UMary Allen
Kwesinye isikhathi ama-mouflon abuye abizwe ngokuthi “ama-mouflon”. Igama elithi “muffle” livela olimini lwabazingeli futhi lisho into efana “nekhala elifushane”.
Izici
Abukeka kanjani ama-mouflon?
Ama-mouflon abizwa nangokuthi izimvu zasendle zaseYurophu: angamadlozi asendle ezimvu zethu ezifuywayo futhi angamalungu omndeni we-bovid. Nokho, ama- mouflon aseYurophu mancane kunezimvu zethu nezimvu zasendle kwamanye amazwe. Zingamasentimitha ayi-110 kuya ku-130 kuphela ubude namasentimitha angama-65 kuye kwangama-80 ukuphakama.
Umsila wabo ufinyelela kumasentimitha angu-8. Ama-mouflon anesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-25 kuya ku-55. Eyeduna ngayinye inkulu kakhulu futhi isindayo kunezinsikazi. Uboya bazo bushelelezi. Ehlobo amaduna anombala obomvu-nsundu, abesifazane abansundu.
Ebusika, amaduna anombala onsundu ngokumnyama futhi anento ebizwa ngokuthi i-saddle patch, esuka phakathi nomhlane iye ezinhlangothini zombili zomzimba. Isiqephu sesihlalo sehhashi sibuye sibizwe ngokuthi isibuko.Ezinsikazi zimpunga ngokunsundu futhi azinayo indawo yesihlalo. Imilenze nesisu kumhlophe kwabesilisa nabesifazane. Ikhala linombala okhanyayo, umsila umnyama.
Isici esivamile samaduna ama-moufflon izimpondo ezinamandla, ezigobile. Zingakhula zibe amasentimitha angu-80 ubude. Lapho i-mouflon yesilisa isineminyaka eyishumi ubudala, izimpondo zayo zinde futhi zisontekile kangangokuthi zakha indilinga egcwele. Abazingeli baphinde babize lezi zimpondo ngokuthi “iminenke”. Ezinsikazi zona zinezimpondo ezincane kuphela, ezifinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha ayi-15, ezigobe kancane emuva. Ezinye izinsikazi azinazo nhlobo izimpondo.
Ahlala kuphi ama-mouflon?
Esikhathini eside esidlule, ama-muffles ayesakazekile esifundeni saseMedithera futhi kusukela eningizimu yeJalimane kuya eHungary.
Nokho, zazizingelwa kakhulu eminyakeni engu-3000 kuya kwezingu-4000 edlule futhi ekugcineni zashabalala cishe yonke indawo. Ama-moufflon ahlanzekile okugcina ahlala namuhla kuphela e-Corsica naseSardinia. Kodwa nalapho zithola izindawo zokuhlala ezifanelekayo ezimbalwa nezimbalwa ezingaphazanyiswa futhi zingaxoshwa izimvu ezifuywayo.
Nokho, ama- mouflon ethulwa njengezilwane zasendle kwamanye amazwe amaningi aseYurophu, ngokwesibonelo eJalimane ngo-1902. Ngaphandle kwezwe lawo eliseCorsica naseSardinia, ngeke uwathole ama- mouflon ahlanzekile, njengoba ezalanisa kalula nezinye izimvu zasendle kanye nezimvu ezifuywayo. . Ama-mouflon yizilwane zasezintabeni. Ngokuyinhloko bahlala ezindaweni ezomile, ezinamatshe ezintabeni zaseCorsica naseSardinia. Izilwane ezizalwa nathi e-Central Europe nazo zihlala emahlathini, ezindaweni eziphansi, nasezintabeni eziphansi.
Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-mouflon ezikhona?
Kunezinhlobo zezimvu zasendle ezingama-40 kuye kwezingama-54 emhlabeni wonke. Nokho, ososayensi abaningi bahlukanisa izimvu zibe izinhlobo ezimbili kuphela: zibizwa ngokuthi i-Ovis ammon kanye ne-Ovis canadensis. Kuthiwa kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-30 ezihlukene ze-Ovis ammon, ehlala eYurophu, entshonalanga namaphakathi ne-Asia. Izimvu ezinezimpondo ezinkulu u-Ovis canadensis zihlala empumalanga yeSiberia naseNyakatho Melika. Lolu hlobo luhlanganisa cishe izinhlobo eziyi-15 ezihlukene.
Ama-mouflon athola iminyaka emingaki?
I-Mouflon iphila iminyaka engaba ngu-15, kwezinye izimo ize ifinyelele eminyakeni engu-18.
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Ahlala kanjani ama-mouflon?
Ama-mouflon asebenza emini nakusihlwa. Zihlala ngamaphakethe amancane, ngokuvamile ahlanganisa abesifazane kuphela nezilwane ezincane. Insikazi endala kunazo zonke ihlale iyisilwane esiholayo. Ngaphandle kwenkathi yokurutha, abesilisa ngokuvamile bakha amaqembu abo. Ngesikhathi se-rutting, bese bejoyina amaqembu nabesifazane futhi baqhudelane ngokuthanda kwabo. Zithatha ijubane elinamandla bese ziqhephula izimpondo zazo.
Ngezinye izikhathi zishayisana namadwala noma eziqwini zezihlahla ngezimpondo zazo. Nokho, ukulimala cishe akukaze kwenzeke. Ngisho nabafana abancane bazilolongela lezi zimpi kulo mdlalo. Ama-mouflon ayashesha kakhulu futhi angabagibeli abahle kakhulu kanye nabagxumayo. Ngenxa yalokho, ajwayelene kahle kakhulu nendawo ahlala kuyo ezintabeni.
Futhi zinamehlo amahle kakhulu - ayikho inyoni edla inyama engasongela amaphuphu ebalekela emehlweni azo. Ama-mouflon anomuzwa omuhle kakhulu wokuhogela futhi angakwazi ukubona izitha eqhele ngamamitha angama-300. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ama-mouflon awavamile ukubonwa: asithola kudala ngaphambi kokuba siwabone futhi abaleke ngokushesha. Ama-mouflon aphawula izindawo zawo ngamakha akhethekile.
Abangane nezitha ze-mouflon
Njengoba zisekhona endaweni yazo, izimpisi nama-lynx angaba yingozi kuma-mouflon. Izingane zingaphinde zibe yizisulu zezinkozi nezimpungushe.
Azala kanjani ama-mouflon?
Isikhathi sokukhwelana kwama-mouflon sisukela kuMfumfu kuya kuLwezi. Ezinyangeni ezinhlanu nengxenye kamuva, cishe ngo-March no-April, ezinsikazi zizala amazinyane azo, anesisindo esingamakhilogremu amabili nje kuphela lapho ezalwa. Ngemva kwesigamu sehora abancane bayasukuma futhi bazame ukuthatha izinyathelo zabo zokuqala. Ama-mouflon ngokuvamile anengane eyodwa noma amabili. Inzalo inceliswa isigamu sonyaka.
Emasontweni amathathu ngemva kokuzalwa, i-mouflon encane iba nesisindo esiphindwe kabili, futhi ngemva konyaka cishe iphindwe kashumi kunangesikhathi izalwa. Ngisho noma sezidla ngokuzimela, izingane zisala nephakethe likanina. Abafana abancane abalishiyi iphakethe baze babe neminyaka emibili ubudala lapho sebevuthiwe ngokocansi. Abesifazane bavuthwa ngokocansi ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili kuya kweziyisishiyagalolunye ubudala. Bahlala namapaki onina.
Ama-mouflon axhumana kanjani?
Ama-mouflon angamemeza athi “Mah” njengezimvu. Abafana bavame ukukhononda futhi bakhale. Uma kwenzeka ingozi, izilwane zikhipha ikhwela elibukhali njengomsindo oyisixwayiso, ofana ne-chamois.