IGreat Gray Owl iyilungu eliphawuleka kakhulu lomndeni wesikhova. Ngosayizi, le nyoni ingaqhathaniswa nenkukhu.
Ukubukeka
Umzimba ulinganisa amasentimitha angama-60 kuye kwangama-85 ubude futhi unamaphiko wamamitha ayi-1.5 ubude. Isisindo salaba bameleli singafika kuma-1.2 kilogram. Idiski yobuso iyabizwa futhi inombala ompunga ngenombolo enkulu yemibuthano egxilile emnyama. Ekhanda kunamehlo amancane aphuzi anezinkophe ezimnyama. Izimpaphe ezimhlophe eziseduze kwamehlo zakha isiphambano. Isisekelo somlomo siphuzi ngombala ompunga, futhi uqhwaku uqobo luphuzi. Kukhona indawo emnyama ngaphansi komlomo. Umbala omkhulu weGreat Grey Owl mpunga ngemigqa emincane emnyama. Ingxenye engezansi yomzimba mpunga ophaphathekile onemigqa. Izimpaphe zezidladla nezinzwane zimpunga. Umsila omude wesikhova unemibala ngemivimbo emikhulu eguqukayo egcina ngomugqa omnyama omkhulu. I-dimorphism yezocansi ilele ekutheni abesifazane bakhulu kakhulu futhi bakhulu kakhulu kunabesilisa.
Indawo yokuhlala
Indawo okuhlala kuyo iGreat Grey Owl isabalalele eCanada nase-Alaska. Iningi labantu litholakala enyakatho yeYurophu nasenkabeni yohlangothi lwaseYurophu lwaseRussia. Abanye abamele batholakala eSiberia naseSakhalin.
Isikhova sikhetha amahlathi e-coniferous ne-spruce njengendawo yokuhlala, futhi sikwazi ukuhlala emahlathini nasezintabeni. Ukukhethwa kwendawo yokuhlala kungenxa yokutholakala kokudla okwanele.
Ukudla okunomsoco
Ukudla okuyinhloko kwesikhova esi-tawny kunamagundane e-murine, ama-shrews nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane. Kwesinye isikhathi izingwejeje, izinyoni ezincane, izidlwane, amaxoxo nezinye izinambuzane ezinkulu zingazingelwa njengezilwane ezinkulu. Isikhova singabheka inyamazane esikhunjeni noma lapho indiza ihamba kancane, engeqi kumamitha ayi-5 ngaphezu komhlaba. Yondla kakhulu ezindaweni ezivulekile. Ngesikhathi sokufukamela, amaGreat Gray Owls akhetha ukuzingela ngezikhathi zokukhanya kwelanga emaphethelweni amahlathi nasekuhlanzekeni. Isidlakela esihle salesi sikhova senziwa ngokuzwa okuthuthukile nange-disc ebusweni, okukuvumela ukuthi uzwe ukuqhuma okungaqondakali kwesisulu esingaba yisisulu. Njengoba isibambe isisulu sayo ngozipho obukhali, isikhova esikhulu esiyimpunga siyidla siphelele.
Indlela Yokuphila
Iningi lezinhlobo zeGreat Grey Owl yizinyoni ezihlala phansi kuphela. Zikhetha indawo yazo ngokucophelela futhi zihlala kuyo iminyaka eminingana. IGreat Grey Owl ingashintsha indawo yayo ngenxa yenani lezilwane ezincelisayo ezinganele.
Isici esihlukile sesikhova esinentshebe yizwi lazo. Abesilisa bakhipha imisindo ebuthuntu yamaqoqo angama-8 noma ayi-12, afana ne- "uu-uu-uu-uu-uu-uu-uu-uu."
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Iningi le-Great Owl linomfazi oyedwa. Isikhathi sokuzalisa sihambisana nokuthola izithandani nokuqomisana. Lesi sikhathi siqala ebusika. Abesilisa baqala ukusesha kanzima ukuthola ukudla kwezinsikazi, izimpaphe ezihlanzekile futhi bafune ngenkuthalo izidleke. Abesilisa abaningi bakhetha izindawo zokuhlala oklebe ezindala njengesidleke. Insikazi izalela amaqanda angafika kwayisihlanu esidlekeni esikhethiwe, bese ibafukamela izinsuku ezingama-28. Ngalesi sikhathi, owesilisa uthola ukudla kwababili. Amachwane akhiwa emasontweni amane, futhi alungele ukundiza ngamasonto ayisishiyagalombili okuphila.
Isikhova esikhulu esimpunga ngechwane
