UMary Allen
I-pike iyinhlanzi yamanzi ahlanzekile enkulu kunazo zonke futhi enamandla kunazo zonke eYurophu. Kuyinhlanzi edla inyama enomzimba omude kanye ne- dorsal fin ebekwe kude. I-pike ifinyelela ku-1.50 amamitha ubude. Inekhanda elide nomlomo oyisicaba ogcwele amazinyo abukhali. Ingaba nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-25. Isisu simhlophe noma siphuzi.
I-pike ingatholakala cishe kuwo wonke amanzi ahlanzekile, ngaphandle kwemifudlana emincane. Igwema imisinga enamandla futhi ithole indawo lapho ingahlala khona futhi icashe kahle futhi iqamekele inyamazane.
Ama-Pike avame ukufihlwa eduze nosebe futhi alinde izinhlanzi ezincane njengama-roaches, rudd, noma i-perch. Izindawo ezinhle zokudoba zisemhlangeni, emasimini eminduze, ngaphansi kwamajethi, ezimpandeni ezishona phansi, noma ngaphansi kwezihlahla ezilengayo. Pike aqameke ngesivinini umbani.
I-pike izala kanjani?
Ama-Pike females abizwa ngokuthi ama-Rogner, abesilisa babizwa nangokuthi uMilchner. Kusukela ngoNovemba abesilisa bavimbezela izindawo zezinsikazi. Amaduna aya eganga futhi angalimazana kabi.
Amaqanda abizwa ngokuthi i-spawn. Lapho insikazi isinda kakhulu, kulapho amaqanda ekwazi ukuwathwala engeziwe, okungukuthi angaphezu kuka-40,000 ngekhilogremu ngayinye yesisindo somzimba wayo. Kuphela lapho insikazi ikhipha inzalo yayo emzimbeni lapho owesilisa engeza khona amangqamuzana esidoda.
Izibungu zichanyuselwa ngemva kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamane. Baqale badle esikhwameni se-yolk. Kufana neqanda lenkukhu. Nokho, iningi lazo lidliwa ezinye izinhlanzi ngalesi sikhathi.
Lapho nje i-pike encane isicishe ibe ngamasentimitha amabili ubude, izingela izinhlanzi ezincane. Abesilisa bavuthwa ngokocansi lapho sebeneminyaka emibili ubudala, nabesifazane lapho sebeneminyaka emine ubudala.