Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi squirrel ezindizayo squirrel futhi marsupial ezindizayo squirrel ziyefana. Lokhu akulona neze iqiniso, bangamalungu emindeni emibili ehlukene. Isibonelo, iprotheni ye-squirrel endizayo ilunga lomndeni we-squirrel. I-rodent uqobo. Kepha ama-marsupial akha owakhe umndeni ohlukile.

Zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi amaphosta. Igama elinjalo, kaningi kakhulu empilweni yansuku zonke. Abanye abameleli bezibalo banemikhawulo yesikhumba, phakathi komphambili nangemuva wangemuva.

Ngosizo lwazo, lesi silwane singakwazi ukumboza amabanga amahle, omabili abalekele inyamazane, futhi azitholele ukudla.

Kulomndeni othathwa njengowalawa: i-squirrel umzala, umzala onemizila, nolunye uhlobo oluhlukile lwezingwejeje ezindizayo ezivamile. Zithini lezi zilwane ezincanyana, incazelo yazo. Yini izici zabo?

Imisipha emthende

Ngokusho kwedatha yangaphandle, i-mzala, enemicu, noma i-Possum, ifana kakhulu ne-protein. Ubude bomzimba bincane, konke kumbozwe ngoboya obuthambile nobukhulu. Ngokwemvelo, baba negama lokuba khona kwemivimbo emikhulu emzimbeni wabo.

Ikhanda liyindilinga, izindlebe zingunxantathu ngesimo, ngaphandle kobukhona bekhephu. Amehlo amakhulu amakhulu, amnyama. Zijwayelwe impilo yasebusuku. Kukhona futhi ithuluzi eliyinhloko lomsila wesilo. Wenza imisebenzi ebalulekile. Isibonelo, idlala indima yokulinganisa, futhi njengesandla se-5, kulula kubo ukubamba konke.

Ekhuluma ngokubukeka kwesidalwa. Emhlane wakhe kunomugqa owodwa omnyama, kwenzeka ukuthi kukhona amaningana. Okumnyama nokumhlophe okuhlukile. Abantu abaningi bavame ukubadida ngama-chipmunks. Ama-streaks elula ukusuka emsileni iye ebunzini.

Lolu hlobo lohlobo, lwakwazi ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezithile zezidalwa.

UCouscous uthwetshiwe

Indawo yokuhlala yalesi silo iNew Guinea. Bathanda ukuhlala emahlathini ashisayo, noma i-alpine. Ngakho ukuphakama kubo akuyona inkinga. Isilo asisikhulu ngosayizi. Ubude bungamasentimitha angama-30, kepha umsila mkhulu ngokwedlula ubude bomzimba, cishe amasentimitha angama-40.

Umbala woboya uvame ukumhlophe noma isiliva. Futhi yikhona ngemuva komucu. Hlela kuphela impilo yokhuni.

I-Couscous tate

Futhi ikakhulukazi uhlala eNew Guinea. Zithanda nokuhlala emahlathini ashisayo, kepha futhi ezindaweni eziphansi. Ubukhulu bukhulu kakhulu kunesilwane esedlule, amasentimitha ayi-15-20 kuphela, umsila ubude obufanayo.

Umbala woboya ubumnyama, ngokuqondile, unombala onsundu, kepha isisu sikhanya. Esiqongweni somsila kukhona ibhulashi, imivimbo emhlane nayo ikhona. Ukulungiselela ukudla izithelo nezinambuzane.

Mzala omncane

Kuvame ukubonwa eziqhingini zase-Indonesia, futhi bahlala naseNew Guinea. Isikhumba sesilwane ngimpunga, simnyama. Umsila mude, cishe amasentimitha angama-20. Bangakwazi ukwehlisa ngokuzithoba emhlabathini ukuze bazitholele ukudla kwabo, kepha ngeke bahambe kude kakhulu nasekhaya.

Ukudla kwabo kufaka ujusi we-eucalyptus, umpe wezimbali, izinambuzane ezahlukahlukene. Bafuna ngaphansi kwamagxolo ezihlahla. Bangabathandi bezithelo futhi. Bancamela ukuhlala ngaphezulu emigodini yezihlahla, lapho yonke into imbozwe ngotshani oluthambile ngaphakathi.

Amakhaya ngokuvamile aqukethe i-umzala omncane futhi omkhulu. Yilezi zinhlobo ezingenawo ulwelwesi lwesikhumba phakathi kwemilenze. Abakwazi ukweqa amabanga amade, kepha bayazi ukuthi bangakhuphuka kanjani ukusuka egatsheni baye kwelinye, ngaleyo ndlela bahambe ngokushesha phakathi kwezihlahla.

Ngokuqondene nokuzalela, khona-ke le nkathi incike ngqo esikhathini semvula. Isikhathi sokuzala ngaso sonke isikhathi senzeka ngaphambi kwenkathi yemvula.

Kwilitha elilodwa, imvamisa kuphela ingane eyodwa. Kuze kube yilapho ithole selizimele kakhulu noma lingaphansi, umama ulithwala esikhwameni sakhe, afudumale, alondle futhi livikele. Kule ndlela, insikazi ivikela ithole cishe inyanga eyodwa.

I-squirrel Couscous

Kunomunye umuntu kulesi sigaba. Le yi-squumrel posum. Abantu bokuqala babonwa futhi baqoshwa e-Australia. Zitholakale ezihlahleni zamtiye. Njengoba ososayensi bethole, bavame ukuhlala phezulu ezintabeni nasehlathini.

Kepha ngeshwa, isibalo sabantu namuhla sincipha ngokushesha, futhi mhlawumbe maduze, sizofakwa ku-Red Book. Isizathu sokwehla kwesibalo semililo yamahlathi.

Muva nje, bayathanda ukugcina izilwane ezinjengekhaya. Ukunakekelwa kubo kuyadingeka ngokwemvelo, kepha akubangeli izinkinga ezinkulu:

• ngosayizi, lesi sidalwa asisikhulu kakhulu, singamasentimitha ayi-15 kuphela ubude, umsila ungaphezulu ngamasentimitha ambalwa. Iyithuluzi elibalulekile lokuzala, lidlala indima yokulinganisa,
• zinoboya obuthambile futhi obuhle kakhulu, obumnyama. Okumpunga okumnyama, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ukusuka emsileni kuye ebunzini, imicu emnyama yeluka ngemuva kwabo. Amapads nesisu zilula,
• inhloko ifana nonxantathu omncane ngesimo. Zinamehlo amakhulu, amnyama ahambisana nezimo zobusuku. Izindlebe ziyindilinga
• amaphilisi athambile atholakala emahlathini. Izinzipho zabazala zikhona, futhi zibukhali futhi ziqinile. Konke lokhu kusiza isilo ukuba sisheshe sisuka egatsheni siye kwelinye.

Badlani? Okuthandwayo kunikezwa ikakhulukazi izinambuzane, ezisuswa ngaphansi kwegxolo. Kwesinye isikhathi zithanda ukujabulela amahlumela amasha ezitshalo. Ukuvuthwa kwesidalwa kwenzeka ngaphambi kweminyaka eyodwa nengxenye, ngisho nangaphezulu kwemibili. Owesifazane ukhulelwe cishe inyanga eyi-1.

Njengazo zonke izingane, amawundlu azalwa eyimpumputhe, eyimpumputhe. Kuqala bayabondla, bavikele onina. Lokhu kwenzeka kungakapheli izinyanga ezintathu. Ngemuva kwalokho, izilwane ezincane zifunda ukuzimela ngokuphelele.

Ukundiza KweMarsupial

Lolu hlobo lwezinhlobo ngokuyinhloko luhlanganisa labo abangakwazi ukundiza amabanga amade ngosizo lolwelwesi lwabo. Futhi wenze ukweqa okukhulu. Ulwelwesi lwabo lwesikhumba lumncanyana kune, ngokwesibonelo, ama-squirrels ajwayelekile ezindizayo. Lolu hlobo luhlanganisa:

• Flying squirrel enyakatho. Ihlala ezintabeni zaseNew Guinea, imvamisa inyukela phezulu kumakhilomitha angaphezu kwekhilomitha. Lolu hlobo lukhona futhi olusondele ekuqothulweni. Zinezindwangu eziwugqinsi, nezimpunga, kukhona nomucu emuva, kumnyama. Isisindo esingama-gramu angama-250, amasentimitha angu-16 ubude, umsila isikhathi eside kunomzimba. Ubude bokuthi bagxume ngamamitha angama-60,
• I-squirrel enkulu yezindiza ezindizayo. Ihlala ikakhulukazi empumalanga ye-Australia. Ukulungiselela ukuhlala emahlathini eucalyptus. Umbala wobovu onsundu onsundu, isisu sikhanya. Kuyahluka ngosayizi, ubude bungamasentimitha angama-40! Umsila ufana ncamashi nawo wonke amanye, amasentimitha ayi-10 ubude kunomzimba. Ukuxhumana phakathi kwabo neqoqo elikhulu lemisindo: ukukhonkotha, ukushaya ikhwela, ukusonta, ukugquma. Abesifazane balolu hlobo bathwala ingane inyanga nengxenye, bese kuba esikhwameni sikamama echitha cishe izinyanga ezintathu. Ubude bokuthi sifinyelele kumamitha ayi-100,
• I-squirrel ezindizayo (noma ushukela). Kungameleli omncane walolu hlobo lobuciko. Ngobude obungadluli amasentimitha ayi-16, umsila uyafana ngobude. Bahlala emahlathini eucalyptus; izimbobo zikhethwa njengendlu. Zitholakala e-Australia, naseziqhingini eziseduze.

Ukufingqa

Ama-squirrel ezindizayo aseMarsupial ayizidalwa ezimangalisayo. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi kunezinhlobo eziningi, futhi ngayinye yazo ihlukile ngendlela yayo! Omunye mkhulu kunabo bonke, omunye umuntu ngenye indlela. Zonke zidla cishe okufanayo, futhi empeleni i-halo yendawo yazo yokuhlala iyafana.

Ama-squirrel endiza ashukela, uma entula ukudla, futhi edinga ukonga amandla awo, yenza okulandelayo. Bawa i-90% yesikhathi ebuthongweni obunzima. Balala cishe sonke isikhathi. Ngesinye isikhathi bayaphuma bayobheka ukudla, bese belinda kuze kube yilapho izimo ezizungezile sezingcono.

Ngaphandle, futhi, kunezici eziningi ezifanayo, umucu ofanayo ngemuva. Abantu ezweni lanamuhla bafundile ukubenza ukuba yizilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle. Ukunakwa ngokucophelela nje, ukunakekelwa, ukunakekelwa, futhi ngenxa yalokho, isilwane esihle!

Incazelo

Uhlobo lolu luhlala emahlathini amancinyane wamahlathi we-eucalyptus emathafeni aphansi we-East Australia ezifundeni zaseQueensland, New South Wales naseVictoria.

Ubude bomzimba bufinyelela ku-25 kuye ku-45 cm, bese isisindo sisuke ku-400 kuye ku-750 g. Umbala woboya emuva unombala onsundu ngombala, umucu omnyama welula eceleni kwegede. Isisu sikhanya, simhlophe noma siwolintshi. Izimbambo zangaphambili, zangaphambili nezangemuva, umsila kanye nemiphetho yolwelwesi endizayo zimnyama. Abesilisa bakhulu kakhulu kunabesifazane. Umsila wabesifazane mude kunowabesilisa. Ulwelwesi lwendiza lufika kuphela emlenzeni. Lapho uhlela, ama-paws angaphambili ayagoba, kanti izandla ezinamawele ziyaphuma. Uyakwazi ukuhlela amabanga afike ku-150 m.

Imvamisa uhlala emaqenjini emindeni yabantu abangama-4-5. Iphila impilo yobusuku, ifihla emini emgodini wesihlahla nezinye izihlobo. Ukuseshwa kokudla kuqala kusihlwa, imvamisa kuphela. Ukuxhumana nezihlobo kusekelwa ukumemeza okukhulu, zazo kunezinhlobo ezi-17 ezihlukile.

Ukuthomba kwenzeka lapho eneminyaka engaba mibili. Izilwane zakha umbhangqwana wokuqala kanye nowokushada nawo kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya kuDisemba. Inzalo ivela ngoMeyi kuya kuSepthemba. Amawundlu achitha izinsuku eziyi-100 esikhwameni sikanina. Ngemuva kwalokho bachitha izinyanga ezingama-2-3 endaweni yokukhosela kuze kube bayaxoshwa bese beqala ukuphila impilo yokuzimela. Endlini yokukhosela, abesilisa nabesifazane bahlanganyela ekunakekeleni inzalo. Imvamisa ukukhosela kuyizimbobo zezihlahla ze-eucalyptus (I-Eucalyptus grandis) emile ngamaqabunga.

Isikhathi sokuphila ngokwemvelo yiminyaka eyi-6, ekuthunjweni - iminyaka eyi-10.

Idla umpe, uju lwezinyosi, izinambuzane, impova nokutholakala kwesihlahla okuhlukahlukene kusuka ku-eucalyptus genera, CorymbiaAngofora no I-Laphostemon .

Ukusakazeka kwe-squirrel enkulu ye-Marsupial.

I-marsupial giir flying squirrel igcwele eMpumalanga Australia, lapho ifinyelela khona ogwini olusempumalanga naseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Australia emahlathini eucalyptus. Kutholakale eVictoria, eQueensland, eNew South Wales. Ububanzi bangaphakathi bufinyelela kumakhulu amakhilomitha futhi kubonakaliswa ukusatshalaliswa okubanzi, kepha okungalingani. Lolu hlobo luyivelakancane kakhulu kuyo yonke indawo, kepha laphaya e-East Gippsland.

I-squars ye-Marsupial giir flying (I-Petaurus australis)

I-Habitat ye-squirrel enkulu ezindizayo ye-marsupial.

I-marsupial giant squirrel ezindizayo ihlala emahlathini asogwini futhi avulekile. Kuhlala amahlathi anomswakama we-eucalyptus. Ithanda kuphela izihlahla eziphezulu ze-eucalyptus ezifundeni ezinemvula enkulu, enesimo sezulu esipholile nesiphansi. Enyakatho yeQueensland, ihlala emahlathini ezindaweni eziphakeme ngamazinga okushisa aphansi. Ama-Marsupials asatshalaliswa ikakhulukazi emahlathini aphansi phansi nasezigodini ezisogwini, lapho izihlahla ze-eucalyptus ezigeleza ubusika zifinyelela kuqala, kanye nezihlahla ezindala ngokwanele ukuhlinzeka indawo yokuhlala nokudla kwezilwane.

Lolu hlobo lwe-squirrel ezindizayo luhlala ezindaweni ezinkulu ngokukhethekile, amahektha angama-30-65, lapho kuhlala khona imindeni yonke.

Ngakho-ke, ukuze usinde, izilwane zidinga izindawo ezinkulu zamahlathi ngokudla okuningana: umpe, ama-invertebrates. Ubungako bendawo kufanele bube okungenani yi-180-350 km2 ukusinda kwabantu abasebenzayo. Izilwane azihlali ezindaweni ezincane, futhi azikwazi ukunqoba isikhala esikhulu esingenamithi. Kusukela lapho indiza idlula emoyeni, ama-squirrels amakhulu ezindizayo asindiza ibanga elikude kakhulu, ngakho-ke angabekezelela kuphela ukuwa okulinganiselayo kwezihlahla ezindala.

Izimpawu zangaphandle ze-squirrel enkulu yezindiza ezinwabuzelayo.

Ubude bomzimba we-squirrel ezindizayo enkulu busukela ku-27 - 30 cm, kanti nomsila unobude obungamasentimitha angama-41 - 48. Isisindo somzimba u-435 - 710 amagremu. Isikhwama sinezindawo ezimbili ezihlukaniswe ngokuphelele, ezinezigaba ezikhuliswe kahle, lesi sici siyingqayizivele yale marsupials. Ijazi lincanyana futhi linosilika. Umsila unomsebenzi wokubamba futhi umbozwe ngokuphelele izinwele.

Umbala woboya umthunzi otshisiwe onsundu ngaphezulu futhi ukhilimu onamabala aphuzi namawolintshi ezinhlangothini. Imilenze imnyama, umucu omnyama oqondile okhalweni ume ngaphandle. Ama-auricles ahamba-ze, futhi nekhala lipinki. Ulwelwesi endizayo luxhumanisa izihlakala ezinqulwini. Abesilisa bakhulu, abesifazane bancane.

Ukuphinda kukhiqizwe squirrel enkulu flying marsupial.

Ukuzalela kukhawulelwe kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya kuDisemba eVictoria, kodwa eQueensland, ama-squirrels ezindizayo unyaka wonke. Kwabesifazane, izingono ezimbili zisesakeni elihlukaniswe ngokungenasici. Njengomthetho, izintokazi ziletha iwundlu elilodwa, noma kwesinye isikhathi ezimbili zizalwa. Ama-squirrel amancane ezindizayo asesikhwameni sikamama izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezingu-3, ​​bese echitha ezinye izinsuku ezingama-60 esidlekeni. Zombili izilwane ezindala zinakekela izingane.

Ama-squirrel amasha amnyama aqala ukuzimela ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyi-18- 24, bese anda futhi anikeze inzalo eneminyaka emi-2 ubudala.

Ukuziphatha kwe-marsupial giant squirrel flying.

Ama-squirrel ama-Marsupial Giant akhuthele kakhulu, izilwane ezinamahloni, ezingena ebusuku. Bayakwazi ukumboza amabanga afinyelela kumamitha ayi-114. Lolu hlobo lwe-squirrel ezindizayo lusebenza kahle kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlela, futhi luvame ukukhipha ukukhala okukhulu lapho luthunta. Ngesikhathi sendiza, umsila uvame ukuma uqhamuke, ufane nomsila wekati, kepha likhulu ngosayizi. Ama-squirrel angama-Marsupial Giant ezindizayo ayizilwane zomhlaba futhi ezinolaka, ikakhulukazi azibekezeleli ukuba khona kwabantu kwezinhlobo zabo endaweni elawulwayo. Lezi zindawo zokuhlala zomndeni ngokwezinga elithile zihlala ezenhlalo futhi zihlala emaqenjini amancane emindeni: 1 owesilisa osekhulile no-1 noma abesifazane ababili ngenzalo yabo. Ngokuvamile ama-squirrel ezindizayo marsupial akha izidleke nge-lining emgodini wesihlahla, lapho aphumula khona phakathi nosuku.

I-Giant Flying squirrel ngesikhathi Sokondla Kwendalo

Ukudla i-squsrel ezindizayo eyi-marsupial.

Ama-squirrel amakhulu e-Marsupial adla ukudla kwezitshalo, adla impova, umpe, amunca ujusi we-eucalyptus. Ijusi livikeleka ngokuvela kwegxolo emithini yemithi ye-eucalyptus (resinifera), kanti ama-squirrel endizayo abese ekhotha uketshezi oluphuma emzimbeni. Kulokhu, izicubu eziphelele zezihlahla ngazinye zilimele kakhulu. Ukwenziwa kokudla kuhlanganisa nezinambuzane nezibungu zazo, izicabucabu, ama-vertebrates amancane amancane.

Isimo sokulondolozwa kwe-squsrel ezindizayo eyi-marsupial.

Ama-squirrel angama-Marsupial giant flying ahambisana nohlobo oluthile lwezihlahla ze-eucalyptus, ukuwa noma ukulimala kwazo okuholela ekunciphiseni kwendawo yokuhlala. Amahlathi e-eucalyptus e-Australia ayagawulwa, bese kuthi izindawo ezikhululiwe zisetshenziselwe ukutshala izilimo. Ukuncipha njalo kwezihlahla ezindala ezinezimbobo kuholela ekunciphiseni kobuningi be-marsupials.

Kukhona ukuntuleka kwezihlahla eziyize zamahhala endaweni yokuhlala kwama-squirrels ezindizayo angama-marsupial.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izihlahla eziyize zivame ukuwa kusukela ekuweni komoya bese zishiswa. Ukuze uphile ama-squirrel angama-marsupial amakhulu ezindizayo adinga izindawo ezinkulu zedivaysi nokudla. Ngakho-ke, ukuze kusinde lezi zinhlobo, ukongiwa kwamahlathi eucalyptus kuyadingeka.

Ukulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala kanye nokuqhekeka kwamahlathi, ukuthuthukiswa kwezolimo, nokushiswa okuqhubekayo kwabalimi kuyizisongo ezinkulu kulolu hlobo. Ama-squirrel endiza amakhulu we-Marsupial akhonjiswe esigabeni esiseduze kwesifundazwe esisengozini. Izinhlelo zokuhlola ezenziwayo zikhombisa ukwehla kwesibalo sabantu kuzo zonke izindawo zasendaweni, esondela ku-30% ngaphezulu kwezizukulwane ezintathu.

Ukwehla okuqhubekayo kwezinombolo kungenzeka ngenxa yokulahleka kwendawo nokuqhekeka ngenxa yokuqothuka komhlaba.

Ukuwohloka kwendawo ekhona njengomphumela wemililo nokususwa kwezinkuni ngaphakathi kwebanga, kuholela ekubukekeni kwezinkudlwana zabantu abodwa bama-marsupial giant squirrels futhi kusongo olukhulu ezinhlotsheni, ngenxa yezidingo zalo ezibanzi nezindawo zokuhlala ezibanzi. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, ama-squirrels amakhulu ezindizayo asondele ngezindlela eziningana zokufakwa ohlwini lwezinhlobo ezisengozini. Lolu hlobo lwezilwane ezi-marsupial lukhona ezindaweni eziningi ezivikelwe. Ukulondolozwa kwezindawo ezinkulu zamahlathi e-pristine eucalyptus kubalulekile ukuze kube khona ama-squirrels amakhulu ama-marsupial. Ngakho-ke, ukwehlukaniswa kwebanga ezindaweni ezihlukile kungukusongela okukhulu kwezinhlobo, ngenxa yezidingo zayo ezibanzi nezinwebekile zezinhlobo zezindawo ezihlala kuzo. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, ama-squirrel ezindizayo amakhulu asondelana ngezindlela eziningana zokufakwa ohlwini lwezilwane ezisengozini. Lolu hlobo lwezilwane ezi-marsupial lukhona ezindaweni eziningi ezivikelwe.Ukulondolozwa kwezindawo ezinkulu zamahlathi e-pristine eucalyptus kubalulekile ukuze kube khona ama-squirrels amakhulu ama-marsupial.

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Ufuna ukwazi konke

Kubukeka sengathi wayehlala azi ukuthi lokho kuyenzeka, kepha ubhekisise - kuseyisimangaliso sendalo.

I-squirrel enkulu endizayo - I-petaurista petaurista -sabalalise yonke indawo ukusuka emngceleni osempumalanga we-Afghanistan kuya esiqhingini saseJava nokusuka eKashmir, eTaiwan naseNingizimu China kuya eSri Lanka. Abantu abaningi bahlala ezindaweni ezinamahlathi ePakistan. I-squirrel enkulu endizayo ihlela izidleke ezihlahleni zezihlahla, itholakala ezindaweni ezinamahlathi aminyene. Inesimilo sesikhumba esinezimpawu, esidabukisayo esiqala ukusuka ngaphambili kuya emilenzeni yangemuva, isibonda sesikhumba sibuye sixhume isisekelo somsila nemilenze. I-membrane yakhiwa izicubu zemisipha, ezingakwazi ukungena ngesivumelwano, zisiza ukulawula ukuqondisa kanye nesikhathi sokuhlela.

Emaphethelweni we-membrane kune-spike enkulu eyibambayo. I-squirrel ezindizayo I-petaurista petaurista Inokubukeka okubonakalayo: Amehlo amakhulu nombala obomvu mahogany, ama-shades awo angahluka ngokuya ngendawo yokusabalalisa yezinhlobo. Ukuba yisihlobo sama-squirrels, i-squirrel enkulu endizayo iyahlukahluka ngokobukhulu bayo - ubude bomzimba nekhanda buphakathi kuka-398 mm, ubude bomsila bungama-422 mm. Iminwe emihlanu esihlathini sendluzele nakwezine ngaphambili ziye zagobeka izindwani ezibukhali.

I-squirrel P. petaurista ezindizayo ihola indlela yokuphila yobusuku, futhi kunedatha elincane kakhulu ekukhiqizeni kwayo. Kuyaziwa ukuthi ku-udoti kukhona abantu abasha abangu-2-3 abondla ngabo insikazi ubisi lwezinyanga ezimbili nengxenye. Ukuzalela kwenzeka kabili ngonyaka, amawundlu azalwa ekuqaleni kukaMashi kanye ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti. Isikhathi sokuphila ezimweni zokuboshwa siyiminyaka eyi-16. Ama-squirrel ezindizayo amakhulu agibela izihlahla kahle futhi andiza kahle emoyeni, uhla lendiza lungafinyelela kumamitha angama-75. Agxuma esuka emagatsheni aphezulu ezihlahla, a gxuma elawula indlela yokuhlela, yokucindezela nokuphumuza izicubu zolwelwesi. Ngesikhathi sokuphumula cindezela ulwelwesi luye emzimbeni.

Ama-squirrel amakhulu endiza ahamba ngendlela yokuphila eyedwa, ayasebenza ebusuku, kusihlwa bamemezela indawo ezungezile ngokukhala kwabo. Ukukhala kwabo okuphansi okuyisimanga, njengokububula, kunenani lokuxhumana phakathi nenkathi yokuzalela. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ubusika buyabanda, ama-squirrel ezindizayo awazifihli, kepha angathuthela ezindaweni lapho izinsiza zokudla ziningi khona.

I-squirrel enkulu endizayo idla izigaxa zikaphayini, izihlahlana zezihlahla, amaqabunga, amahlumela amasha, izithelo nezinkathi zonyaka. Ezimweni zokuboshwa, ama-squirrel ezindizayo athola omisiwe namantongomane, kepha wenqaba ukudla kwamagatsha nokuqabunga. Abantu bendawo badla ama-squirrels boya babo, abathengisa ngabo ezimakethe, ikakhulukazi eMurri naseRawalpindi. I-squirrel enkulu endizayo iyajabulisa kuyo yonke indawo ehlala kuyo; isibalo sayo siyancipha ngenxa yokugawulwa kwamahlathi. Abasukelayo abaphambili ikati le-harza marten nekati laseBengal, elidla ama-squirrels.

Kokugxuma okukodwa, squirrel enkulu ezindizayo esindizayo ingandiza ibanga elingamamitha ayi-100, bese kuthi ngama-jumps amaningana, "ifike" emithini edlulayo okomzuzwana kuphela, ivele ngokushesha, futhi ingaphezu kwesigamu sekhilomitha! Endizeni, ngokungafani nezinye izilwane ezincelisayo ezihlelayo, lesi silwane sigcina izangaphambili zaso zigobile ezinqeni, zangaphambili zazo ngaphambili nangezandla zazo ngaphansi kwesilevu. Ukulinganiselwa ngomsila omude, ama-squirrel amakhulu endiza agijimisa amagatsha aphakeme kakhulu ezihlahla ze-eucalyptus ezinokuzenzisa okuthi kwesinye isikhathi zibizwe ngokuthi "abadansi bezintambo".

Ama-squirrel amakhulu amakhulu endiza ahlala ezindaweni ezisogwini lwaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Australia, lapho kuhlala khona amahlathi eucalyptus omile nezinhlobo zawo azithandayo I-Eucalyptus radiata futhi E. viminalis. Iqiniso ngukuthi bayondla, njengawo wonke ama-koalas aziwa, ngokukhethekile ngamaqabunga eucalyptus, efihlekile kanye namagxolo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezihlahleni ezinde zika-eucalyptus, ama-squirrel ezindizayo athola izimbobo ezifanele zezidleke lapho asebenzisa khona amahora emini. I-squirrel endizayo iyazi indlela yokuhlomisa indawo ethokomele yokuphumula. Ukwenza lokhu, uqoqa amaqabunga anamakha we-eucalyptus efanayo futhi awadlulisele esibayeni ngosizo lomsila.

Izinsikazi ze-squirrel ezindizayo ezinkulu ezizalwa kanye ngonyaka futhi zilethe iwundlu elilodwa. Ingane izalwa ngemuva kwenyanga eyodwa yokukhulelwa, incane ngokuphelele futhi ingakhuli kahle, njengamanye ama-marsupials. Ezinyangeni ezi-6 “uvuthwa” esikhwameni sikamama ajulile, bese izinyanga ezi-4 ehleli nonina emhlane wakhe bese edabula ehlathini ebusuku. Ithole liba elizimele ngokuphelele lapho lineminyaka eyi-10 kuya kwezingu-13, lifinyelela ekukhulelweni cishe iminyaka emibili. Ama-squirrels amakhulu ezindizayo ahlala isikhathi eside impela - iminyaka eyi-15, ngaphandle kokuthi ikusasa lizilungiselele ngezimanga ezingezinhle, ezingaba imihlangano nezinyamazane eziyingozi noma imisebenzi yabantu engenangqondo. Isibonelo salokhu kokunye ukuhlolwa okwenziwe eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-70 eyedlule, ngonyaka we-1932 eTumut, ebangeni eli-100 km ukusuka eCanberra. Lapho-ke, amahlathi amakhulu eucalyptus kulezi zindawo anqunywa, futhi esikhundleni sawo, kwakhiwa amapulangwe kaphayini ogqamile avela e-United States (I-Pinus radiata) Izindawo zemvelo zalo phayini zinqunyelwe kumashumi ambalwa amahektha eCalifornia nakwezinye iziqhingi eziseduze, nokho, ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. walethwa e-Australia naseNew Zealand. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi encwadini ethi "Plant Life" (vol. 4), eyanyatheliswa ngo-1978, kuthiwa iphinifa elikhazimulayo kwaba nokuthembisa kakhulu kulezi zindawo nokuthi "izona ngqo izilwane zase-Australia zivumelana kahle namahlathi apayini, e- ongabona nama-kangaroo, nama-parrots ase-Australia ... ". Ngakho-ke, manje singasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi izidalwa zase-Australia akuguquki kula mahlathi e-coniferous. Ukufakwa esikhundleni kwamathanga e-pine eucalyptus kubangele ukufa kwezilwane, impilo yazo nenhlala-kahle yakhe ehambisana namahlathi endabuko e-eucalyptus. Ama-squirrel ama-Giant marsupial ezindizayo awahambelani nokuphila kuphayini. Kuliqiniso, azange anyamalale ngokuphelele, kepha ahlala ezindaweni ezincane zehlathi lika-eucalyptus, asala phakathi kwamahektare angama-70,000 kaphayini obaba otshaliwe. Ngaphansi kwamakhulu “alolo hlobo” olunjalo lwasinda, futhi kwagcina kungukuthi zisindisa iziqhingi ezilwaneni eziningi.

Kufanele kwaziwe ukuthi iningi, ama-squirrel ezindizayo amakhulu ayizidalwa ezingasebenzi. Uma kufanele zihambe, zikwenza ngobuhlakani futhi ngokushesha, kepha ngokuvamile zithanda impilo ethule, ngoba ukudla amaqabunga esihlahla akudingi mzamo omkhulu ukuthola ukudla. Ngisho nasebusuku, ama-marsupials aphaphama kuphela isikhathi esincane, bese kuthi okuseleyo kuphumule, kugaya amaqabunga eucalyptus aqinile ukuze kugaywe.

Mhlawumbe kungenxa yothando lokuphila okuthule ukuthi izingwejeje ezinkulu ezindizayo ezihamba ngezindiza ezingathandeki zishiya amakhaya azo, noma ngabe kukhona izinguquko ezingenakuphikiswa nezinhlekelele, njengoba kwenzekile eTumut ... Lapho amahlathi e-eucalyptus agawulwa, inani elikhulu lemigundane emikhulu yasesikhathini efa. Lokhu kubulawa kwabantu abaningi kuphawulwe ngumcwaningi uHug Tyndall-Biskow. Wabuye waqoqa izikhumba eziningi nezikhuhlu zemihlambi emikhulu yasolwandle efile futhi wasabalalisa imali yakhe eminyuziyamu eminingi e-Australia. Usosayensi unikele ngomfanekiso ngamunye awuthola ngelebuli enemininingwane ekhombisa indawo ngqo lapho satholakala khona isilwane. Sekudlule iminyaka embalwa manje futhi ososayensi babonga kakhulu lo mcwaningi. Ngenxa yamaqoqo akhe, izimbali zeminyuziyamu zigcina izikhumba nezigxobo zama-squidrel angama-marsupial amakhulu, lapho i-DNA egcinwe khona ingahlukaniswa futhi ihlaziywa. Futhi njengoba izindawo ngqo lapho izilwane ezifile zazihlala zaziwa khona, kungenzeka kabusha ukwakheka kwezakhi zofuzo zezilwane ezincelisayo ezazihlala esifundeni saseTumut ngaphambi kokugawulwa kwamahlathi noma kungekudala nje.

Ukuze unqume uhlobo loshintsho olwenzekile, ososayensi badinga ukunquma ukwakheka kwabantu abakhona. Ngokucwaninga ngezakhi zofuzo, izilwane azibanjwa kuphela “emaphepheni we-eucalyptus” phakathi kwezihlahla zikaphayini, kodwa futhi nasezindaweni ezinkulu zehlathi lika-eucalyptus elingaphandle kwawo, lapho kuhlala khona izingxenyana ezinkulu zama-squorrel marsupial.

Masihlale kancane endleleni yokubamba ama-squirrel amakhulu. Amaconsi ambalwa egazi noma ingxenye encane yezicubu yanele ukuthola isampula le-DNA. Kepha izilwane azifisi nakancane ukuwela ezandleni zososayensi. Isikhathi esiningi bachitha kakhulu eziqongweni zezihlahla ze-eucalyptus futhi kuyaqabukela babanjwe izingibe ezihleliwe. Imvamisa, abacwaningi kufanele basiphawule lesi silwane, badubule egatsheni elakhiwe kuso. I-squirrel ezindizayo igxuma ivela egatsheni eliwa ngesikhathi sokugcina, endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angama-6,6 ukusuka emhlabathini, futhi lapha usosayensi unethuba elihle lokumbamba. Isilwane esibanjiwe sitshalelwe esikhwameni esikhethekile, kufakwa iphilisi lokulala, kanti ngenkathi igwele elindizayo lilala, bathatha isampula yegazi bafake ikholaji yomsakazo esilwaneni. Ngosizo lwayo, esikhathini esizayo kuzokwazi ukulandelela ukuhamba kwe-squirrel endizayo futhi kutholakale isidleke sayo.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwemiphumela yokulandelelwa komsakazo nokuhlaziywa kofuzo kusivumele ukuba siphethe ngokuthi ama-squirrels amakhulu ezindizayo ahlala “emaphethweni eucalyptus” phakathi kwesigaxa esiningi esiqhubekayo esinezigaba ezincane ngazinye kunezilwane ezihlala “emaphethelweni” endawo enkulu noma ehlathini eliqinile le-eucalyptus.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izilwane ezisuka kwesinye isikebhe se-eucalyptus zisondelene komunye nomunye, ngoba kunzima ngabo ukuhlangana nabafowabo bakwezinye iziqhingi. Kuyiqiniso, abathanda ukuhamba ngezikhathi ezithile nako kuza phakathi kwama-squirrel asekhaya, ngakho-ke ukushintshana kwezakhi zofuzo phakathi kwemakrofoni evelayo kusalokhu kungayeki ngokuphelele. Kepha lokhu kushintshaniswa kubuthakathaka kakhulu ukuthi ingozi yokumbiwa - imiphumela emibi yeziphambano ezihlobene kakhulu - iyaqhubeka nokusongela njalo ama-squirrels ezindizayo. Nayi indaba edabukisayo enjalo evela empilweni yezilwane ezinkulu kakhulu ezihlelayo ezivela eqenjini labasolwandle.