Izici nendawo okuhlala kuyo upholi wakakapo
Kakapo, ngokuhlukile upholi wesikhova, odabuka eNew Zealand. Kubhekwa njengenyoni eyingqayizivele kunazo zonke. Abantu bendawo yamaMaori bambiza "ngopholi ebumnyameni" ngoba usebenza ebusuku.
Isici esivelele ukuthi asindizi nhlobo. Inamaphiko, kepha imisipha icishe inciphe ngokuphelele. Uyakwazi ukundiza usuke endaweni ephakeme ngosizo lwamaphiko amafushane ebangeni elifinyelela kumamitha angama-30, kepha ukhetha ukuhamba ngemilenze eqinile enomoya.
Ososayensi babheka i-kakapo njengenye yezinyoni zasendulo kakhulu eziphila eMhlabeni namuhla. Ngeshwa, njengamanje isengcupheni yokuqothulwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungopholi abakhulu kunabo bonke. Ingaphezulu kwengxenye yemitha ukuphakama futhi inesisindo esifinyelela ku-4 kg. Esithombeni ungalinganisa usayizi kakapo.
Izimpaphe zikapholi wesikhova zinombala ophuzi ngokuluhlaza okotshani, ezifakwe ngemibala emnyama noma nsundu, kukodwa nje zithambe kakhulu, ngoba izimpaphe zilahlekelwe ukuqina namandla azo enqubweni yokuziphendukela kwemvelo.
Abesifazane banombala okhanyayo kunowesilisa. Ama-parrot ane-disc yobuso ethakazelisa kakhulu. Yakhiwa izimpaphe futhi ibukeka kakhulu njengesikhova. Uqhwaku lwayo olukhulu futhi oluqinile limpunga; ama-vibrissae atholakala nxazonke zalo ukuze aqondiswe emkhathini.
I-Scaly imilenze emifushane yekakapo enezinzwane ezine. Umsila kopholi mncane, futhi ubukeka unamahloni amancane, ngoba uwudonsa njalo emhlabathini. Amehlo asekhanda asondele eduze komlomo kunamanye amapholi.
Izwi lekakapo licishe lifane nokukhala kwengulube, liyabhonga futhi liyaduma. Inyoni inuka kamnandi kakhulu, iphunga layo liyafana nengxube yoju namakha ezimbali. Zikhombana ngephunga.
UKakapo ubizwa ngokuthi "upholi wesikhova"
Isimilo nendlela yokuphila kakapo
Kakapo ubungani futhi unomoya omuhle upholi... Uxhumana kalula nabantu futhi ngokushesha ubanamathela kubo. Kwakunecala lokuthi owesilisa wenza umdanso wakhe wokukhwelana womgcini wezilwane. Zingaqhathaniswa namakati. Bathanda ukunakwa nokuphuculwa.
Izinyoni zaseKakapo abazi ukuthi bangandiza kanjani, kepha lokhu akusho ukuthi bahlala njalo phansi. Bangabaqali abahle kakhulu futhi bangakhuphuka ezihlahleni ezinde kakhulu.
Bahlala ehlathini, lapho bacasha khona emifantwini yezihlahla emini noma bazakhele imigodi. Ukuphela kwendlela yokuphunyuka engozini ukufihla kwabo nokunganyakazi ngokuphelele.
Ngeshwa, lokhu akubasizi ekulweni namagundane nemartens abazidlayo. Kepha uma umuntu edlula, ngeke amubone upholi. Ebusuku, bayaphuma bahambe ezindleleni zabo ezinyathelwe beyofuna ukudla noma umaqondana; ebusuku bangahamba ibanga elifinyelela kumakhilomitha ayi-8.
Ukudla kopholi baseKakapo
IKakapo idla ukudla kwezitshalo kuphela. Ukudla okuthandwa kakhulu ekudleni kwale nyoni izithelo ezivela esihlahleni se-dacridium. Kusemuva kwabo ukuthi upholi ukhwela ezihlahleni ezide kakhulu.
Baphinde badle amanye amajikijolo nezithelo, futhi bathanda impova. Ngesikhathi bedla, bakhetha kuphela izingxenye ezithambile zotshani nezimpande, bazigaye ngoqhwaku lwabo olunamandla.
Ngemuva kwalokho, kuvela izigaxa ezinezintambo ezitshalweni. Ngalesi sisekelo, ungathola izindawo lapho kuhlala khona amakakapo. AmaMaori abiza la mahlathi ngokuthi "ingadi yopholi wesikhova." Upholi awudeleli amafern, ubulembu, amakhowe noma amantongomane. Ekuthunjweni bakhetha ukudla okumnandi.
Ukukhiqizwa kanye nobude bekakapo
Kakapo bangabanikazi bamarekhodi okulindeleke isikhathi sokuphila, yiminyaka engama-90-95. Umcimbi othakazelisa kakhulu wenziwa ngabesilisa ukuheha abesifazane. Izinyoni zihlala zodwa, kepha ngesikhathi sokuzala ziyaphuma ziyofuna abalingani.
UKakapo ukhuphuka amagquma aphakeme kakhulu futhi uqala ukubiza abesifazane ngosizo lwesikhwama esikhethekile somphimbo. Ebangeni lamakhilomitha ayisihlanu, kuzwakala umsindo wakhe ophansi, uyiphinda izikhathi ezingama-50. Ukuze kukhuliswe umsindo, i-kakapo yesilisa ikhipha imbobo encane, ejulile ngo-10 cm.Yenza ukudideka okuningana, ikhethe izindawo ezithandekayo kakhulu ekuphakameni.
Izinyanga ezintathu noma ezine, owesilisa uyabadlula njalo ebusuku, ehlanganisa ibanga elifinyelela ku-8 km. Phakathi naso sonke lesi sikhathi, wehla aze afinyelele kwesigamu sesisindo sakhe. Kwenzeka ukuthi abesilisa abaningana baqoqane eduzane nomgodi onjalo, futhi lokhu kuphelela empini.
IKakapo iningi lasebusuku
Insikazi, ezwile ukubizwa kokukhwelana, iqala uhambo olude oluya kulo mgodi. Lapho uhlala elinde okhethiwe. Khetha kakapo ophathina ngokususelwa ekubukekeni.
Ngaphambi kokukhwelana, owesilisa wenza umdanso wokukhwelana: uxhawula amaphiko akhe, avule avale umlomo wakhe, agijime azungeze, azulazule emilenzeni yakhe. Ngasikhathi sinye, wenza imisindo efana nokukhala, ukugquma nokuhlanza.
Owesifazane uhlola imizamo "yomkhwenyana" ngamandla alo msebenzi. Ngemuva kokukhwelana isikhashana, insikazi iyahamba iyokwakha isidleke, kuthi owesilisa aqhubeke nokukhwelana, ahehe abalingani abasha. Ukwakhiwa kwesidleke, ukufukamela nokukhulisa amatshwele kwenzeka ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza kwakhe.
Insikazi ikhetha izimbobo zesidleke ngaphakathi kwezihlahla ezibolile noma iziphunzi, zingatholakala nasemifantwini yezintaba. Wenza iminyango emibili eya emgodini wokufaka izidleke, exhunywe yimigudu.
Isikhathi sokuzalela amaqanda siqala ngoJanuwari kuya kuMashi. Amaqanda afana kakhulu namaqanda ejuba, amhlophe ngombala. IKakapo ibachamusela isikhathi esingangenyanga. Ngemuva kokubonakala amaphuphuembozwe imfucuza emhlophe, bahlala nonina kakapo unyaka, baze bazimele ngokuphelele.
Esithombeni kunephuphu lopholi kakapo
Insikazi ayisuki kude nesidleke, kuthi nje lapho izwa ukukhala, ibuye ngokushesha. Ama-parrot afinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokocansi eneminyaka emihlanu. Bese bona ngokwabo beqala amalungiselelo omshado.
Okucacile ngokudleke kwazo ukuthi kwenzeka njalo eminyakeni emibili, kanti upholi ubeka amaqanda amabili kuphela. Kungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi izinombolo zabo zincane kakhulu. Namuhla cishe yizinyoni eziyi-130. Ngamunye wabo unegama futhi ungaphansi kweso elibukhali labaqaphi bezinyoni.
Ukwehla okukhulu kwabantu kwaqala ukwenzeka ngemuva kokuthuthuka kweNew Zealand ngabantu baseYurophu, abaletha imartens, amagundane nezinja. Okuningi kwe kakapo kuthengiswe kakhulu intengo.
Namuhla amakakapo afakwe ohlwini lweRed Book futhi ukuthunyelwa kwawo endaweni yesithembiso akuvunyelwe. Thenga kakapo cishe akunakwenzeka. Kepha ngokuqala kokwakhiwa kwezinqolobane ezikhethekile zalezi zinyoni ezimangazayo, isimo siya ngokuya siba ngcono. Futhi umuntu angathemba ukuthi amakakapo azoqhubeka nokuthokozela iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
