Ama-mink adume ngoboya bawo obuyigugu. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zabamele umndeni we-weasel: owaseMelika nowaseYurophu. Umehluko phakathi kwezihlobo uthathwa njengobukhulu obuhlukile bomzimba, umbala, izici zokwakheka kwamazinyo nokwakheka kogebhezi. Ama-mink akhetha ukuhlala eduze nemizimba yamanzi. Abagcini ngokubhukuda futhi bacwile emanzini kakhulu, kepha futhi bayakwazi ukuhamba phansi komfula noma kwechibi. INyakatho Melika ithathwa njengendawo ethandwayo yeminki yaseMelika.
Ukubukeka kwezilwane ezincelisayo
Ama-mink aseMelika anomzimba ovulekile, izindlebe ezibanzi, ezifihlwe kahle ngemuva koboya obukhulu besilwane kanye nesifonyo esincane. Izilwane zinamehlo azwakalayo afana nobuhlalu obumnyama. Izilwane ezincelisayo zinemilenze emifushane, izinwele eziminyene nezibushelelezi ezingakuvumeli ukuba manzi emanzini. Umbala wesilwane ungahluka kusuka kobomvu kuya ku-velvety brown.
Uboya be-mink yaseMelika abuguquki unyaka wonke. Zonke izinyanga eziyi-12 izinwele ziminyene ngejazi elingaphansi elijiyile. Emalungwini amaningi omndeni, indawo emhlophe iyabonakala ngaphansi kwendebe engezansi, okuthi kwabanye abantu idlulele esifubeni noma kulayini wesisu. Ubude obukhulu bomzimba we-mink ngu-60 cm, isisindo sayo ngu-3 kg.
Indlela yokuphila nokudla okunempilo
I-mink yaseMelika ingumzingeli omuhle kakhulu ochuma ezweni nasemanzini. Umzimba wemisipha ukuvumela ukuthi ubambe ngokushesha inyamazane futhi ungayivumeli iphume ezinqeni zayo eziqinile. Kuyamangaza ukuthi izilwane ezidla ezinye zinamehlo angaboni kahle, yingakho zinomuzwa othuthukile wokuhogela, ozivumela ukuba zizingele ngisho nasebumnyameni.
Izilwane cishe azikaze zihlomise ikhaya lazo, zihlala emigodini yabanye abantu. Uma imink yaseMelika izinze endlini entsha, izodudula bonke abahlaseli. Izilwane zivikela amakhaya azo zisebenzisa amazinyo abukhali njengezikhali. Izilwane ezincelisayo nazo zikhipha iphunga elibi elingasabisa izitha.
Izidlakudla azikhethi ukudla futhi zingadla ukudla okuhlukahlukene. Ukudla kuqukethe zombili izilwane ezincane nezinyoni ezinkulu. I-mink yaseMelika iyathanda ukudla inhlanzi (i-perch, i-minnow), i-crayfish, amaxoxo, amagundane, izinambuzane, kanye namajikijolo nembewu yezihlahla.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Ekuqaleni kukaMashi, abesilisa bayofuna abesifazane. Indoda enolaka kakhulu ingakhwelana naleyo ekhethiwe. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa kowesifazane sihlala ezinsukwini ezingama-55, ngenxa yalokho, kuzalwa izingane ezi-3 kuye kwezi-7. Amantshontsho adla ubisi lukamama cishe izinyanga ezimbili. Owesifazane kuphela obamba iqhaza ekukhuliseni izingane.
