Incazelo kanye nezici ze-skunk
I-Skunk kungokwesigaba sezilwane ezincelisayo. Akakwazi ukugibela ezihlahleni. Lezi zilwane zihamba kuphela emhlabathini. I-Skunk ihlukaniswa nendlela yayo yokuhamba.
Ukuze enze isinyathelo esingokomfanekiso, udinga ukugoba umhlane, athathe umsila wakhe eceleni bese eqa okufishane. Imilenze emine, ngaleyo ndlela, ihamba yeqa.
Ochwepheshe bahlukanisa ama-skunks abe yizinhlobo ezine:
— I-skunk emthende... Isisindo sayo singu-1.2-5.3 kg.
— I-skunk enamabala... Lolu hlobo lincane. Isisindo somuntu omdala singu-0.2-1 kg.
— Ingulube ye-pig-snout... Ama-skunks amakhulu kunawo wonke. Isisindo sifinyelela ku-4.5 kg.
— I-skunk enukayo.
I-Skunk yaziwa ngephunga layo elingathandeki, neliphunga. Ukusabela kokuqala kwezingane "fu skunk". Opopayi benza ihaba ngephunga layo. Umthombo waleli phunga ungaphansi komsila wakhe. Indlala ekhethekile ikhiqiza uketshezi olunephunga elinamandla.
Lena indlela engavamile yokuzivikela ezilwaneni eziyingozi. Ukuhlangana nengozi, isilwane sifulathele isitha, siphakamise umsila saso sifafaze ingxube enukayo. Ijethi ketshezi lishaya amamitha ayi-1-6. Iphunga liphikelela kakhulu kangangokuba into efakwe kuyo ingaphansi kokuchayeka ngokuphelele ezintweni zokuhlanza.
Iphunga le-Skunk ingakhipha isifutho esikhethekile. Ukuzivikela kwayo kuyabuyiselwa zingakapheli izinsuku eziyi-10. Sonke lesi sikhathi akanakho ukuzivikela. Isilwane esithinteke nge-skunk ngeke sisasondela kuso, futhi umbala waso ogqamile uzokusiza ukukukhumbuza ngengozi.
Uboya be-Skunk kwaziswa kakhulu. Kepha iphunga loboya yisona sizathu esikhulu sokuthi kungani kungatholakali emakethe. Umbala walezi zilwane ukhanya ngokugqamile. Ngemuva okungemnyama, imivimbo emibili emhlophe ezinhlangothini noma emabala. Nomunye umugqa omhlophe esihlantini esiphakathi kwamehlo.
Umsila unamagatsha amade futhi unemigqa emhlophe nokumnyama. Ubude bayo bungu-17.3-30.7 cm. Umzimba we-skunk unamandla. Ama-paws amafushane, kepha ngezipikili ezinkulu. Abesilisa bakhulu ngo-10% kunabesifazane. Ngaphandle, lesi silwane siyathandeka kakhulu, ngakho-ke baningi ekhaya izithombe ze-skunk.
Indawo yokuhlala ye-Skunk
Ama-skunks ahlala khona ikakhulu ezindaweni ezisicaba. Isilwane sikhetha ukungahambi ngaphezu kwamamitha amathathu ukusuka emithonjeni yamanzi. Izwe lakubo kukholakala ukuthi yiMelika kanye naseningizimu yeCanada.
I-Animal skunk ayitholakali e-Alaska naseHawaii. Isilwane esincelisayo sisabalele emazweni anjengeMexico, iNicaragua ne-El Salvador, i-Argentina, iGuatemala neCosta Rica, iBolivia, iParaguay, iPeru neBelize, eChile.
Isilwane sihlala endaweni yokuhlala engekho ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-1800 ngaphezu kolwandle. Ezinye izinhlobo zikhuphukela kumamitha angama-4000. USkunk uyaphila emahlathini noma emadlelweni, eduze nendawo yokuhlala abantu.
Izihlahlana, imithambeka enamadwala nemiphetho eseduze nemifula yizindawo ezithandwa kakhulu yilezi zilwane. Ebusika, isilwane silala ubusuku bonke. Ngaphambi kwalokho, balungisa ikhaya labo ngokuqoqa amaqabunga omile notshani.
Indawo yokulala kufanele yomile futhi ingabonakali kwabanye. NgoDisemba, lapho kuqala isimo sezulu esibandayo, umkhoma uyalala. Umgodi uvame ukukhethwa yi-skunk esivele imbiwe ngomunye umuntu. Umgodi wempungushe noma ukungabi nalutho kwiziphunzi ezomile kungaba kuhle ekhaya. Abesifazane balala namazinyane, nabesilisa ngokwehlukana. Indawo yakhona ayibekezelelwa. Izilwane zivuka ekupheleni kukaMashi.
E-Italy, eJalimane, eGreat Britain, eNetherlands nase-USA, imikhomo igcinwa njengesilwane esifuywayo. Kepha kwezinye izifundazwe i-skunk yasekhaya akuvamile kakhulu. Umthetho uvikela lezi zilwane ezincelisayo ekuhwebeni okungagunyaziwe. Lapho kuvunyelwe khona, i-skunk ingathengwa ezikhungweni zezilwane noma emapulazini anoboya, lapho kususwa khona izindlala zephunga.
Ukunakekela isilwane esinjalo kulula. I-Skunk eRussia kubiza kakhulu, ngoba azikho izinkulisa. Balethwe bevela eMelika. Kepha isifiso sokuba nabo ekhaya siyanda e-Asia. Ungalindela ukuthi ngokuzayo othile uzothatha ukuzikhulisela ukuthengisa. Isithombe se-Skunk futhi abanikazi bazo bakhuluma ngenhlanganisela ephelele yalezi zilwane ekhaya.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Isikhathi sokukhwela siwela ekwindla. Kwabesilisa, isidoda sivela ngoMashi, lokhu kungabonakala kumasende akhulisiwe. NgoSepthemba, ziyanda ziye kusayizi wazo omkhulu. I-skunk isilungele ukukhwelana. Ukukhiqizwa kwesidoda kuyeka ngo-Okthoba.
Kwabesifazane, ukuthomba kwenzeka onyakeni owodwa ngemuva kokuzalwa. I-techka ivela ngoSepthemba, kepha abesilisa bayangeniswa kubo ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba. Ama-skunks wesithembu ahlangana nabesifazane abaningana. Ababambiqhaza ekunakekeleni amawundlu.
Isikhathi sokukhulelwa siyizinsuku ezingama-28-31. Kulezi zilwane ezincelisayo, uma kunesidingo, kungahle kube nokubambezeleka kokunamathela kombungu odongeni lwesibeletho. Lo mkhuba ubizwa ngokuthi yi-embryonic diapause. Ezimweni ezinjalo, ukukhulelwa kunwetshelwa ezinsukwini ezingama-63.
Kusuka ku-3 kuya ku-10 amawundlu avela kudoti. Ngokuvamile kungabantu abangu-5-6. Ama-skunks amancane avela ngoMashi noma ngoMeyi. Izinsana ezisanda kuzalwa zinesisindo esingu-22.5 g. Zizalwa zingezwa futhi zingaboni. Ezinsaneni, isikhumba sibukeka njenge-velor ethambile. Umbala uyefana nalowo wezingwevu ezindala.
Ngemuva kwamasonto amabili, amawundlu abona kahle, futhi emavikini amane angathatha indawo yokuzivikela. Bazokwazi ukudubula uketshezi olunephunga elimnandi izinsuku ezingama-40-46. Insikazi yondla inzalo yayo amasonto ayi-6-7. Baqala ukuzondla bodwa emva kwezinyanga ezimbili. Ubusika bokuqala, umndeni ubumbene, ama-skunks alandelayo afuna indawo yokuzifihla eyedwa.
USkunk uyaphila ekuthunjweni kuze kube yiminyaka eyi-10, kepha emvelweni leli nani lincane kakhulu. Cishe iminyaka emithathu kuphela. Lo mehluko ubangelwa yizinga eliphezulu lokufa kwabantu. Izimbangela ezinkulu yizifo, imigwaqo emikhulu kanye nezilwane ezidla ezinye. Zizingelwa izikhova, amabhere, izimpungushe, ama-coyotes, ama-badgers nama-cougars. Cishe i-90% yentsha ngeke ikwazi ukusinda ebusika bayo bokuqala.
Ukudla
I-Skunk ayazi ukuthi ingabamba kanjani inyamazane esheshayo noma enkulu, ngoba lokhu ayinakho amakhono adingekayo. Ngakho-ke, ekudleni kwakhe kufaka amagundane amancane, izibankwa, amaxoxo. Uma kwenzeka, angahlasela onogwaja abangakwazi ukuzisiza.
Iphinda idle nesidumbu. Ukudla kwesilwane esincelisayo kuhlukile. Ehlobo, angadla izithelo namajikijolo asendle, kanye nembewu notshani. Imenyu incike kwisizini. Ebusika, ngezilwane, nangokuqala kwemfudumalo ngohlaza.
Ngokuyinhloko, umhlaseli uya ukuzingela ebusuku. Amehlo akhe abuthaka emini, ngakho ebusuku usebenzisa ukuzwa nokuhogela. Ngamakhala nangezidladla zayo, i-skunk imba phansi ifuna izinambuzane. Ijika amagxolo awile namatshe efuna izibankwa.
Kumagundane amancane, i-skunk iyazelula, ilinde, bese iyagxuma, ibambe inyamazane ngezidladla namazinyo. Amacebo afanayo okuzingela izintethe namabhungane. Kulesi simo kuphela, ucindezela izinambuzane phansi ngezidladla zakhe.
Ezinye izilwane ziqengqeleka phansi ukuze zisuse, ngokwesibonelo, isikhumba esinoshevu sezwane noma ukukhipha i-villi enameva ezimbongweni. Ukugwema ukubanjwa isiqaqa, uyidla khona lapho. Endleni yakhe, ubamba ama-coprophage ngezikhathi ezithile. Lezi zilwane ezincelisayo ziyaluthanda uju. Kepha uma behlangabezana nesidleke, sizodla yonke into namakhekhe nezinyosi noju.
Udosi lwezinyosi alubuhlungu kuyena, futhi ijazi elijiyile, eliqatha limvikela ekulunyweni. Iphuzu elibuthakathaka kuphela isifonyo. Amaqanda nawo ayindlela yokwelapha. Ukuze iwephule, i-skunk iziphonsa emuva ngaphansi kwayo, ngethemba lokuthi iqanda lizokhubeka entweni eqinile futhi liphule. Ekhaya phakela isnkibi njengoba kudingeka njengenja.
Udinga ukudla okunjalo: hhayi okubabayo, hhayi usawoti, hhayi okumnandi, hhayi okunamafutha. Unganikeza yonke imifino nezithelo; imenyu yabo kufanele okungenani ibe ngu-50%. Kumaphrotheni, nikeza inhlanzi ebilisiwe noma inkukhu. Iqanda, ilayisi, amabele nokunye okusanhlamvu ekudleni kufanele kube njalo. Njengazo zonke izilwane izidlakela ziyadla imikhiqizo yemvelo kuphela.
Izinto zokuvikela zinobuthi kubo. Kwezolimo, ziletha inzuzo enkulu, ukudla amagundane nezinambuzane ezilimaza isivuno. Akuvamile, lezi zilwane ezincelisayo zingadla izaqathe noma ama-beet avela engadini.
