U-Owl Owl ungummeleli omangalisayo we-oda lezikhova. Izimpaphe ezithambile zenza ukubonakala kwesikhova kube kukhulu kakhulu, yize sona ngokwaso sinesisindo esingadluli ikhilogremu futhi sinobude obungamasentimitha angama-50.
Ngaphandle, isikhova esi-tawny sinezici ezijwayelekile zomndeni wesikhova. Kodwa-ke, ayinazo izimpaphe "izindlebe" zezici eziningi zezikhova. Uqhwaku lwesikhova luphakeme futhi luyicaba emaceleni. Umbala wezimpaphe ubomvu ngombala ompunga, uhlotshiswe ngamabala amnyama. Ukuhluka kwesikhova kusekweni oluthile lwama-auricles, okufihlwa yizikhova ezi-tawny ngaphansi kwezimpaphe zawo. Ingxenye yesobunxele yezindlebe zesikhova incane kunesokudla. Le asymmetry isici sazo zonke izikhova, kepha kubizwa izikhova kuphela. I-iris yeso iningi layo libomvu i-orange.
Izinhlobo zezikhova
I-owl tawny inezinhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo. Ake sicabangele okuyinhloko:
Isikhova esikhulu esimpunga. Isici esihlukile salolu hlobo indawo emnyama ngaphansi komlomo ebukeka njengentshebe. Kungakho igama elithi "intshebe" laqhamuka. Umbala ogqamile wesikhova esinentshebe ubunsundu ngokumpunga. Kukhona izindandatho ezimnyama ezishiwo emehlweni. Izingela ekukhanyeni kosuku.
Isikhova Esivamile. Izinhlobo ezidume kakhulu esezinze eYurophu. Izimpaphe zesikhova esivamile zinsundu ngemivimbo emnyama. Umnikazi wamasongo azungeze amehlo. Isikhova siphapheme ebusuku, ngezikhathi zasemini sigonona esidlekeni.
Isikhova Eside. Lolu hlobo lubukeka ngaphandle njengesikhova esivamile. Zihlukaniswa kuphela ngokungabikho kwamasongo amnyama aboniswe ngamehlo.
Isikhova Esivinjelwe. Idumile eNyakatho Melika. Umehluko wangaphandle ovela kwezinye izinhlobo unombala. Izimpaphe zesikhova zinsundu ngokugqamile ngemigqa emhlophe. Inyoni ekhethekile yasebusuku.
Indawo yokuhlala
Abantu balezi zinhlobo zezikhova bande kakhulu e-Asia naseYurophu. Kwesinye isikhathi isikhova sitholakala enyakatho ye-Afrika nasezindaweni zaseMelika. E-Russian Federation, ungathola izikhova ezinentshebe, ezinomsila omude nezimpunga. EYurophu, isikhova esivamile sandile. Izindawo zokuhlala zalezi zinyoni ziseduze nendawo yokuhlanza kanye nemiphetho yehlathi. Njengomthetho, izikhova zakha izidleke zazo emigodini yezihlahla noma phakathi kwamatshe.
Isikhathi sokuzala
Isikhathi sokukhwelana sezikhova sihlukahluka kuye ngohlobo lwaso nesimo sezulu. Iduna lesikhova esivamile isizini yokuzala limakwa ngokukhala okukhulu isikhathi eside. Abesifazane baphendula ngokumemeza okufishane okufushane. Izikhova ezinombala ophuzi zizala ngokushesha. Ngokuvamile, insikazi ifukamela amaqanda angaphezu kwamane amakhulu ngenyanga. Indima yowesilisa ngesikhathi sokukhwelana ibonakala ngokukhiqizwa kokudla kwezingane nomama. Amachwane achanyuselwa ngezimpaphe ezimhlophe ezimsulwa.
Isikhova esinamachwane
Ngemuva kwenyanga, izikhova esezikhulile sezikulungele ukushiya izidleke zazo. Izikhova ezinombala opholile zivuthwa ngokocansi ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila.
Ukudla okunomsoco
Ukudla kuyehluka kuye ngohlobo. Iningi lezikhova izikhova ezidla kakhulu ebusuku. Isikhova esimpunga sithanda ukudla izilwane ezincane futhi sizizingele ebusuku. Kwesinye isikhathi, izikhova zingazingela izinyoni ezincane kanye nezilwane ezihuquzelayo. Ungadla izinambuzane.
IGreat Gray Owl yehlukile ezihlotsheni zayo ngoba ithola ukudla ngezikhathi zasemini. Uthanda amagundane. Ungakhathazeki ngokudla amaprotheni.
Isikhova esidala esinomsila omude sisebenzisa amagundane ahlukahlukene, njengama-voles. Kwesinye isikhathi isidumbu singatholakala sizingela ingwejeje noma i-hazel grouse. Ezinye izinhlobo zithanda izinhlanzi namaxoxo.
I-Owl iyisilwane esiyingozi!
Isikhathi sokuphila nezitha endle
Isikhathi sokuphila sesikhova esi-tawny iminyaka emihlanu. Njengomthetho, isikhathi sokuphila kwanoma yisiphi isikhova sincike kubukhulu baso. Izikhova ezincane zinomjikelezo wempilo omfishane, ohlotshaniswa nokugayeka komzimba osheshayo.
Ngesikhathi sisendle, isikhova kufanele sihlale siqaphile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ubungozi bokuhlangana nezilwane ezinkulu eziyingozi kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwesikhova. Isizathu esiyinhloko sokufa kwezikhova eziningi sihambisana nendlala nokuhlaselwa kwezinkozi noma oklebe.
I-dimorphism yezocansi
Akukho mehluko wangaphandle phakathi kobulili bezinhlobo zesikhova. Kwesinye isikhathi kuphela lapho kungenzeka khona ukuhlukanisa owesilisa nowesifazane ngezimpaphe, usayizi nesisindo somzimba. Isibonelo, abesifazane bama-ciccabs anamabala basinda ngokuphawulekayo kunabesilisa balezi zinhlobo.
