Lezi zinyoni ezingavamile nezinhle ziheha abantu njalo. Umbala obomvu wamaproti, izwi labo elikhulu, ikhono lokulingisa inkulumo yabantu, kubangele ukuthokozisa hhayi kuphela kubantwana, kodwa nakubantu abaningi abadala. Akumangalisi ukuthi ngokushesha baba izinkukhu ezivame kakhulu. Lapho uthenga i-parrot, abathengisi bavame ukukhohlisa abantu abathintekayo, bebiza imibono emihle yempilo yabo. Kodwa abanikazi besikhathi esizayo banesithakazelo ezinombeni zangempela, hhayi izinganekwane. Ake sibheke ukuthi zingaki ama-parrots ahlala ngokujwayelekile, nokuthi yini abavame ukufa ekuthunjweni.
Izimbangela eziyinhloko zokufa ngaphambi kwesikhumba sama-parrot:
- ukudla okuphuthumayo;
- i-parrot yaphahlazeka ngesikhathi sezindiza, ishaya isibuko noma esinye isivinini;
- ukulimala okubangelwa ezinye izimbangela;
- inyoni yawela ewindini evulekile noma iwindi;
- isilwane sakho sishaya ucingo oluvulekile kagesi;
- ukungabi namanzi (uphuzo oluphukile);
- ukuhambisa noma ukudla izinto ezinobuthi (ubusi ogwayi noma ujubane, i-carbon monoxide, ama-disinfectants kanye nabanye);
- ukuhlasela kwamakati noma izinja ezifuywayo;
- ukulimala okubangelwa ukulwa phakathi kwezinyoni ngokwabo;
- bedla izinhlobo ezinobuthi zendlu;
- ukushisa okuphezulu endlini.
Kulula ukucabanga ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezingozi, kodwa kufanele wazi amaphutha ayisisekelo abathandi bokuqala bezinyoni abaqalayo. Kungenxa yephutha labanikazi, futhi hhayi ekugugeni, ukuthi i-parrot ibhubhisa kaningi kubanikazi abaningi. Nazi ezinye izibalo zesilinganiso nesilinganiso esiphezulu sempilo yalezi zinyoni, kuye ngezinhlobo zezinyoni.
Zingaki iminyaka ephila i-wavy parrot?
Ezokwelapha zaseMoscow kwakukhona icala lapho isilwane sabo saphela eneminyaka engama-21. Udokotela-i-ornithologist uChuguevsky VV wacaphuna icala kanye nomkhuba wakhe lapho i-parrot ye-wavy izwa kahle eminyakeni engu-18. Iminye imithombo eminingi ithi isikhathi sokuphila esiphezulu salolu hlobo siyineminyaka engu-20-25. Kodwa ngokwesilinganiso, baphila iminyaka engu-10 edolobheni lelidolobha.
I-International Zoo Yearbook yabika ukuthi enye iphalenda yalezi zinhlobo yayingasinda ibe neminyaka engu-35 ubudala. Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi kuyisibonelo esiyingqayizivele, okuzophindwaphindwa kuphela ngamayunithi ezihlobo zawo. Kubantu abaningi abavamile, ama- cocks ahlala ngokwesilinganiso phakathi kweminyaka engu-15 no-25.
Mangaki ama-parrots ahlala othandweni?
Lezi zinhlobo zezinyoni zihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningana, futhi ukuhlala kwabo okujwayelekile okuphila kungase kube okuhlukile. Amaphephandaba angaphandle anganika ngezinye izikhathi idatha ephikisanayo. Isikhathi esiphezulu se-Fernal Fisher sithiwa eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-12. Kodwa lo cindezela ukhuluma ngecala elingaqinisekisiwe, lapho omunye uhlaka lwalolu hlobo lusinda lwaba neminyaka engu-32 ubudala. Ochwepheshe beZoo yaseMoscow bathi ukuthi ngokwesilinganiso abahlali ekuthunjweni iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20.
Mangaki ama-parrots ama-macaw ahlala?
Ngokwesilinganiso, bahlala kubantu cishe eminyakeni engama-30-50. Abasebenzi bama-zoo eCopenhagen, eLondon nakwamanye amadolobha banikeza izibonelo lapho izilwane ezifuywayo ziye zahlala iminyaka yobudala iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane. Ngo-1998, i-para yeKea evela e-Antwerp Zoo yanikezwa i-cage ehlukile, njengowokudala. Walethwa lapha ngo-1950, futhi emva kweminyaka engama-48 waqala ukukhombisa izimpawu zokuguga.
Mangaki ama-parrots ahlalayo ashisa?
Lezi zinyoni zihlakaniphile futhi zithande ukunakwa. Ngokwesilinganiso, isikhathi sokuphila kwalezi zinyoni sineminyaka engama-25, kodwa imithombo eminingi ithi amanye ama- parrots asinda ngokwemvelo ngaphambi kweminyaka engama-50.
Bangaki ama-Amazoni ahlala?
Uma i-enclosure ivulekile, khona-ke bazizwa behle, futhi bangaphila isikhathi eside ngokwanele. Emangqamuzancane amancane, ajwayele ukukhuluphala ngokweqile, okuyinto ephazamisa impilo yezinyoni, lapha ahlale ephila iminyaka engama-20. Isikhathi sokuphila esiphezulu sama-parrots alezi zinhlobo ngezimo ezinhle yiminyaka engama-50, ubuningi-iminyaka engu-70.
Mangaki ama-cockatoo ama-parrots ahlala?
Isibindi eside kakhulu esidumile salolu hlobo yi-Molukian cockatoo King Tut yaseSan Diego. Wafika lapho esevele esemdala futhi wakwazi ukuhlala ekuthunjweni iminyaka engu-65. Ngokwesilinganiso, lezi zinyoni ziphila cishe eminyakeni engama-30-40.
Ngokunakekelwa kahle, ungathola isilwane sakho sezinyosi ukuze ujabule abanikazi bayo isikhathi eside, ngisho nasendlini yedolobha. Lapha zikhona ngisho nangaphezu kwezimo zemvelo, lapho zinezitha eziningi zemvelo. Izinhlobo eziningi zama-parrot zihlala kahle ekuthunjweni, iminyaka eminingi, zijabulisa amakhosi azo.