Ukwazisa Izinhlobo zeChinchilla
Sawubona, bathandi be-chinchilla! Uma ungumnikazi oziqhenyayo noma ucabanga ukuletha enye yale mikhonto emihle, enobunono, endlini yakho, ukuqonda izinhlobo ngemuva kwesilwane sakho kuyindawo enhle yokuqala. Amachinchilla ayizilwane ezincane ze-rodents ezivela emakhanda aseAndes Mountains eNingizimu Melika, aziwa ngobunwe babo obuthambile kakhulu nobuntu bokudlala. Kulesi sihloko, sizoza emlandweni, taxonomy, kanye nezici ezibalulekile zezinhlobo ze-chinchilla, kuyilapho sinikeza amathiphu asebenzayo okuze ukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokunakekelwa okungcono kwesilwane sakho esinobunwe.
Umlando Wangasemva
Amachinchilla anomlando ocebilekile oxhumene nendawo yabo yangokuzalwa emazweni afana neChile, Peru, Bolivia, naseArgentina. Ngokomlando, amachinchilla asendle ayezihlanjulwa abantu bomdabu ngenxa yobunwe babo obuphinkephinye, obunobunwe obufika ku-60 ngaphansi kwelinye icala—okwenza kube obunwe obuthambile kunazo zonke ezilwaneni. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ukunqotshwa ngokweqile kwaholela ekwehleni okukhulu kwenani labo, okwawabeka eduze nokushona. Ngawo-1920s, amachinchilla aqala ukotshwa e-United States nguMathias F. Chapman, owaletha iqembu elincane laseChile ukuze aqale uhlelo lokuzalanisa lwe-fur industry. Ngokubonga, namuhla, amachinchilla agcinwa ikakhulukazi njengezilwane zasekhaya ezithandekayo kunokuba lube ngenxa yobunwe, futhi imizamo yokulondoloza iyakhona ukuze kuvikelwe izinhlanga zasendle.
Njengomnikazi wesilwane sasekhaya, ungaba negalelo ekulondlezweni ngokwamukela kusukela kubavimbeli abadumile noma ama-rescue kunokuba uxhase izinhlobo ezingalawulwa. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlobo azigezwa ngokwengeziwe futhi kugcina ukugxila ekunakekelweni okufanele.
I-Taxonomy kanye neZigaba zeZinhlobo
Amachinchilla angaphansi komndeni we-Chinchillidae kanye ne-genus ye-Chinchilla. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamachinchilla: Chinchilla lanigera (i-long-tailed chinchilla) kanye ne-Chinchilla chinchilla (i-short-tailed chinchilla). Zombili izinhlobo zifanana ngokubukeka, zinobunwe obumpunga obuthambile, amehlo amakhulu, nemisila eminyene, kodwa ziyahluka kancane ngosayizi nobude bemisila. I-long-tailed chinchilla, eyinhloko ezigcinwa njengezilwane zasekhaya, inesisindo esiphakathi kuka-400-600 grams futhi inomlenze omude ngokuvimba kuka-5-6 inches. I-short-tailed chinchilla, engivamile ek俘虏, inkulu kancane, inesisindo esifika ku-800 grams, nomlenze omfushane ngokuvimba kuka-3-4 inches.
Zombili izinhlobo ziyi-crepuscular, okusho ukuthi zisebenza kakhulu ekuseni nasemzuzwana—isici okufanele sikholelwe lapho uhlela ukudlala noma ukudla. Ukuqonda ukuziphatha kwabo kwemvelo kungakusiza udale indawo etholele indawo ejabulile efanisa imikhuba yabo yasendle, okunciphisa ingcindezi yesilwane sakho.
Izici Ezibalulekile kanye Nomehluko
Endle, amachinchilla ajwayele izindawo ezinzima, ezinamadwala ezindaweni eziphakeme kuka-3,000 kuya ku-5,000 meters (9,800 kuya ku-16,400 feet). Ubunwe babo obukhulu babavikela emanzini ashubile, nemilenze yabo yangemuva eqinile ibavumela ukuxhuma amafidi angu-6—kuyinto emangalisayo kulesisilwane esincane kangaka! Njengezilwane zasekhaya, lezi zici zihumela esidingweni seguva elikhulu lezikebha ezine-ledges noma amapulatifomu okuxhuma kanye nendawo emanzini futhi oshisayo (izinga lokushisa elifanele ngu-60-70°F noma 15-21°C). Ukushisa ngokweqile kuyingozi enkulu, ngakho nangezikhathi zonke ubeke izikebha zabo elangeni eliqondile noma eduze kwemithombo yokushisa.
Nakuba zombili izinhlobo zabelana ngalezi zici, i-long-tailed chinchilla (C. lanigera) idume kakhulu ekotshweni ngenxa yokujwayela kwayo ek俘虏. Uma ungawazi ukuthi isilwane sakho sisishayela yiphi inhlobo, udokotela wezilwane noma umvelisi angakusiza ukubona ngokusekelwe ezicini zomzimba njengobude bomlenze.
Amathiphu Asebenzayo Abanikazi beChinchilla
Ukwazi umlando wezinhlobo zesilwane sakho se-chinchilla kungakukhombisa ekunikezeni ukonakekelo olulungiselelwe. Nalu amanye amathiphu asebenzayo:
- Ukusetha Indawo Yokuhlala: Linganisa indawo yabo yemvelo nge-cage enamaleveli amaningi (okungenani 3 feet ubude) futhi unikeze izindawo zokucashala. Gweba izinto zeplastiki, njengoba amachinchilla ethanda ukuhluma, futhi khetha amathoyizi okhuni aphephile.
- Ukulawula Amazinga Okushisa: Gcina indawo yabo iphephile futhi ivulelekile umoya. Uma uhlala endaweni eshisanayo, cabanga nge-cooling stone noma ibhotela lamanzi eliqinishelisiwe eligqikiwe ngethawula ukuze lincike kulo.
- Isikhathi Sokusebenza: Njengoba eyi-crepuscular, hxube nayo ekuseni noma kusihlwa lapho icophelela khona. Lokhu kuqinisa ubunye benu ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ubuthongo babo.
- Izidingo Zokudla: Nikeza ukudla kwe-pellets ze-chinchilla zikakhulu, i-Timothy hay engapheli, kanye nemiphako ngezikhathi ezithile njenge-rose hips ezomisiwe. Gweba ukudla okunoshukela noma okunamafutha, njengoba izinhlelo zabo zokugaya zibuthakathaka.
Isiphetho
Ukuqonda umlando kanye ne-taxonomy yama-chinchilla akukhulisi nje ukwazisa kwakho ngalezi zilwane zasekhaya ezithokozile kodwa futhi kukuxhoxise ukuze uhlangabezane nezidingo zabo ezihlukile. Kungakhathaliseki unayo i-long-tailed noma i-short-tailed chinchilla, ukubona imvelo yabo yasendle—kusukela emathangeni aseAndes kuya emikhubeni yabo ye-crepuscular—kukusiza udale ikhaya elijabulile neliphilile. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, amachinchilla angaphila iminyaka eyi-10-15 noma ngaphezulu, abe abaningi abahambisana naye empilweni. Ngakho, chatha isikhathi sokufunda ngemlando yesilwane sakho, futhi ujabule uhambo lokunakekela lalezi zinto ezincane ezixhumayo!