UMary Allen
Izinja ze-raccoon zitholakala empumalanga yeSiberia, eJapane nasenyakatho yeChina. Njengoba zenziwe ngokwemvelo njengezilwane ezithwele uboya e-USSR yangaphambili esentshonalanga, zasakazekela ngasentshonalanga ukusuka lapho. Izilwane zokuqala zatholakala eNtshonalanga Jalimane ngawo-1960. Inja ye-raccoon ayikho ngaphansi kwanoma yisiphi isimo sokuvikelwa kwamazwe ngamazwe.
Zihlala kuphi izinja zama-raccoon eJalimane?
Inja ye-raccoon ekuqaleni ivela eMpumalanga Asia. Yangeniswa ngabantu engxenyeni yaseYurophu yaseRussia, lapho yasakazekela eJalimane. Kunezinja eziningi ze-raccoon eJalimane eMpumalanga Jalimane naseSaxony Esezansi, kodwa zisakazeka kakhulu entshonalanga.
Iyingozi kangakanani inja ye-raccoon?
“Inja ye-raccoon isakaza izifo eziningi eziyingozi kubantu nasezifuyweni zabo nasezifuyweni zasemapulazini. Lezi zihlanganisa amarabi, i-distemper kanye ne-fox tapeworm.
Ilala kuphi inja ye-raccoon?
I-House martens cishe ifika ebusuku kuphela. Emini, izilwane zilala ziyinqwaba yezinkuni, izitaki zezinkuni, eziphahleni, ezinqolobaneni noma emashede asengadini. Bahlala ezindaweni ezinzile ezinemingcele emisiwe.
Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-marten nenja ye-raccoon?
Umehluko wangempela phakathi kwalezi zilwane ezibizwa ngama-namesake uzalo lwazo kanye nofuzo. Nakuba i-marten ihlukaniswa emndenini we-canine wezilwane ezidliwayo ezincane, inja ye-raccoon ihlukaniswa emndenini we-canine weqiniso.
Yini izinja zama-raccoon ezingayithandi?
Ukuziphatha. Inja ye-raccoon iyisilwane sakusihlwa futhi sasebusuku futhi inamahloni. Alikwazi ukukhuphuka futhi alizingeli, kodwa libheka ukudla kwalo ngendlela efanayo nembila.
Ibulala kanjani inja ye-raccoon?
Yize zingabeki usongo ohlelweni lwethu lwendalo ngenxa yokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni nasezinambuzaneni, abazingeli babulale izinja zamaraccoon ezingaphezu kuka-25,000 ngonyaka wokuzingela ka-2018/2019 kuphela. Izilwane zivame ukubanjwa ogibeni olunonya futhi zidutshulwe ekhanda.
Izwakala kanjani inja ye-raccoon?
Ukuphimisela kwezinja ze-raccoon kufana ne-meowing noma i-whimpering. Izinja zama-raccoon ziyabhodla lapho kunengozi. Ngesikhathi sokukhwelana, amaduna ahayiza ebusuku. Imidlwane yenza imisindo ekhalayo.
Izinja zama-raccoon zizala nini?
Izinja zama-raccoon zine-monogamous futhi zingemuva ndawonye. Ngemva kokumitha kwezinsuku ezingaba ngu-60, imidlwane eyi-7-9 eyimpumputhe, enoboya iyazalwa ekupheleni kuka-March/ekuqaleni kuka-April.
Ingabe inja ye-raccoon idla ebusuku?
Ama-Martens yizilwane zasebusuku.
Ingabe inja ye-raccoon iyisizungu?
Ukuhlwa nasebusuku; uhlala njengezilwane ezihlala zodwa noma ngababili; ngokuvamile emihumeni yempungushe engashiyiwe noma yamabheja, kuyaqabukela izimbele imigodi; yakha izindlu zangasese njengembila.
Ingabe inja ye-raccoon i-raccoon?
Izinhlobo zokudideka: Izimpawu zobuso benja ye-raccoon ziyefana nalezo ze-raccoon. Nokho, phakathi kwekhanda phakathi kwamehlo ukukhanya enja ye-raccoon futhi ayimnyama njengaku-raccoon!
Iyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu yokubamba izinja ze-raccoon?
Izinja zama-raccoon ngokuvamile ziyashesha futhi kulula ukuzibamba. Ngokuvamile abakwa-Enok balala buthule futhi bazigoqe endaweni ebiyelwe. Noma kunjalo, umzingeli akufanele neze alingeke ukuba elule ucezu olunganyakazi ogibeni. I-catch shot inikezwa kumdlalo ebhokisini lokubamba.
Ama-martens ahlala kuphi engadini?
Lapho kukhulunywa nge-marten, i-marten yamatshe (Martes foina) ivame ukusho. Kusabalele eYurophu futhi cishe kulo lonke elase-Asia. Endle, ama-beech martens ancamela ukucasha emifantwini nasemigedeni emincane.
Ingabe inja ye-raccoon ingabhukuda?
Izinja zama-raccoon ziyakwazi ukubhukuda nokutshuza kodwa zingagibeli. Inja ye-raccoon ilala embhedeni futhi ayivamile ukuya phambi komhume wayo ngenkathi ebandayo. Ekuqaleni, izinja zama-raccoon zazisekhaya eJapane nase-Asia.
Idlani inja ye-raccoon?
Izinja zama-raccoon zidla ikakhulukazi izinambuzane nezithelo, kanye nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane, izinyoni, iminenke, amaxoxo namaqanda. Ngakho-ke bangama-omnivores angayideleli inyama efile.