Isingeniso kwi-Taxonomy & Classification ye-Chinchilla
Sawubona, abathandi be-chinchilla! Uma ungumnikazi we-chinchilla oziqhenya ngokwakho, ukوقonda i-taxonomy kanye ne-classification yala mazilwane athandekayo, anobunogobo, kungakwenza uthande kakhulu. I-taxonomy yisayensi yokubiza amagama, ukuchaza, nokuhlukanisa izinto eziphilayo, futhi kusiza ukuthi siqonde ukuthi ama-chinchilla afakwa kuphi esihlahleni esikhulu sokuphila. Le ndatshana izohamba nawe emlandweni kanye ne-classification yesayensi ye-chinchilla, inikeza ulwazi ngemvelaphi yazo kanye namacebiso asebenzayo abanikazi ukuthi baxhumane namapets abo ngokwezinto ezilodwa.
I-Scientific Classification ye-Chinchilla
Ama-Chinchilla angawumndeni we-rodent, futhi i-scientific classification yabo ibabeka endaweni eyingqayizivele phakathi kwezilwane ezincelisayo. Nawa ukucaciselwa kwe-taxonomic hierarchy yabo:
- Kingdom: Animalia (izilwane)
- Phylum: Chordata (izilwane ezinomgogodla)
- Class: Mammalia (izilwane ezincelisayo)
- Order: Rodentia (ama-rodent, ahilela izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezimbili emhlabeni wonke)
- Family: Chinchillidae (umndeni omncane we-rodent waseNingizimu Melika)
- Genus: Chinchilla
- Species: Kuneminhlobo emibili eyaziwayo—Chinchilla lanigera (i-long-tailed chinchilla, uhlobo olivame kakhulu njenge-pet) kanye ne-Chinchilla chinchilla (i-short-tailed chinchilla, engavame kakhulu ekugcinweni).
Umlando we-Classical ye-Chinchilla
Ama-Chinchilla achazwa okokuqala ngokwesayensi ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19. Igama elithi "Chinchilla" kukholakala ukuthi livela kubantu base-Chincha, iqembu lomdabu laseNingizimu Melika elalithanda kakhulu lezi zilwane ngenxa yoboya bazo. Ngasekupheleni kwama-1800s, ama-chinchilla ayenziwa ukuzingelwa kakhulu ngenxa yoboya babo obuminyene, obunoboya obungaba ngama-60 ngelinye i-follicle (kuqhathaniswa noboya obubodwa nge-follicle emantungweni abantu!). Lokhu kuxhaphakazi ngokweqile kwaholela ekucishweni kwabo kakhulu emwild, kwasho ukuthi kwavikelwa imizamo yokulondoloza kanye nokwanda kokufuya ekhaya ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-20.
Kabanikazi bempethu, lo mlando ugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuxhasa imikhuba yokufuya enelungelo. Uma wamukela i-chinchilla, qinisekisa ukuthi ivela kumfuyi oqotho noma i-rescue ukuze ugweme ukufaka isandla emikhubeni engaqhubeki.
Kungani i-Taxonomy Ibalulekile kabanikazi be-Chinchilla
Ungase ubuze, “I-taxonomy ilonisiza kanjani ekunakekeleni i-chinchilla yami?” Ukuziqonda ukuhlukaniswa kwabo kunikeza izimpawu mayelana nokuziphatha kwabo kwemvelo kanye nezidingo. Ngokwesibonelo, njengama-rodent, ama-chinchilla anesizathu semvelo sokuhlusha ukuze avimbele amazinyo akhule ngokweqile. Ukuhlinzeka ngama-chew toys aphephile afana nokhuni olungaphethi noma ama-pumice stones kubalulekile empilweni yamazinyo abo.
Ukwengeziwe, imvelaphi yabo yaseNingizimu Melika entabeni isikathi ukuthi ama-chinchilla achumele phakathi kwezindawo ezimanzi, eziminyene. Uboya babo obuminyene bujwayele ukuphakama okuphezulu, ngakho ukugcina indawo yabo yokuhlala phakathi kwe-60-70°F (15-21°C) kanye nokugwema ukuminyama okuphezulu kulinganisa indawo yabo yemvelo. Ukushisa ngokweqile kungaba yingozi, ngakho i-taxonomy isikhumbuza ukubeka phambili ukulawula izinga lokushisa kunesitshobo uma usetha i-cage yabo.
Amacebo asebenzayo abanikazi asekelwe ku-Taxonomy
Nawa amacebo asebenzayo aphefumulelwe yi-chinchilla taxonomy kanye nomlando:
- Linganisa Indawo Yabo: Lunganisa i-cage enkulu enama-platforms okuxhuma, njengoba ama-chinchilla engabaxeli abalulekile emwild Andes. Hlose i-cage okungenani ubude bamamitha amathathu ukuze anelise izinto ezemvelo zabo.
- Izidingo Zokudla: Njengama-rodent, ama-chinchilla adinga ukudla okuphezulu kwe-fiber. Nikeza i-hay engaphezi (njenge-timothy hay) kanye nama-pellets akhancishiwe (cishe 1-2 tablespoons nsuku zonke) ukuze linganise imikhuba yabo yokufuna emvelo.
- Ukuziphatha Komphakathi: Emwild, ama-chinchilla ahlala emakoloni. Cabanga ukuthatha ipheya uma ungakwazi ukuchitha amahora amaningi nsuku zonke nempethu yakho, kodwa wazise kancane ukuze ugweme ukucindezeleka.
- Ukuqaphela Ukulondoloza: Hlonipha umlando wabo osondele ekucishweni ngokufundisa abanye nge-chinchilla. Abelana ngamaqiniso afana nokuthi inani labo lasendle selingaphansi kwezinkulungwane eziyishumi ze-Chinchilla chinchilla, ikhuthaza ukuxhaswa kokuvikela izilwane zasendle.
Ukuxhumana Nezimpande ze-Chinchilla Yakho
Ukufunda nge-taxonomy akuyona nje into yezemfundo—iyindlela yokuxhumana nempethu yakho. Ngokulandelayo uma ubuka i-chinchilla yakho ixhuma noma ithatha i-dust bath (ukuziphatha okuhlotshaniswa nendawo yabo yemvelo eyomile, enothuli), khumbula ukuthi ikhombisa izinto ezifundiswe ngokwezinkulungwane eNtaba ze-Andes. Ngokulinganisa ukunakekela kwabo nomlando wabo wemvelo, awuyena nje umnikazi wempethu; uyisilondolozi sohlobo olwehlukile olunomlando othakazelisayo. Ngakho, qhubeka uhlola, qhubeka ufunda, kanye nokunikeza i-chinchilla yakho impilo izintokazi zabo zangaphambili zingavuma!