UMary Allen
Yazi ngokubukeka kwezilwane ezihuquzelayo ezinamachashazi aphuzi
Uma ubheka isibankwa esinobuhlalu be-Gila, esingumkhonyovu onamabala aphuzi, uzoqaphela ukwakheka kwawo okuqinile, nesibankwa esinobude obungama-65 cm futhi sinesisindo esingama-2 kg. Umsila, ohlanganisa ingxenye yesine yobude bomzimba, awukwazi ukuchithwa futhi uvuselelwe uma kwenzeka ingozi.
Uma ubheka ikhanda, uzoqaphela ukuthi limnyama ngombala kuyilapho wonke umzimba ugcwele amabala. Emlonyeni uzothola ulimi oluyimfoloko. Umbhobho unwebeka kakhulu ukuze ukwazi ukushwabadela inyamazane enkulu. Amehlo ayindilinga avikelwe amajwabu amehlo anyakazayo.
Qaphela ukuthi izindlebe zezibankwa zivikelwe ulwelwesi oluzivumela ukuthi zizwe kahle, futhi ziphefumule zivalekile, kodwa azikwazi ukuhogela iphunga. Ubuthi obukhiqizwa ezindlaleni ezinobuthi emhlathini ongezansi buyiswa esilwaneni ngamazinyo, angakwazi ukuzivuselela njalo.
Kuyathakazelisa ukwazi ukuthi incithakalo mbumbulu enamabala aphuzi inemilenze eqinile embozwe ngezinzipho ezicijile. Lokhu kwenza kube nokwenzeka ngabo ukumba inyamazane yabo ngemilenze yangaphambili futhi ngaleyo ndlela bathole ukusekelwa lapho bekhuphuka.
Uma ufuna ukugcina isibankwa esinobuhlalu be-Gila esingesona isibankwa esinamabala aphuzi endaweni ezungezile, indawo kufanele ihambisane nobude besilwane. Ngakho-ke, ubukhulu obuncane kufanele bube ngu-300 x 200 x 100 cm futhi isembozo esikhiyekayo kufanele siqinisekiswe ngenxa yobuthi bezilwane ezihuquzelayo.
Njengoba isibankwa sithanda ukumba nokukhuphuka, sidinga indawo engaphansi okungenani engu-10 cm ukuphakama namagatsha ezihlahla kanye nezinqwaba zamatshe ukuze siphile ngendlela efanele uhlobo lwezilwane. Amashubhu namagxolo ezitshalo asebenza njengendawo yokukhosela.
Faka isitsha samanzi emhlabathini esigcwala amanzi ahlanzekile nsuku zonke. Nikeza i-slab yetshe ukuze izingane zakho zikwazi ukuklwebha izinzipho zazo.
Qaphela ukuthi i-Gila Monster idinga izinga lokushisa elingu-22°C kuya ku-32°C ukuze ikhululeke. Kufanele unikeze indawo elangeni enemisebe ye-UV-A kanye ne-UV-B ukuze uqinisekise ukuhlanganiswa kwevithamini B. Ngesikhathi sokulala kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuNdasa kufanele wehlise izinga lokushisa libe ngu-12°C.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi kufanele uphakele izilwane ezihuquzelayo ukudla okuphilayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi amagundane, amagundane amancane, namatshwele ezinsuku zamaqanda, izintamo zezinkukhu namaqanda nakho kungaphakelwa.
Qaphela ukuthi izibankwa akufanele zigcinwe ngabaqalayo njengoba ziyizilwane ezinobuthi. Ukulunywa akugcini nje ngokubangela ubuhlungu kanye nesilonda esopha kakhulu ngenxa yokuluma amazinyo, kodwa futhi kubangela ukuvuvukala, ukuhlanza, nezinkinga zokujikeleza kwegazi, okungabangela ukushaqeka kwe-anaphylactic uma ukulimala kwenzeka eduze kwenhliziyo. Lesi yisimo esiphuthumayo esidinga ukwelashwa esibhedlela.
Zihlala kuphi izibankwa ezinamabala aphuzi?
I-Gila Monster yisibankwa esinamabala aphuzi esingelona ilungu lomndeni wezibankwa futhi sitholakala endaweni yaso yemvelo yezindawo eziwugwadule ezomile, ezishisayo neziphakeme. Ukugcinwa kwezilwane ezihuquzelayo akufanele kwenziwe ngabantu abavamile ngenxa yobuthi. Awukwazi futhi ukubona isilwane ema-zoo.
Isiphi isibankwa esinobuthi obukhulu emhlabeni?
Izibankwa ezinobuthi kakhulu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo okuwukuphela kwazo ezaziwa ngokuthi zinobuthi, izibankwa ezinobuhlalu ze-Gila ( Heloderma suspectum ), ezitholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States naseMexico, kanye nezibankwa zobuhlalu zaseMexico ( Heloderma horridum ), ezitholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States naseMexico. udabuka ezindaweni ezisogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeMexico.
Iluphi uhlobo lwesibankwa olunobuthi?
Emkhayeni wezilwane ezihuquzelayo, yizinyoka kuphela ezivame ukuba nobuhlungu. Ngaphandle kokumbalwa: phakathi kwezibankwa ezingaba ngu-3,000, ufezela olunobuhlalu ungomunye wezibankwa ezimbalwa ezinobuthi.
Zinoshevu kangakanani izibankwa ezinobuhlalu?
Iluma kuphela uma icasukile - ushevu usetshenziselwa ukuzivikela. Izimpawu eziphawuleka kakhulu ngemva kokulunywa ubuhlungu obukhulu kakhulu, i-edema kanye nokungahambi kahle kwegazi ngokwehla ngokushesha komfutho wegazi. Ukulunywa kwesibankwa esinobuhlalu be-Gila kungaba yingozi kubantu.
Ingabe isibankwa singaluma?
Izibankwa zesihlabathi azilumi futhi azizange zivele njengabahlukumezi.
Ingabe izibankwa ziyingozi kubantu?
Ochwepheshe baxwayisa ngengozi ye-salmonella ezibankwa. I-Robert Koch Institute yathola ukuthi: Amaphesenti angama-90 azo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo analeli gciwane. Izingane ezincane ikakhulukazi zisengozini yokutheleleka. Ochwepheshe baxwayisa ngengozi ye-salmonella ezibankwa.
Ingabe isibankwa sasebusuku?
Izibankwa ziyadlana futhi azihlali. Zihlola izinambuzane, izicabucabu namabhungane endaweni ezizungezile. Kodwa izibankwa nazo ziyathanda iminenke nezimpethu. Ngesikhathi sokulala badweba ezindaweni zabo zokugcina.
Ungakwazi yini ukuthinta izibankwa?
Uma ufuna ukudlala nokugona nesilwane sakho, kufanele uqhelelane nezibankwa. udokotela wezilwane uFrank Mutschmann uyaxwayisa: “Kufanele uthinte izilwane ezihuquzelayo kuphela ezimweni eziphuthumayo kakhulu!” Ezinye izinhlobo zingaluma kanzima.
Zibukeka kanjani izibankwa ezisencane?
Ingaphansi inophuzi futhi ayinabala kwabesifazane, eluhlaza namachashaza amnyama kwabesilisa. Ezintsha zinsundu ngombala, zivame ukuba namachashazi agqamile ngemuva nasemaceleni.
Zilalaphi izibankwa?
Izibankwa zesihlabathi zilala phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo ezinqumbini zamatshe angenasithwathwa, izigxobo zezinkuni, iziphunzi zezihlahla noma emifantwini yamadwala, ngezinye izikhathi nasezimbotsheni zamagundane kanye nonogwaja. Inqwaba yamatshe noma indawo yesihlabathi iyindawo enhle kakhulu yokukhosela ebusika ezilwaneni ezinamaphiko. Lapha ungakwazi ukuphumula futhi ulinde intwasahlobo.
Izibankwa zihlala kuphi ezingadini?
Isibankwa sesihlabathi siwuhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwesibankwa kuleli. Ihlala endaweni elinywayo, emaphethelweni kaloliwe, emaphethelweni, othangweni nasezindongeni zamatshe emvelo. Isibankwa sesihlabathi silinganiselwa ku-24 cm ubude. Eyeduna ivamise ukuba nombala ohlaza satshani, kanti abesifazane banombala onsundu.
Zisebenza nini izibankwa?
Isikhathi somsebenzi we-sand lizard ngokuvamile siqala ekupheleni kuka-March/ekuqaleni kuka-April. Ezincane zivame ukuvela kuqala, kulandele abesilisa, futhi ngemva kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu abesifazane. Isikhathi sokukhwelana siqala ngasekupheleni kuka-April.
Satshalaliswa kanjani isibankwa esinamabala aphuzi eTexas?
Izindawo eziwugwadule ezomile zase-Texas ziyindawo ekahle ye-Yellow Spotted Lizard. Nakuba zingasinda ngokukhululeka ekushiseni okushisayo, zisancamela ukuphumula emigodini enomthunzi emini futhi ziphume ebusuku ukuze zizingele inyamazane yazo.
Zihlala kuphi izibankwa ezinamabala aphuzi?
Isibankwa sasebusuku sasebusuku esinamabala aphuzi noma esinamabala aphuzi (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) luhlobo lwesibankwa sasebusuku. Isakazwa kusukela enkabeni yeMexico ukuya eMelika Ephakathi eningizimu kuya ePanama.
Ingabe izibankwa ezinamabala aphuzi zinobuthi?
Ngisho noma kunzima ukuhlangana nesibankwa esinamabala aphuzi endle, sinobuthi futhi singaba yingozi emangalisayo uma sikuluma.