni ezithandana kakhulu. Isikhathi esiningi, bahlala nomlingani oyedwa impilo yabo yonke. Zombili lezi zilwane ziyaphana futhi zilungisane izimpaphe – ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezingakwazi ukufinyelela kuzo ngemilomo yazo. Kodwa-ke, amapheya awahlali wodwa, kodwa ndawonye ezinhlakeni ezinkulu zezilwane eziyi-100 kuya kwezingama-200.
Izimpunga zase-Afrika zindiza ngokushesha nangomugqa oqondile. Lapho ziyofuna ukudla ndawonye, ziphinde zindiza phezulu kakhulu ngaphezu kwamahlathi. Iziswebezane zivame ukungena emasimini zifune ukudla khona. Ama-parrots ampunga angabagibeli abahle kakhulu. Zibambelela ngobuchule ngoqhwaku zazo bese zizulazula emagatsheni ezihlahla zasehlathini.
Lapho kuba mnyama, wonke umhlambi undizela ezidlekeni zawo phezulu ezihlahleni. Emhlabathini, angakwazi ukuhamba kancane nje. Nasekuthunjweni, ama-parrots ampunga adinga inkampani. Uma ungazinaki ngokwanele, ngokushesha ziba nesizungu futhi zigule.
Abangane nezitha zikapholi ompunga
Emvelweni, ama-parrots ampunga anezitha ezimbalwa. Basongelwa kakhulu abantu: Opholi abampunga baye babanjwa, balethwa eYurophu, futhi bathengiswa lapho kusukela ngekhulu le-16. Kodwa izinyoni eziningi azisindanga ekuthuthweni noma zafa ngemva kokuthunjwa isikhashana.
Ngabe upholi ompunga uzala kanjani?
Lapho kufika isikhathi sokuzalanisa, imibhangqwana yopholi empunga ihoxa emigodini yezihlahla engaba amasentimitha angu-50 ukushona bese ichamisela amaqanda ayo lapho. Ngesikhathi insikazi ifukamela, eyeduna ilinda ngaphambi komgodi wokuzalela bese inika insikazi ukudla.
Ngokuvamile amaphuphu amathathu kuya kwamane achanyuselwa ngemva kwezinsuku ezingu-30, anakekelwa iduna nensikazi ndawonye. Zinejazi elide laphansi, okuyizimpaphe eziphaphazelayo, ezithambile ezithathelwa indawo yizimpaphe ezifanele ngemva kwamasonto ayishumi. Uqhwaku nezinyawo zilula ekuqaleni futhi kamuva ziba mnyama.
Ngemva kwamasonto angaba yishumi nambili, amaphuphu asuka esidlekeni okokuqala kodwa afunzwa eyeduna ezinye izinyanga ezine. Azikwazi ukundiza okwamanje, zivele zenze i-gymnastics emagatsheni azungeze umgodi wokuzalela. Phakathi kwezinyanga zesihlanu nesishiyagalombili zokuphila, izimpaphe ezimnyama ekuqaleni ziya ziba lula futhi zibe lula, futhi kancane kancane opholi abancane abampunga bafunda ukundiza kangcono nangcono. Zibe sezihlala ngokuzimela exukwini nabanye opholi abampunga.
Opholi abampunga baxhumana kanjani?
Wonke umuntu uyazi ukukhala kukapholi okuvamile: Kunomsindo futhi kuklabalasa, angena kulo lonke udonga. Ikakhulukazi izilwane ezinezizungu zingakhula zibe abamemezayo bangempela. Opholi abampunga bangase babhonge noma bahayize lapho bethukile.
Opholi abampunga banesiphiwo esikhethekile: Bahle kakhulu ekulingiseni eminye imisindo futhi bangaphinda amagama noma imisho yonke. Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke ama-parrot ampunga afunda ukukhuluma kahle ngokulinganayo: ama-parrots anesiphiwo angaphinda amagama angamakhulu ambalwa, anesiphiwo esincane amagama ambalwa kuphela. Abanye bavele balingise imisindo, njengokukhala kocingo. Lokhu kungase kucasule ngempela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi!
Care
Idlani I-Grey Parrots?
Opholi basendle abampunga badla amantongomane, amajikijolo nezinye izithelo, ngezinye izikhathi izinambuzane. Uma ama-Grey Parrots egcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo, anikezwa ingxube yembewu namantongomane. Bathanda nezithelo ezintsha nemifino. Bathanda kakhulu ukudla ophayinaphu, ama-apula, ama-cherry, amakhabe, amagilebhisi, noma amawolintshi. Ama-Aubergine, i-broccoli, uphizi, i-kohlrabi, ummbila, izaqathe, utamatisi, noma i-zucchini yimifino efanelekayo. Isexwayiso: ukwatapheya unoshevu kumapholi ampunga!
Ukugcina opholi abampunga
Lapho ugcina upholi ompunga, umuntu omdala kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi azibophezele: ziyizilwane ezifuna kakhulu ezidinga ukunakwa okuningi. Udinga futhi ukwazi okuningi mayelana nokuziphatha kopholi futhi uqaphele uqhwaku olubukhali. Opholi abampunga badinga ukuzivocavoca okuningi. Ungawagcina ekhejini kuphela uma ekwazi ukundiza ngokukhululeka ekamelweni nsuku zonke.
Ikheji kumele okungenani libe likhulu ngokwanele ukuze isilwane selule amaphiko aso kahle. Indawo eyisisekelo kufanele okungenani ibe ngamasentimitha angama-80 ngo-50, ikheji elikhudlwana lingcono impela. Imigoqo kufanele ibe evundlile ukuze izinyoni zikwazi ukubambelela kuzo lapho zikhuphuka.
Igobolondo elingaphansi kufanele lenziwe ngepulasitiki eqinile futhi lakhiwe ngendlela yokuthi emaphethelweni angeke afinyelelwe ngoqhwaku olucijile lukapholi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi opholi abampunga baphula yonke into ngomlomo wabo, ngezinye izikhathi badle izingxenye ezincane futhi bagule ngenxa yazo. Ngaphezu kwezitsha ezimbili zokudla kanye nesitsha samanzi, ama-perches amabili kuya kwamathathu angaphakathi kwekheji.
Opholi abampunga bazizwa benethezeke kakhudlwana endlini yezinyoni enkulu ecishe ibe ngamasentimitha angu-200 ngo-100 ngosayizi namasentimitha angu-180 ukuphakama. Lapha ungagcina opholi ababili futhi basenendawo eyanele yokuhambahamba. Kukhona nesikhala esanele sesihlahla esikhuphukayo, esizoba ngokushesha inkundla yokudlala eyintandokazi kapholi. Ikheji noma i-aviary kufanele ibe ekhoneni elikhanyayo, kodwa hhayi elangeni eliqondile. Bazizwa benethezeke kakhulu ku-18 kuya ku-20 degrees Celsius. Okubaluleke kakhulu: indawo kufanele ivikelwe ekusomeni.