UMary Allen
I-koala iwuhlobo lwesilwane esincelisayo esihlala e-Australia. Ubukeka njengebhere elincane, kodwa empeleni uyi-marsupial. I-koala ihlobene eduze ne-kangaroo. Lezi zilwane ezimbili ziyizimpawu eziyinhloko zase-Australia.
Uboya be-koala bunsundu ngokumpunga noma busiliva-mpunga. Endle, baphila iminyaka engaba ngu-20. Ama-koala alala isikhathi eside kakhulu: amahora angu-16-20 ngosuku. Baphaphame ebusuku.
Ama-koala ayakwazi ukuqwala iziqhwala anezinzipho ezicijile. Eqinisweni, iningi labo lihlala ezihlahleni. Lapho, badla amaqabunga nezinye izingxenye zezihlahla zikagamthilini ezithile. Badla cishe amagremu angu-200-400 nsuku zonke. Ama-koala cishe awaphuzi ngenxa yokuthi amaqabunga anamanzi anele.
Azala kanjani ama-koala?
Ama-Koala avuthwe ngokocansi eminyakeni engu-2-4. Ngesikhathi sokukhwelana, umama uvame ukuba newundlu elikhudlwana kuye. Kodwa-ke, lokhu sekuvele kuhlala ngaphandle kwesikhwama sakhona.
Ukukhulelwa kuthatha amasonto amahlanu kuphela. Iwundlu licishe libe ngamasentimitha amabili ubude ngesikhathi lizalwa futhi linesisindo esingamagremu ambalwa. Noma kunjalo, isivele ingena esikhwameni sayo, umama ayithwala ngesisu. Lapho iphinde ithole imibele engaphuza kuyo ubisi.
Cishe ezinyangeni ezinhlanu, iqala ukuphuma esikhwameni. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi iyakhasa lapho idle amahlamvu ayiphiwa ngunina. Nokho, izoqhubeka nokuphuza ubisi ize ibe nonyaka owodwa ubudala. Ibele likamama libe seliphuma esikhwameni futhi isilwane esincane asisakwazi ukukhasa esikhwameni. Umama wabe engasayivumeli ukuthi igibele emhlane wakhe.
Uma unina ephinda ekhulelwe, iwundlu elidala lingahlala naye. Nokho, cishe unyaka nengxenye, umama uyalixosha. Uma unina engakhulelwa, iwundlu lingahlala nonina iminyaka emithathu.
Ingabe ama-koala asengozini?
Izilwane ezidla ama-koalas izikhova, izinkozi kanye nenyoka ye-python. Kodwa futhi izinhlobo zezibankwa zokuqapha izibankwa kanye nohlobo oluthile lwezimpisi, ama-dingo, zithanda ukudla ama-koala.
Nokho, zisengozini enkulu ngenxa yokuthi abantu bagawula amahlathi abo. Khona-ke ama-koala kufanele abaleke futhi ngokuvamile angasayitholi indawo. Uma amahlathi eshiswa ngisho, ama-koala amaningi ayafa ngesikhathi esisodwa. Abaningi babulawa izifo.
Sekusele cishe ama-koala angu-50,000 XNUMX emhlabeni. Nakuba eba mbalwa, ama<em>koala awakabi esongelweni lokuqothulwa. Abantu base-Australia bathanda ama-koala futhi bayaphikisana nokuthi babulawe.