UMary Allen
Imbila yenza muphi umsindo?
Amapayipi? Yiqiniso, umsindo wembila ufana nekhwela futhi ngolimi lwendabuko wonke umuntu ukhuluma “ngamakhwela embila”. Ukukhuluma nje, imisindo ayiwona amakhwela. Lokhu kumane kuwukukhala okukhiqizwa emphinjeni wezilwane.
Isho ukuthini uma kukhala imbila?
Noma ubani (oqondayo) lokhu kukhala uyazi - kudala ngaphambi kokuba akubone - ukuthi ukhozi lusemoyeni. Lapho i-marmot ikhala, akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi zonke ezinye zigijimele emgodini ukuze zibheke ingozi engase ibe khona - mhlawumbe ingabonakali.
I-marmot ixwayisa kanjani?
Bawasebenzisela ukuxwayisana ngezingozi ezisondelayo. Kuye kwaphawulwa ukuthi amakhwela abo ayahluka kuye ngokuthi ingozi isukaphi: indweba ende ixwayisa ngengozi esivele iseduze kakhulu, izikhwelo eziningana ezimfishane zibonisa umhlaseli okude.
Zixhumana kanjani izimbila?
Uma kwenzeka kuba sengozini, immbila yenza “ikhwelo elihlabayo” futhi isheshe inyamalale emgodini wayo. Izilwane zixhumana eduze kakhulu, njengokuma eduze kakhulu futhi zihlikihle amakhala. Iphunga elivela ezindlaleni ezihlathini liyashintshaniswa lapho kubingelelana.
Kungani i-marmot ikhala?
Ubuwazi yini ukuthi izimbila azibubuli, ziyashaya amakhwela? Uma i-marmot ithola isitha, esinjengokhozi olusagolide, ikhipha umlozi ohlabayo - futhi ngaleyo ndlela ixwayise abangani bayo. Khona-ke zonke izilwane zinyamalala ngokuphazima kweso emgodini wazo ongaphansi komhlaba.
Ingabe i-marmot iyingozi?
Izimbila zingaba yingozi kakhulu: Izinkomo ziyazilimaza emigodini yazo, amaqhugwane abhidlika – futhi nemithambeka ishelela phansi.
Ingabe izimbila ziyethemba?
Ngokuvamile, abaqwali bezintaba abavamile ukuzibona. Nokho, lapha izilwane zithembele kakhulu, zidla ngisho ezandleni zabantu. Ngokuqinisekile izimbila zingenye yezakhamuzi zami ezizithandayo ezihlala ezintabeni.
Ungakwazi yini ukudla immbila?
Namuhla kubhekwa njengento ewujuqu kwezinye izindawo zaseSwitzerland naseVorarlberg. Inyama yembila inambitheka njengokuluma emadlelweni aluhlaza: anotshani, anamakha, futhi anephunga elimnandi.
Ingabe ama-groundhogs enza imisindo ekhalayo?
Uma ubashayela ikhwelo, bavame ukuma ngezinyawo zabo zangemuva, yingakho abantu abaningi lapha bebabiza “ngezingulube.” Futhi ziyabubula, zihleke futhi zihonqe, ongazihlola ku-www.hoghaven.com ngokuchofoza ku-“Sound Burrow.” Babuye bahayize sengathi bayahlanya. Mad, kunjalo.
Imuphi umsindo owenziwa i-woodchuck?
I-woodchuck izokhipha ikhwela elikhulu, elikhala phezulu ukuze ixwayise noma yiziphi izilwane ezizungezile mayelana nengozi esondelayo. Lokhu kukhwela kwekhwela kuvame ukulandelwa ikhwela elithule njengoba ihlehlela emgodini wayo. Le misindo yanikeza i-woodchuck elinye lamagama ayo adumile: i-whistle pig.
Kungani i-groundhog ikhala?
Igama elithi whistle-pig, elivame kakhulu e-Appalachia, lisukela emkhubeni we-groundhogs wokwenza umsindo ohlabayo ophezulu, ngokuvamile njengesixwayiso kwezinye izingulube uma zizizwa zisongelwa. (Ingulube ifana nendlela esibhekisela ngayo ku-woodchucks 'rodent-cousin the Guinea pig.)
Ingabe ama-groundhogs ayakhonkotha?
Uma bethukile, basebenzisa indweba ephezulu ukuze baxwayise yonke indawo, yingakho igama elithi "whistle-pig". Ama-groundhog angase ancinze lapho elwa, elimele kakhulu, noma ebanjwe umhlaseli. Eminye imisindo engenziwa izingulube ihlanganisa amagxolo aphansi nomsindo okhiqizwa ngokugedla amazinyo.
Uyibiza kanjani ingulube engaphansi emgodini wayo?
Sebenzisa i-ammonia: Indwangu ecwiliswe nge-ammonia ebekwe eduze kwendawo yokungena emgodini we-groundhog isebenza njengophawu olukhulu oluthi “Keep Away”. Amanye amakha aqinile ama-groundhogs angawathandi ahlanganisa i-talcum powder, ama-mothballs, usawoti we-Epsom, nesweli.