UMary Allen
Igama elithi "Kiwi" linezincazelo eziningi ezahlukene, cishe zonke ezihlobene neNew Zealand. Ngokuvamile eyodwa isho isithelo se-kiwi. Kodwa kukhona nezinyoni ze-kiwi, ezaziwa nangokuthi "izintshe ze-snipe". Iwuphawu lukazwelonke lwaseNew Zealand.
Abantu baseNew Zealand baziqhenya kakhulu ngenyoni yabo yezwe kangangokuthi abantu ngokwabo bavame ukubizwa ngokuthi "amaKiwi". Ngisho nemali ebizwa ngokuthi idola laseNew Zealand ngokuvamile ibizwa ngokuthi "kiwi".
Zikhula kanjani izithelo ze-kiwi?
I-Kiwis iyi-creepers. Ngakho bakhuphuka behambisana nesinye isitshalo. Emvelweni, ama-kiwi akhula aze afike kumamitha ayi-18 ukuphakama. Emasimini, bathola usizo ezintini zokhuni noma ngocingo lokukhuphuka. Nokho, lapho, zigcinwa ziphansi ukuze ziqoqwe kalula. I-pulp yazo zonke izinhlobo nezinhlobonhlobo iyadliwa futhi imnandi, iqukethe i-vitamin C eningi ngakho-ke ibhekwa njengenempilo kakhulu.
Izinhlobo ezahlukene kanye nezinhlobo ezifuywe ziyehluka kakhulu kwezinye izimo. Ngamakiwi amakhulu esiwazi esitolo, isitshalo ngasinye singowesilisa noma wesifazane. Kuhlala kuthatha kokubili ukukhiqiza izithelo. Zivunwa ngoNovemba kwakamuva enyakatho nenkabazwe. Khona-ke kusafanele zivuthwe, okusho ukuthi kufanele zigcinwe zize zithambe ngokwanele ukuba zidliwe.
Kwezinye izinhlobo, amajikijolo mancane, angaba amasentimitha amabili kuya kwamathathu ubude, njengamajikijolo. Lezi zitshalo zithela izimbali zabo bobabili ubulili, ngakho ngisho nesitshalo esisodwa sithela izithelo. Ungawavuna ekwindla uwafake emlonyeni ngokushesha ngoba anesikhumba esibushelelezi. Ngakho-ke nazo zifanelekile ebhodweni elikhudlwana kuvulandi. Ngokuvamile zibizwa ngokuthi "kiwis mini".
I-kiwi ekuqaleni yayivela eChina. Balethwa kuphela eNew Zealand eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule. Amakiwi amaningi namuhla avela eChina, alandelwe yi-Italy, New Zealand, Iran, neChile.
Kunezinhlobo eziningana ze-kiwi. Izinhlobo ezinegama elithi "gooseberry waseShayina" zithengisa kakhulu. Zonke izinhlobo zihlangene zakha uhlobo lwe-ray pen, eyingxenye yezitshalo eziqhakazayo, njengeningi lezithelo zethu.
Izinyoni ze-kiwi ziphila kanjani?
Izinyoni ze-kiwi azikwazi ukundiza. Ngakho-ke babalwa phakathi kwezilinganiso. Bahlala eNew Zealand kuphela naseziqhingini ezimbalwa eziseduze. Ziyizilinganiso ezincane kakhulu. Umzimba, intamo, nekhanda kulinganisa unyawo kuya ezinyaweni ezimbili, ungabali uqhwaku. Azinawo umsila. Amaphiko akala ngaphansi kwamasentimitha amahlanu nje.
Izinyoni ze-Kiwi zihlala ehlathini. Bashiya indawo yabo yokukhosela kuphela ngemva kokushona kwelanga. Baziqondisa ngokuhogela nokuzwa. Lokhu kuyivelakancane kakhulu ezinyonini. Bahlala endaweni yabo, futhi umbhangqwana uhlala uthembekile komunye nomunye impilo yakhe yonke. Ndawonye bakha imigede eminingana yokulala neyezilwane ezincane.
Izinyoni ze-Kiwi zizodla cishe noma yini ezingayithola. Bakhetha ukubheka izibungu, ama-centipedes, nezibungu zezinambuzane emhlabathini. Banomlomo omude kulokhu. Izinyoni ze-kiwi nazo azideleli izithelo ezilele phansi.
Ukuze zizale, eyeduna ikhetha umgodi osuvele ukhule kakhulu emnyango ukuze ufihleke kangcono. Ivala isidleke ngo-moss notshani. Insikazi ivamise ukubeka amaqanda amabili, kodwa makhulu: amaqanda ayisithupha angaba nzima njengelikanina.
Isikhathi sokuzala sithatha izinyanga ezimbili kuya kwezintathu, okuyinde kakhulu. Kuye ngezinhlobo zezilwane, eyeduna kuphela efukamelayo noma kokubili ngokushintshana. Lapho amaphuphu echanyuselwa, acishe afane nabazali bawo. Ziphinde zihambe esidlekeni ngemva kwesonto. Kodwa abaningi badliwa amakati, izinja, noma izale. Lezi zilwane zethulwa abantu baseNew Zealand.
Lapho eneminyaka emibili, izinyoni ze-kiwi zingase zibe nezincane zazo. Uma konke kuhambe kahle, bayoba ngaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala.