UMary Allen
Izingwejeje amagundane. Ibizwa nangokuthi i-squirrel noma ikati le-squirrel. Zakha uhlobo olunezinhlobo ezingu-29 ezahlukene futhi zingamagundane. Ahlobene eduze nama-chipmunks. Zihlala ezihlahleni ezisehlathini, kodwa nasezindaweni ezihlala abantu. Ziyabonakala kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yomsila wazo omude onesihlahla. Umsila ucishe ulingane nomzimba, uma uhlangene ukhula ube ngamasentimitha angama-50. Noma kunjalo, izingwejeje azivamile ukubonakala ngoba ziyashesha futhi zinamahloni futhi ngokuvamile zicasha kubantu.
Izingwejeje ezindala zinesisindo esingama-200 kuya ku-400 amagremu. Ngenxa yokuthi zilula, izingwejeje zingagxuma phakathi kwamagatsha ngokushesha futhi zingama emagatsheni amancane. Ngakho bangabalekela kalula izikhova zokhozi nezinye izinyoni ezidla inyama ethanda ukudla izingwejeje. Ngezinzipho zawo ezinde ezigobile, amagundane angakwazi ukubambelela emagatsheni nasemagatsheni.
Izingwejeje zaseYurophu ezibomvu-nsundu zingatholakala cishe kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Futhi bahlala endaweni ebanzi ukusuka eMpumalanga Yurophu kuya e-Asia. Ingwejeje empunga ihlala e-USA naseCanada. Abantu bayiletha eNgilandi nase-Italy futhi bayikhulula lapho.
Emapaki, ingwejeje empunga iqotha ingwejeje yaseYurophu ngoba inkulu futhi inamandla. E-England nasezingxenyeni ezinkulu zase-Italy, izingwejejeje ezibomvu-nsundu zicishe zashabalala. Ehlathini, i-pine marten idla ama-squirrels ampunga. Izingwejeje ezibomvu-nsundu ziyasinda lapho ngoba ziyashesha.
Ziphila kanjani izingwejejeje?
Izingwejeje amagundane. Ibizwa nangokuthi i-squirrel noma ikati le-squirrel. Zakha uhlobo olunezinhlobo ezingu-29 ezahlukene futhi zingamagundane. Ahlobene eduze nama-chipmunks. Zihlala ezihlahleni ezisehlathini, kodwa nasezindaweni ezihlala abantu. Ziyabonakala kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yomsila wazo omude onesihlahla. Umsila ucishe ulingane nomzimba, uma uhlangene ukhula ube ngamasentimitha angama-50. Noma kunjalo, izingwejeje azivamile ukubonakala ngoba ziyashesha futhi zinamahloni futhi ngokuvamile zicasha kubantu.
Izingwejeje ezindala zinesisindo esingama-200 kuya ku-400 amagremu. Ngenxa yokuthi zilula, izingwejeje zingagxuma phakathi kwamagatsha ngokushesha futhi zingama emagatsheni amancane. Ngakho bangabalekela kalula izikhova zokhozi nezinye izinyoni ezidla inyama ethanda ukudla izingwejeje. Ngezinzipho zawo ezinde ezigobile, amagundane angakwazi ukubambelela emagatsheni nasemagatsheni.
Izingwejeje zaseYurophu ezibomvu-nsundu zingatholakala cishe kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Futhi bahlala endaweni ebanzi ukusuka eMpumalanga Yurophu kuya e-Asia. Ingwejeje empunga ihlala e-USA naseCanada. Abantu bayiletha eNgilandi nase-Italy futhi bayikhulula lapho.
Emapaki, ingwejeje empunga iqotha ingwejeje yaseYurophu ngoba inkulu futhi inamandla. E-England nasezingxenyeni ezinkulu zase-Italy, izingwejejeje ezibomvu-nsundu zicishe zashabalala. Ehlathini, i-pine marten idla ama-squirrels ampunga. Izingwejeje ezibomvu-nsundu ziyasinda lapho ngoba ziyashesha.
Ziphila kanjani izingwejejeje?
Izingwejeje izidalwa ezihlala zodwa kuphela ezihlangana ukuze zihlangane, okungukuthi ukwenza intsha. Zakha izidleke ezihlahleni. Lawa amabhola ayindilinga enziwe ngamagatsha alele ezimfoloko zamagatsha. Ngaphakathi kufakwe ulembu. Lezi zidleke zibizwa ngokuthi i-Kobel. Ingwejeje ngayinye inezidleke eziningana ngesikhathi esisodwa: zokulala ebusuku, zokuphumula emthunzini emini, noma izilwane ezincane.
Izingwejeje zizodla cishe noma yini ezingayithola: amajikijolo, amantongomane, imbewu, imiqumbe, amagxolo, izimbali, amakhowe nezithelo. Kodwa izikelemu, amaqanda ezinyoni noma amaphuphu azo, izinambuzane, izibungu, neminenke nazo zikhona. Lapho zidla, zibamba ukudla kwazo ngezidladla zangaphambili, okusikhumbuza kakhulu abantu.
Ekwindla, izingwejejeje zigcinela ubusika. Ngokuvamile bagqiba amantongomane, ama-acorns, noma ama-beechnuts emhlabathini. Kodwa abasakwazi ukuthola imbewu eningi. Lezi zibe sezihluma futhi zakhe izitshalo ezintsha. Ngale ndlela, ama-squirrels asiza izitshalo ukuba zingandeli eduze nje kuphela, kodwa futhi zikude.
Izingwejeje zinezitha eziningi: ama-martens, ama-wildcat, nezinyoni ezihlukahlukene ezidla inyama. Emapaki nasezingadini, ikati lasendlini liyisitha sakho esikhulu. Kodwa kukhona nezimuncagazi eziningi ezingenza izingwejeje zigule noma zibulawe.
Izingwejeje azilali, ziyalala. Lokho kusho ukuthi azilali ubusika bonke kodwa zisuka zihambe ziyofuna ukudla. Nokho, kwezinye izindawo izingwejeje sezijwayele abantu kangangokuthi zidla amantongomane.
Zizala kanjani izingwejeje?
Isikhathi sokuqala sokuzalana ngoMasingana, kanti esesibili singo-April. Eyensikazi ivamise ukuthwala izilwane ezincane ezingaba yisithupha esiswini. Ngemva kwamasonto amahlanu amahle, umntwana uzozalwa. Eyeduna ibe isihambile futhi futhi kungenzeka ukuthi isibheke insikazi entsha. Ayinandaba namawundlu.
Izilwane ezincane zicishe zibe ngamasentimitha ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalolunye ubude lapho zizalwa. Izingwejeje yizilwane ezincelisayo. Umama uphuzisa ingane ubisi lwakhe. Abasenabo uboya futhi ababoni noma bezwa. Bavula amehlo abo kuphela ngemva kwenyanga, futhi ngemva kwamasonto ayisithupha baphuma okokuqala ngqa eqhugwaneni. Ngemva kwamasonto ayisishiyagalombili kuya kwayishumi, bazifunela ukudla.
Ngonyaka ozayo sebengakwazi ukuzakhela ababo. Kuthiwa bese bevuthiwe ngokocansi. Kodwa-ke, bavame ukuzivumela unyaka isikhathi esengeziwe. Endle, izingwejeje ngokuvamile azikhuli kuneminyaka emithathu.