I-Scops owl imele umndeni wamaphupho ajwayelekile. Njengezihlobo zayo, ngeke usibone isikhova esikhanyayo emini. Le nyoni iyasebenza ebumnyameni. Isikhova sathola igama lesidlaliso "scopsie" hhayi ngenxa yedumela lendlu yokulala, kepha ngenxa yesikhalo saso, esikhumbuza igama elithi "ukulala." Ebusuku, le nyoni ingabonakala kahle ngalo msindo. Isikhova sincane kakhulu, sinobukhulu obusukela kumasentimitha ayi-15 kuye kwangama-20, futhi sinesisindo esifinyelela ku-120 grams. Lezi zinhlobo zingafihlwa ngokuphelele endle, futhi konke kungenxa yezimpaphe. Umbala wezikhova unombala onsundu ngephethini empunga, ofana nesiqu somuthi.
Amehlo ezikhova makhulu kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile ane-iris ephuzi ekhanyayo. Uqhwaku lwesopsops lufihlwe ezimpapheni. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kowesifazane nowesilisa ngosayizi, ngaphandle kwalokho kunenkinga yokuhlukanisa. Abesifazane bahlala bakhulu kakhulu kunabesilisa. Bobabili abesilisa basungule izimpaphe "izindlebe". Lesi sikhova siya ngokuya sibonakale njengesilwane esingajwayelekile.
Ukudla okunomsoco
Isikhova siyisilwane esihle kakhulu. Naphezu kobukhulu bayo obuncane, le nyoni ingazingela amagundane, izibankwa namaxoxo. Kodwa ukudla kwakhe okuyinhloko izimvemvane, amabhungane nezinambuzane. Ama-Scops owls adla ukudla kwemifino entwasahlobo. Ukudla kwabo okususelwa ezitshalweni kungabandakanya ama-dandelions, amacembe ezimbali, ama-strawberry nezinye izithelo.
Uma unquma ukuba nesilwane esinjalo, kufanelekile ukucabanga ukuthi ukudla kufanele kuhlale kukusha njalo. Ngeke kusebenze ukwenza ngokudla kwezitshalo kuphela. Isilwane esidla inyama sidinga ukugcina ukulinganisela kwamavithamini namaminerali.
Izindawo zemvelo
I-scops owl ihlala ezindaweni ezivulekile phakathi kwamahlathi ahlabayo. Ukuba khona kwezihlahla kuyadingeka ukwakha izidleke. Ikhetha izindawo ezinesimo sezulu esifudumele. Indawo ekhethwe yi-scops owl kufanele icebe ngezinambuzane nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane. Kepha imvamisa le nyoni itholakala ezingadini, emasimini nasezivinini. Ama-Scops owls angakha izidleke zawo emapaki atholakala eduze nedolobha.
Isithombe somhambuma asihambelani nezikhova. Lapho kuqala isimo sezulu esibandayo, izinyoni eziningi zindiza ziye e-Afrika. Izikhova ziyalala phakathi kwehlathi neSahara, lapho isimo sezulu sihle khona kakhulu.
ERussia, i-scops owl ivela ngo-Ephreli, bese iya ebusika ngoSepthemba.
Inani elikhulu kakhulu lezikhova litholakala eYurophu, e-Asia, eningizimu yeSiberia naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.
Isikhathi sokuzala
Ukuphela kuka-Ephreli kuphawulwa ngokufunwa kozakwethu wokukhwelana. Eyesilisa iqala ukuheha abesifazane ngokukhala kwayo okungathandeki. Insikazi iphendula ngokukhala okukhulu. Ngemuva kwalokho owesilisa uhlela indawo yokwakha isidleke esizayo abize insikazi lapho. Uma owesifazane eyazisa indawo ekhethiwe, khona-ke uhlala lapho usuku lonke. Isidleke se-scops owl sisho umgodi wesihlahla, umgodi, noma inqwaba yamatshe. Lapho, insikazi izalela amaqanda ama-3-6 futhi ifukamele imvuthu izinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngalesi sikhathi, owesilisa uthola ukudla bese ondle umama okhulelwe. Ama-Scoops azalwa emncane kakhulu futhi engaboni. Okokuqala, umama we-scops owl wondla amaphuphu ngesilwane esithathwe owesilisa. Ngemuva kwalokho eyeduna idwengula inyamazane enkulu yokondla amaphuphu. Lapho unezinsuku eziyishumi, izikhova ezincane sezivele zikwazi ukubhekana ngokuzimela nezicucu ezinkulu zokudla. Futhi vele ngosuku lwama-21 bayashiya esidlekeni.
Izici zokugcina izikhova ekhaya
Uma uthatha isinqumo sokuba ne-scops Owl ekhaya, bese ulandela le mithetho:
- Ama-Perches. Izikhova ze-Scops zithanda ukudlala ngezingcezu zendwangu noma iphepha.
- Isikhala esikhulu kunazo zonke. Umngani wakho onezimpaphe udinga i-aviary okungenani ama-cubic metres amabili. I-plus izoba yikamelo elincane lapho inyoni ingandiza ngokukhululeka.
- Ukudla okubukhoma. Ungakhohlwa ukuthi i-scops owl iyisilwane esidla ezinye. Izinambuzane eziphilayo, amagundane namaxoxo kufanele zisetshenziswe njengokudla. Ukudla kufanele kube okusha njalo. Ungalokothi unikeze isitolo esithengiwe inyama.
- Izinto eziyingozi. Zonke izinto ezibukhali, amakhethini kanye namalambu kufanele kususwe. Le nyoni ingashayisana nabo futhi ilimale.
Lolu hlobo lwesikhova kulula ukuluthambisa. Ukubekezela nokunakekelwa kuzokusiza ukwenza isilwane esihle kakhulu esikhwameni sakho se-scops.
Ukuvikelwa kwabantu
Isikhova i-scops sisohlwini lweRed Book of the Russian Federation, ngaphandle kwezifunda zaseSmolensk naseVladimir. Inani labantu be-scops owl lincane ngokwedlulele, futhi ngenxa yesenzo esiyingozi sabantu emahlathini lapho kuhlala khona le nyoni, sesiqale ukwehla kakhulu.