Kunezinhlobo ezingama-280 zomndeni wesikwele emhlabeni. Ama-Gopher angaphansi kwesigaba sezilwane ezincelisayo ezivela kuhlobo lwamagundane nomndeni wezingwejeje, ubukhulu bomzimba wabo bukhulu kane kunesikwele esivamile. Izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwamashumi amane zala magundane ziyaziwa.
Isisindo se-gopher sisuka kumagremu angamakhulu amabili kuya ku-kilogram eyodwa nohhafu, umzimba waso cishe ngamasentimitha ayishumi nanhlanu ubude. Iningi lama-squirrels aphansi anombala onsundu-nsundu ngombala, okulungele kakhulu ukufihla. Esifubeni, amazinyo aphumayo ayabonakala ngosizo igundane limba imigodi ngaphandle kokugwinya umhlaba.
Ngenhloso efanayo, banamazipho acijile akhule kahle, ayisihlanu kundladla ngayinye yangaphambili. Amehlo nezindlebe mancane, kepha amehlo afakelwe izindlala ezinwetshiwe, okungenzeka ukuthi zinikeza uketshezi lokugeza uthuli nenhlabathi.
Akuyona inkambiso ukugcina i-gopher njengesilwane sasekhaya, kepha kwezinye izindawo ungathola isilwane esinjalo siyathengiswa. Ungathenga i-gopher ezitolo zezilwane, ithunyelwa njengesilwane esingajwayelekile.
Uma ufisa, bangaqeqeshwa ukuhamba nge-leash futhi benze imiyalo. Uma igundane lathengwa lincane, ngeke lilume lize lizwe ingozi. Banamathela kubantu futhi bayathandana.
Izici nendawo yokuhlala
Ama-Gopher aphile iqembu lezilwane, amakoloni amancane abantu abangamashumi amabili noma ngaphezulu, ikakhulukazi omama abangabodwa abanezinyane, abalungele ukutakelana. Ama-Gopher ahlala emigodini engaphezu kwemitha ubude, azimbela wona, amasango ayo yonke imingxunya asondelene.
AmaBurrows amakwe ngezindunduma ezincane. Imigudu enjalo ingahamba ngisho nangaphansi kwemifula namachibi. Ngaphakathi endlini, kwakhiwe igumbi lokudlela ngotshani obomile. Esidlekeni esinjalo, i-gopher ilala bonke ubusika nengxenye enkulu yehlobo, idla amanoni aqoqwe ngesikhathi sokuvuka ephusheni.
Ngesikhathi sasebusika, udla imbewu notshani obugcinwe emgodini. Izilwane zithanda ukuhlala ezindaweni ezivulekile emadlelweni, emaqeleni, ehlane eliwugwadule ngisho nasogwadule. Lawa magundane ayindawo futhi awakuthandi ukuhlala ndawonye ezinkampanini, okungabantu ababili imbobo ngayinye.
Njengoba sihlala emathafeni ashisayo, isilwane kufanele sicashe ngemuva komsila waso, njengesambulela, ukugwema ukushisa ngokweqile. Ntambama, lapho ilanga selifinyelele esicongweni salo, ama-gopher ayacwila emigodini epholile. Njengoba izingwejeje ezisemhlabathini zivela emndenini wesikwele, zikwazi ukugibela ezihlahleni.
Uhlamvu nendlela yokuphila
Izilwane ze-Gopher uhlakaniphile kakhulu futhi unamasu. Zinezitha eziningi ezinjengezinkozi, izinkozi, izinyoka, i-lynx, ama-raccoon, ama-antelopes, ama-coyotes, ama-badgers, izimpisi nezimpungushe. Zonke azinankinga nokudla igoferi elondlekile.
Futhi zingazingelwa izikhumba zazo, ezisetshenziswa lapho kuthungwa imikhiqizo yoboya. Nganoma yikuphi ukusola kobungozi, i-gopher ime ngezinyawo zayo zangemuva ibheke nxazonke. Izilwane zimemeza zisengozini, zikhipha ukukhala noma impempe, zixwayisa umndeni futhi ziwunxusa ukuba zicashe emigodini.
Lalela umfoka gopher
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho umuntu, isilwane esidla inyama noma inyoni isondela, kuzwakala umsindo wobuningi obuhlukile, uqaphela ukuthi ubani ngempela osondelayo. Elinye lamaphakethe lihlala lisemsebenzini, livuliweisithombe se-gopher yesilwane uyambona umile uzelule eposini lakhe.
Izilwane aziboni kahle ngenxa yokuhlala kwazo njalo ngaphansi komhlaba, ngakho zikhuphukela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ukuze zikubone kahle ukuhamba kwezitha ezisondelayo. Kwesinye isikhathi, basizwa izikhova zemihume, ezihlala emigodini elahliwe yiziduli.
Izinyoka zingangena emigodini zidle inzalo. Ukuze avikele izingane zakhe, umama umi ngaphesheya komgodi bese eshaya umsila wakhe ngokuqinile, okwenza kubonakale sengathi mkhulu kunalokho ayikho ngempela. Uma inyoka nomphangi belwa, umama akabuyeli emuva, noma elunywa izinyoka ezinobuthi.
Izingwejeje zasemhlabathini zinekhambi lokulunywa yinyoka elingabulali. Izingwejeje eziphansi azivamile ukuhamba ibanga elingaphezu kwamamitha ayikhulu ukusuka emigodini yazo ukuze zicashe.
Zihamba kahle ngemigudu eya phambili nangemuva, ngenxa yomsila wazo ozwelayo, ohlola izindonga zamaphaseji. Uma owesilisa edle kahle izinqolobane zamafutha, khona-ke uya ebuthongweni bokulala ebusika kakade ekuqaleni kukaJuni, bese kuba abesifazane abadala, futhi eminyakeni eyishumi yokuqala kaJulayi nasekuqaleni kuka-Agasti, abantu abasha nabo bayalala. Ngemuva kokulala ubusika, ama-gopher avuka kuphela ngemuva kokuvela kokudla kokuqala, ngasekupheleni kukaMashi.
Ukudla kweGopher
Izilwane ze-Gopher yizitshalo ezidla imifino, zidla izitshalo, amaqabunga, izimbali, imbewu, amajikijolo nezithelo ezinjengezaqathe, ama-radish, neminye imifino enoshukela. Ungadeleli amagundane nezibungu, izibungu, izinambuzane, ezigcwalisa ukudla kwazo ngamaprotheni.
Ama-Gopher anendlela eqinile yokuphila, ukudla okubili ngosuku kuyimpoqo: ibhulakufesi ekuseni kakhulu nesidlo sakusihlwa kusihlwa. Ama-Gopher adla, agxisha izihlathi zawo ngokushesha okukhulu, futhi awadle endaweni yabo yokuhlala.
Izihlathi zabo zisebenza njengezikhwama abafaka ngazo izinto emigodini yabo. Kubantu, la magundane angaba yishwa langempela, njengoba ejwayele ukubhubhisa izitshalo emasimini.
Ngalesi sizathu, abalimi ezindaweni lapho kuhlala amagundane, badubula noma bafake ushevu kulezi zilwane. Kukhona nensizakalo ebhekene nokucekelwa phansi kwalezi zinambuzane.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Abesilisa bakhulu ngokuphindwe kabili kunabesifazane. Ngokushesha ngemuva kokulala ubusika, izingwejeje zomhlaba zilungele ukuzala, zingazala kaningana phakathi nonyaka. Lezi zilwane zivuthwa kusenesikhathi ukuze ziye ocansini, ezinyangeni eziyisithupha sezikulungele ukuhlangana.
Inqubo yokukhulelwa yenzeka njengenja. Abesifazane bathwala amawundlu amasonto amane, abantu abasencwadini basukela kwababili kuya kwabayisishiyagalombili.Izilwane ze-steppe gophers bazalwa bengezwa, bengaboni futhi benqunu. Eminyakeni yesonto elilodwa, abantu abasha bakhula ijazi loboya elicijile, bese kuthi ababili bavule amehlo.
Izinyanga zokuqala izingane zincike ebisi lukanina nokunakekelwa kwakhe. Imvuthu iphuma emgodini ngemuva kwenyanga noma ezimbili. Lapho zinezinyanga ezimbili, intsha ayikakabi nekhambi lokulunywa yizinyoka, ngakho-ke zisengozini enkulu. Umama onakekelayo umba umgodi omusha wezingane futhi azihudule ukuze zihlale ngokuhlukana.
Ama-Gopher aphila unyaka owodwa kuya kwemithathu, ezinye izinhlobo zama-gopher emvelweni ziphila kuze kube yiminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. Izilwane ezifuywayo zasekhaya zingaphila kuze kube yiminyaka emihlanu. Iningi lalezi zinhlobo azivezi ukukhathazeka ngokuqothulwa kwazo.
