I-chipmunk yase-Asia ingummeleli ovelele wezilwane ezincelisayo zomndeni weSikwele. Izilwane ezincane zinokufana okufana nesikwele esivamile, kepha uma ubheka kahle, ungazihlukanisa kalula. Ama-Chipmunks ahlukile ezihlotsheni zawo, okokuqala, ngendawo yawo yokuhlala. Babodwa abahlala e-Eurasia, kanti abanye bangatholakala eNyakatho Melika.
Incazelo nezici
Izilwane ezincane zikhula zifike ku-15 cm ubude. Isisindo somzimba kusuka ku-80 kuye ku-100 g. Imivimbo emnyama eyejwayelekile engemuva uphawu lwentengiso lwesilwane. Ama-chipmunks ase-Asia anomsila omude, angafika kuma-cm ayi-12.Ungakwazi futhi ukuhlukanisa izilwane nezingwejeje ngalezi zici ezilandelayo: ukuba khona kwemilenze emifushane, umzimba omncane futhi ohambayo. Ama-chipmunks amaningi ase-Asia anoboya obumpunga obunsundu.
Ama-chipmunks ase-Asia angabakhi bokuqedela. Bakha imigodi eqinile futhi engabonakali, ngokufihla ngokucophelela umhlaba osele endaweni yokukhosela eyebiwe. Izilwane ziphila impilo yodwa, azikwazi ukwenza ubungane nomunye umuntu, futhi ikakhulukazi ukwaba i-mink yazo naye. Kuyabonakala ukuthi ekhaya, ama-chipmunks amabili ehhokweni elilodwa maduze aqala ukukhombisa ubudlova, futhi ahlale eyizitha impilo yonke.
Ama-Chipmunks ayakwazi ukwenza imisindo eyinkimbinkimbi esebenza njengohlobo lwe-alamu. Izwa ingozi, isilwane sinikeza impempe ye-monosyllabic noma i-trill ephezulu.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Ngokuqala kwesimo sezulu esibandayo, ama-chipmunks alala ubusuku bonke. Ngemuva kokuvuka, isikhathi sokukhwelana siqala ezilwaneni. Ekupheleni kwentwasahlobo, abesifazane bazala izingane ngenani le-3 kuye ku-10. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa izinsuku ezingama-30. Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa zincane kakhulu kangangokuba zinesisindo esifinyelela ku-4 g. Zizalwa zinqunu futhi zingaboni, kodwa ngenyanga yokuqala yokuphila zivula amehlo. Ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa, izingane zizokhula uboya futhi imivimbo eyingqayizivele izobonakala emhlane. Umama osemncane unezingane izinyanga ezimbili, ngemuva kwalokho uyazishiya.
Isikhathi sokuphila se-chipmunks endle yiminyaka engu-3-4, ekhaya - kusuka eminyakeni emi-5 kuye kwengu-10.
Ukudla kwezilwane
Amantongomane abhekwa njengokudla okuthandwa kakhulu yizilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-chipmunks adla ama-rootlets, izinambuzane, izitshalo ezinobuthi kanye namahlumela aluhlaza. Ukudla kwezilwane kuqukethe ama-mollusks, i-linden, i-maple, i-mountain ash, kanye nembewu yemisedari yompayini
