Isikhova esinomsila omude sinegama lesibili "Ural owl", kusukela okokuqala ngqa lo mmeleli etholakala e-Urals. Isikhova esinomsila omude siyinyoni enkulukazi yohlobo lwezikhova. Usayizi womzimba usukela kumasentimitha angama-50 kuye kwangama-65 ubude, kanti usayizi wephiko ungafinyelela kumasentimitha angama-40 ngobubanzi obungamasentimitha ayi-120. Ingxenye engenhla yomzimba iningi layo linombala onsundu ngamachashaza amhlophe futhi amnyama. Engxenyeni engezansi yomzimba, umbala ubumpunga ngemicu ensundu. Izinyawo ziwugqinsi, mpunga nsundu ngombala futhi zinezimpaphe kuze kufike ezipikili. Idiski langaphambili limpunga, elenziwe umngcele omnyama nomhlophe. Inamehlo amakhulu amnyama. Isikhova esinomsila omude saba negama laso ngenxa yomsila waso omise okweqanda.
Indawo yokuhlala
Inani labantu bezinhlobo ze-Ural noma i-Long-tailed Owl landa phezu kwendawo ye-taiga yasePaleoarctic. Abamele abaningi bahlala kule ndawo kusuka eNtshonalanga Yurophu kuya ogwini lwaseChina naseJapan. ERussia, izinhlobo zezikhova ze-Ural zitholakala yonke indawo.
Njengendawo yokuhlala, lo mmeleli ukhetha izindawo ezinkulu zehlathi, ikakhulukazi, amahlathi e-coniferous, axubekile futhi ahlaselayo. Ezinye izikhova zase-Ural zitholakale ezintabeni ezinezihlahla ekuphakameni okungafika kumamitha ayi-1600.
Izwi lesikhova esikhulu
Ukudla nendlela yokuphila
I-Owl-tailed Long Owl iyasebenza ebusuku, imvamisa kusihlwa nasekuseni. Uchitha isikhathi sasemini eduze kwezihlahla noma phakathi kwamahlamvu aminyene. Ngenxa yezimpawu zomzimba, isikhova siyisilwane esihle kakhulu, esikwazi ukundiza ngokuphelele. Lesi sici singenxa yokuthi izimpaphe zesikhova esinomsila omude zinesakhiwo esihlukile. Amaphethelo amaphiko awabushelelezi, kodwa anezimpaphe zokundiza ezithuntubeza ukuvunguza komoya. Isisulu esikhulu sesikhova esinomsila omude yi-vole, eyenza ama-65 noma ama-90% wokudla kwale nyoni. Ngaphezu kwama-voles, isikhova singakwazi ukuzingela izikelezi, amagundane, amagundane, amaxoxo nezinambuzane. Ezinye izikhova ezinomsila omkhulu zingadla izinyoni ezincane.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Izikhova ezinomsila omude zisebenzisa imigodi yezihlahla, izimbobo zamadwala noma isikhala esiphakathi kwamatshe amakhulu njengezidleke. Abanye abamele basebenzisa izidleke ezingenalutho zezinye izinyoni. Insikazi izalela amaqanda amabili kuya kwamane esidlekeni esikhethiwe. Lesi sikhathi siwela ngenkathi yasentwasahlobo. Isikhathi sokufukamela sithatha cishe inyanga. Ngesikhathi sokufukamela, indima yowesilisa incishiselwa ekutholeni ukudla kwakhe nowesifazane wakhe. Ngalesi sikhathi, i-Owl inolaka ngokweqile futhi iyaqapha. Amaphuphu avuthwa ezinsukwini ezingama-35 ngemuva kokuzalwa. Ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyishumi, ziyakwazi ukundiza kahle futhi zingashiya isidleke. Kodwa-ke, kuze kufike ezinyangeni ezimbili ubudala, amatshwele ezikhova ezinde angaphansi kokulawulwa nokuvikelwa kwabazali bawo. Baqala ukuvuthwa ngokocansi kuphela lapho beneminyaka eyi-12.
Inani labantu kanye nesimo sezinhlobo
Inani lezikhova ezinomsila omude lincipha kakhulu ezifundeni lapho kwehle khona inani lamagundane e-murine, enza u-90% wokudla kwesikhova. Lezi zinhlobo zifakiwe kuhlu lwe-IUCN kanye naseRussia.
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