UMary Allen
Amakati asendle ayizihlobo zasendle zamakati ethu asekhaya. Kodwa-ke, makhudlwana futhi aminyene kunezihlobo zawo ezifuywe.
Izici
Abukeka kanjani ama-wildcat?
Amakati asendle abukeka efana kakhulu namakati ethu asekhaya ane-tabby ansundu. Kodwa-ke, makhudlwana: ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi alinganisa amasentimitha angu-50 kuya kwangu-80, umsila ungamasentimitha angu-28 kuya kwangu-35 ubude. Kusukela esihlokweni sekhala ukuya esihlokweni somsila, amakati amakhulu asendle angaba amasentimitha angu-115 ubude. Zinesisindo esingamakhilogremu amane kuya kwayisihlanu.
Ungawahlukanisa nekati elifuywayo ngomsila wawo onehlathi: linezinwele eziminyene kakhulu, isiphetho salo sibuthuntu, asiqondile, futhi isiphetho sihlala simnyama. Uboya bawo bukhulu kakhulu; phela kumele babekezele bengaphandle uma kubanda. Umbala woboya bazo unokhilimu ophuzi kuya ku-ocher futhi inemigqa emihle. Amakati asendle anebala elimhlophe emphinjeni. Njengawo wonke amakati, angakwazi ukuhlehlisa izinzipho zawo.
Ngenxa yokuthi amakati asendle angakhwelana futhi abe nabancane namakati ethu afuywayo, maningi afana kakhulu namakati afuywayo ngakho-ke cishe awahlukaniseki kuwo.
Ahlalaphi amakati asendle?
Amakati asendle ahlala ukusuka eYurophu ukuya e-Afrika kuya eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Asia. I-Iceland, i-Ireland ne-Scandinavia kuphela ayinawo amakati asendle. Amakati asendle athanda amahlathi amakhulu aluhlaza naxubile futhi ahlala ikakhulukazi ezindaweni lapho ubusika bungangeni khona. Badinga indawo yokuhlala enezihlahla eziningi namadwala lapho bengathola khona izindawo zokucasha ezinhle nokudla okuningi.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zamakati asendle akhona?
Amakati asendle ahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amathathu ahlala ezifundeni ezihlukene futhi ahluke ngandlela thize ngokubukeka. Uhlobo lwekati lasehlathini luhlala eYurophu naseTurkey, ikati lase-steppe e-Asia, kanye nekati elilula kancane lasendle e-Afrika, okuphuma kulo amakati afuywayo.
Amakati asendle aneminyaka emingaki?
Amakati asendle angaphila iminyaka eyi-10 kuya kweyi-16.
Behave
Ahlala kanjani ama-wildcat?
Amakati asendle anamahloni kakhulu. Bahlala njengezodwa noma emindenini kamama, okusho ukuthi umama uhlala nezingane zakhe. Ngezinye izikhathi amapheya amakati asendle ahlala ndawonye. Zisebenza kakhulu ebusuku nasebusuku, ngezinye izikhathi lapho zingaphazanyiswa, kodwa nasemini. Bamaka indawo yabo engamahektha angama-60 kuya kwangama-70 ngomchamo; lo mkhiqizo wephunga kuthiwa ugcina amanye amakati asendle kude. Njengekamu, bafuna idwala noma umgodi, noma bacashe ngaphansi kwezimpande ezinkulu.
Amakati asendle anyakaza kakhulu phansi, kodwa futhi anekhono lokukhuphuka ezihlahleni. Bathanda ukuqamekela emadwaleni noma ezihlahleni noma beshiswe yilanga. Nakuba bekwazi ukudoba futhi bethanda ukudla izinhlanzi, njengawo wonke amakati bayawesaba amanzi. Amakati asendle avame ukubonakala lapha ekwindla lapho ezingela futhi edla kakhulu kunokujwayelekile ukuze adle amafutha awadingayo ebusika.
Ebusuku nasebusuku, amakati asendle angabona kahle kakhulu nabafundi bawo abakhulu; futhi banokuzwa okuhle kakhulu. Njengawo wonke amakati, ayizilwane ezihlanzekile kakhulu: zithanda ukuzihlanza futhi zinakekele kakhulu uboya bazo.
Abangane nezitha zamakati asendle
Lapho zisekhona, i-lynx, impisi, imbila, nempungushe kungaba yingozi kumakati asendle. Yayizingelwa abantu isikhathi eside ngoba yayibhekwa njengesilwane esiyingozi.
Azala kanjani amakati asendle?
UFebruwari noma uMashi yisikhathi sokukhwelana kwamakati asendle. Ngemva kwamasonto ayisishiyagalombili kuya kwayisishiyagalolunye, umama wekati uzala amazinyane amabili kuya kwamahlanu endaweni evikelekile. Zinesisindo esingamagremu angu-135 kuphela futhi zivula amehlo azo kuphela ngemva kwezinsuku eziyishumi. Bancelwa ngunina inyanga yonke. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu kuya kwezine sezizimele. Kodwa njengoba ukuzingela kungelula, bayaqhubeka bezingela nonina isikhashana baze bafunde wonke amaqhinga, ukugxuma, nokuluma okudingekayo ukuze bazingele ngempumelelo. Lapho sebenonyaka owodwa, basuke sebekhulile futhi bangaba nabancane babo.
Amakati asendle azingela kanjani?
Njengamakati ethu afuywayo, amakati asendle acathama phambi kwezimbobo zamagundane noma anyonyobele buthule ezinye izilwane ezincane. Zihlasela inyamazane yazo ngokugxuma, ziyibambe ngezinzipho, bese ziyibulala ngokuyiluma entanyeni.
Amakati asendle axhumana kanjani?
Amakati asendle amenyela njengamakati asekhaya, kodwa izwi lawo lizwakala lijule kancane. Baphinde babhonge futhi bahayize lapho becasukile - futhi bayaphuphuma lapho bejabule. Lapho bexabana, bakhala kabuhlungu. Njengama-tomcat ethu asekhaya, ama-wildcat tomcat avumela ingoma yawo ekhalayo, eklewulayo izwakale ngesikhathi sokukhwelana.
Care
Adlani amakati asendle?
Amagundane awukudla okubaluleke kakhulu kwekati lasendle. Baphinde bazingele onogwaja, onogwaja nezinyoni ezincane. Kodwa futhi ama-voles, ama-cockchafer, nezintethe. Akuvamile ukuba inyamazane egulayo, ebuthakathaka ibe isisulu sabo. Amakati asendle adla kakhulu inyama - akuvamile ukuthi adle izithelo.