Isilwane saseNyakatho Melika iCoyote - Esinye sezimo esivumelana nezimo kakhulu emhlabeni, lesi silwane singashintsha izindlela zokuzalela, imikhuba, indlela yokudla kanye namandla ezenhlalo ukuze siphile ezindaweni eziningi ezahlukahlukene.
Afakwe ohlotsheni lwe-chordate, isigaba sezilwane ezincelisayo, umndeni we-canine, izihlobo zezimpisi, izinja, izimpungushe nezimpungushe, kunezinhlobo ezingama-19 ze-coyote. I-Coyote ngosayizi njengenja ejwayelekile, bangafana nomalusi we-pygmy, yize bancane kunabalingani babo bezimpisi. Ubude bomzimba kusuka ekhanda kuye ku-sacrum ngamasentimitha angama-80-95. Umsila wazo ungeza amanye amasentimitha angama-41 ubude, imvamisa enesisindo esingaba amakhilogremu ayi-9 kuye kwangama-23.
Izici nendawo okuhlala kuyo i-coyote
Igama lesayensi i-Canis latrans lisho ukukhonkotha kwezinja. Banemifinyane emincane enezinhlangothi ngamehlo aphuzi noma we-amber, izindlebe eziqondile, imizimba emincane embozwe ngoboya obukhulu kanye nemisila emide emide.
Izilwane zinoboya obumpunga, obomvu, obumhlophe noma onsundu. Umbala wabo wejazi uncike lapho bahlala khona. I-coyote yezilwane uhlala eNyakatho Melika futhi uzulazula emathafeni nasezintabeni, kuyaqabukela ehlala emahlathini.
Izindawo ozithandayo zokuhlala - izingwadule zaseCanada, e-United States, eMexico naseMelika Ephakathi. Njengoba abantu banda ezindaweni zasemaphandleni, ama-coyotes kufanele ajwayele impilo yasemadolobheni ukuze athole ukudla.
Namuhla, izakhamuzi zaseNew York, eFlorida naseLos Angeles azisamangali ngokubonakala kwempungushe emgwaqweni. AmaCoyotes izidalwa ezishesha kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, ama-coyotes amaningi awakaze abone abantu. Zingafinyelela cishe kumakhilomitha angama-64 ngehora futhi zingabhukudi nabahle kakhulu.
Ubuntu beCoyote nendlela yokuphila
I-coyote yasendle isilwane esiphapheme ngokweqile. Banomuzwa obukhali wokuhogela nokubona kahle okuthuthukile nokuzwa. Ama-coyotes izidalwa ezihlala zodwa futhi abeka indawo yawo ngomchamo. Ngesikhathi sasebusika, ama-coyotes ajwayele ukuba nomphakathi ngokwengeziwe.
Phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo zasebusika, bahlangana ukuze bakhe amaqembu okuzingela ukuze bazitholele ukudla okulula. Laba bazingeli basebusuku, okungukuthi, bavame ukulala emini, bese behamba ngokuzingela ebusuku.
Ukubika indawo okuyo coyotes hhewula... Baphinde basebenzise eminye imisindo ukuxhumana, uma kuzwakala ukukhonkotha njengenja, lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sokukhathazeka nokwesatshiswa, babingelelana ngokukhala, ukukhala kungasho ukuthi bathole isisulu esikhulu noma umyalezo mayelana nendawo yabo.
Lalela ukukhala kwempungushe
Lalela ukukhonkotha kwempungushe
Izinsana ezingama-Coyote ziyakhala lapho zidlala futhi zivame ukuhewula ehlobo ukuqeqesha amakhono azo okuxhumana. Bahlala emigodini, ubude obufinyelela kumamitha amahlanu, ububanzi bube ngamasentimitha angama-60 futhi buphela ngekamelo lokunweba elandisiwe. Entwasahlobo, i-coyote yesifazane imba umgodi wayo ngaphansi kwezihlahla emahlathini, bangahlala emgodini womunye umuntu, basebenzise umhume noma ipayipi lesiphepho.
Ukudla kwe-Coyote
AmaCoyotes awakhethi ngokudla. Kukholakala ukuthi bangabantu abadla inyama empeleni, bangama-omnivores futhi badla nohlaza. Bathanda ukuzingela inyamazane encane njengamagundane, onogwaja, inhlanzi, amasele, bangadla izidumbu noma badle ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye.
Ungadla, izinambuzane, izithelo namakhambi. Uma umhlambi wama-coyotes uqoqene, khona-ke kungazingelwa okukhulu, ngokwesibonelo, inyamazane. Bavame ukulandelela inyamazane yabo besebenzisa umuzwa wabo omuhle wokuhogela, futhi basebenzise amandla abo ukuxosha inyamazane emabangeni amade isikhathi eside futhi lapho isisulu sikhathele, kuyashaywa.
Ngesikhathi sonyaka owomile, bangazama ukumba ithangi lamanzi noma bathole izinkomo zokuphuza. Izimila ezidliwa izilwane zinendawo ethile yokugcina umswakama.
Ama-coyotes asemadolobheni asebenzisa amachibi okubhukuda, izitsha zamanzi ezinja, amachibi kanye nobungozi bamanzi ezinkundleni zegalufu nakwamanye ama-aquifers abantu.
Phakathi kwabantu icoyote enobuqili kubhekwe njengesinambuzane esingabulala imfuyo nezilwane ezifuywayo. Emadolobheni, i-coyote izingela izilwane ezifuywayo - amakati, izinja ezincane nokuhlunga kudoti emigqonyeni. Ama-Coyotes angangena kalula ocingweni noma odongeni ngamamitha amathathu ukuphakama.
Ukuzala nobude bempilo yecoyote
Ungabona izithandani ama-coyotes esithombeni, abesilisa bakhulu kakhulu kunabesifazane. Kwezinye izimo, ama-coyotes akha ukuhlangana kwesikhathi eside ngokukhulisa izingane ezingaphezu kweyodwa ndawonye, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ahlala ndawonye uma nje esaphila. Isikhathi sokukhwelana siqala ngoFebhuwari kuya kuMashi.
Ekuqaleni kwenkathi yokukhwelana, abesilisa abambalwa abangabodwa babuthana ezungeze insikazi ukuyinakekela, kepha izokwakha ubuhlobo neyodwa yazo. Lo mbhangqwana uchitha isikhathi ndawonye ngaphambi kokukhwelana.
Isikhathi sokukhulelwa kuvame ukuba ngo-Ephreli - Meyi lapho kunokudla okuningi. Ukuzala kuthatha izinsuku ezingama-63, amachwane avela kubantu abathathu kuya kwabayishumi nambili. Ukuthi usayizi wamazinyane uzoba mkhulu kangakanani kuya ngokuthi uhlala kuphi impunga.
Izindawo ezinama-coyotes amaningi zizoba nezingane ezincane. Ezindaweni ezinama-coyotes ambalwa, ubukhulu bezingane buzoba bukhulu. Bobabili abalingani babamba iqhaza ekunakekeleni abasha.
Umama ondla amaphuphu ngobisi amasonto ayisihlanu kuya kwayisikhombisa, ngemuva kwamasonto amathathu aqala ukudla ukudla okuwuketshezi oluncane, okulethwa owesilisa futhi akhafule. Ubaba onakekelayo ngaso sonke isikhathi uphatha ukudla aye kowesifazane nezingane futhi usiza ukuvikela ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye.
Insikazi ihlala nenkukhu ize ivule amehlo ayo, okuyizinsuku ezilinganiselwa ku-11-12. Ngezinyanga eziyisithupha ubudala, ama-coyotes amancane asekhule ngokwanele futhi anamazinyo waphakade. Kusukela ngalesi sikhathi, insikazi ifundisa inzalo yayo ukuthi izifunele ukudla.
Umndeni uyahlakaza kancane kancane, futhi ekwindla imidlwane, njengomthetho, iya ekuzingeleni yodwa. Phakathi nonyaka bahamba ngendlela yabo, bamaka indawo yabo ngomchamo. Izilwane sezikulungele ukukhwelana ngezinyanga ezingama-22. I-coyote yezilwane ingaphinde ihlangane nezinja.
Inzalo yabo ibizwa koidogami... Zimbalwa ngenani, njengoba abesilisa bengabasizi abesifazane ukunakekela inzalo futhi ukukhwelana kwenzeka ebusika, okuholela emazingeni aphansi okusinda.
Esithombeni kaydog
AmaCoyotes aphila ngaphansi kwengcindezi engapheli evela ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye, ukulwela ukudla, izifo kanye nezimuncagazi. Imvamisa zifela ezandleni zabantu, izingulube, amabhere, izinkozi, izinja ziyazizingela, kanti amantshontsho amadala ngokuvamile abulala izingane zomunye umuntu. AmaCoyotes athunjiwe aphila kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-18. Endle, cishe eminyakeni emine ubudala, ama-coyotes amaningi asencane afa phakathi nonyaka wokuqala.