UMary Allen
I-raccoon ivame ukuthola ukudla kwayo emanzini. Lapho ezibamba ngezidladla zakhe, kuba sengathi “uyawageza”. Ngakho-ke igama elithi "raccoon".
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Abukeka kanjani ama-raccoon?
I-raccoon ibukeka sengathi igqoke isifihla-buso: amehlo akhe azungezwe uboya obumnyama nendandatho elula egijima ngakubo. Inomugqa omnyama ekhaleni layo elinjengempungushe. Uboya obuminyene emzimbeni we-raccoon bu-grey-brown, kodwa umsila wayo unondandatho ngokumnyama-nsundu. Kusukela esihlokweni somsila kuya ekugcineni kwekhala, i-raccoon ikala phakathi kwamasentimitha angama-70 kuya kwangu-85.
Umsila ngezinye izikhathi ufinyelela amasentimitha angama-25 kulokhu. Ama-raccoon anesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-8 kanye ne-11, kanti abesilisa bavame ukuba nesisindo esingaphezu kwabesifazane.
Ahlala kuphi ama-raccoon?
Esikhathini esidlule, ama-raccoon ayezulazula kuphela emahlathini aseNyakatho Melika. Kodwa lokho sekushintshile: ngo-1934, abalandeli be-raccoon bakhulula amabhere e-Lake Edersee e-Hesse; kamuva abambalwa bohlobo lwabo baphunyuka ezivalekile. Banda kancane kancane futhi basakazeka ngokuqhubekayo. Namuhla kunama-raccoon kulo lonke elaseYurophu. EJalimane kuphela, cishe amabhere amancane ayi-100,000 kuya ku-250,000 kuthiwa aphila. Ama-raccoon ancamela ukuhlala ehlathini. Okungenani benza ezweni labo langaphambili eNyakatho Melika.
EYurophu, bazizwa bekhululekile phakathi kwabantu. Ezindaweni zokulala ebusuku, bafuna indawo yokukhosela emagumbini angaphansi, ngaphansi kwenqwaba yezinkuni, noma emapayipini endle.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-raccoon ezikhona?
Ama-raccoon angamalungu omndeni wamabhere amancane. Zihlobene ne-coati kanye nebhere le-panda. Kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-30 zama-raccoon eMelika, ezihluke kancane komunye nomunye ngombala wazo.
Ama-raccoon athola iminyaka emingaki?
Endle, ama-raccoon aphila isilinganiso seminyaka emibili kuya kwemithathu, kodwa angaphila iminyaka efinyelela kwengu-20.
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Aphila kanjani ama-raccoon?
Ama-raccoon ahamba ebusuku futhi alala emini. Ebusuku, zizulazula emahlathini, emapaki, ezivandeni nasezindundumeni zikadoti eduze nezindawo ezihlala kuzo. Lapho kubanda ngempela ebusika, ama-raccoon ayavilapha. Kodwa abalali ngempela: Bavele bayozela. Lapho nje izinga lokushisa likhuphuka kancane, baphinde bazulazule endaweni.
Abangane nezitha zama-raccoon
Endle, i-raccoon cishe ayinazo izitha. Nathi, usezingelwa isikhova. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-raccoon amaningi afa phakathi nezimoto lapho ephumile futhi cishe ebusuku. Ama-raccoon nawo asongelwa abazingeli. Abanye abazingeli bakholelwa ukuthi ama-raccoon anesibopho sokuminyanisa ezinye izilwane - isibonelo ngoba antshontsha amaqanda ezinyoni ezidlekeni.
Azala kanjani ama-raccoon?
Ekuqaleni konyaka, ama-raccoon angamaduna aphelelwa ukuphumula, ngoba uMasingana kuya kuNdasa yinkathi yokurutha nokukhwelana. Eziduna aziphumuli zifuna izinsikazi ezizogana nazo. Ngokuvamile bakwenza lokhu nabesifazane abambalwa. Kwesinye isikhathi abalingani nabo bakha umbhangqwana isikhathi esifushane. Ezinsikazi zingase zibe nezinzalo ngonyaka wokuqala. Abesilisa bathatha unyaka eside ukuze bafinyelele ukuvuthwa kwezocansi.
Emasontweni ayisishiyagalolunye ngemva kokukhwelana, i-raccoon yensikazi izala amaphuphu amathathu kuya kwamahlanu endaweni yayo yokulala. Izingane ze-raccoon zingamasentimitha ayishumi ubude, zinesisindo esingamagremu angu-70 nje, futhi azikabi nawo amazinyo okwamanje. Nakuba amaphuphu ephuma esidlekeni okokuqala ngemva kwamasonto amahlanu, unina uwancelisa amanye amasonto ayishumi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ama-raccoon afunda ukuzingela izinkalankala nokuthi iziphi izithelo zinambitheka kamnandi. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezine, abasha bashiya unina futhi bazifunele izindawo zabo.
Ama-raccoon azingela kanjani?
Endle, ama-raccoon athanda ukuzingela eduze namanzi. Zidla izinhlanzi ezincane, izinkalankala namaxoxo eduze nosebe lwemifudlana namachibi. Ziguduza emanzini angashoni futhi ziphumputhe inyamazane ngezidladla zazo zangaphambili. Uma kuziwa ekudleni kwabo, ama-raccoon awawona kancane kancane. Ezweni, azingela izinyoni, izibankwa, izintulo namagundane.
Ama-raccoon axhumana kanjani?
Ama-raccoon angabantu abanomsindo abangakwazi ukwenza imisindo eminingi ehlukene. Uma benganelisekile, “bayahogela” noma “bayaxoxa”. Ziyagquma futhi zihayize kakhulu lapho zilwa - futhi ziyanswininiza lapho zihlangana nesilwane ezikanye nazo ezingasithandi.
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Adlani ama-raccoon?
I-raccoon inambitha izinto eziningi impela - yingakho ithathwa njenge-omnivore. Umane aguqule ukudla kwakhe kuhambisane nesizini ngakho-ke uhlale ethola ukudla okwanele. Ama-raccoon azingela amadada, izinkukhu, izinhlanzi, amagundane, amagundane, nama-hedgehogs. Antshontsha amaqanda ezidlekeni zezinyoni futhi adle izinambuzane. Noma baqoqa izithelo, amantongomane, nokusanhlamvu. Nokho, ngezinye izikhathi ama-raccoon aphinde antshontshe ukudla okucindezelwe eziteshini zokuphakela izinyamazane nezinyamazane. Bathanda nokuphequlula imigqomo yabantu. Uma kuneqhwa ebusika futhi ama-raccoon anokudla okuncane