Ezi ntaka ezinqabileyo nezihle zihlala zikhangele abantu. Umbala obomvu wamaproti, izwi labo elikhulu, ukukwazi ukuxelisa inkulumo yabantu, kubangele ukuba bavuyiswe ngabantwana kuphela, kodwa nakubantu abaninzi abadala. Akumangalisi ukuba, ngokukhawuleza yaba yintsholongwane eziqhelekileyo. Xa kuthengwa i-parrot, abathengisi badla ngokukhohlisa abantu abanokukhohliswa, bebiza ngamagama amnandi ebomini babo. Kodwa abanikazi bexesha elizayo banomdla kwinani lokwenene, kungekhona inkolelo. Makhe sibone ukuba zingaphi iiprorothi zihlala ngokuphakathi, kwaye ziziphi izinto ezihlala zihlala ekuthunjweni.
Iimbangela eziphambili zokufa kwangaphambi kwee-parrots:
- ukutya okusemgangathweni;
- i-parrot yaphazamiseka ngexesha lokuhamba, ukubetha isibuko okanye esinye isithintelo;
- ukulimala okubangelwa ezinye izizathu;
- le ntaka yaya kwi window evulekileyo okanye iwindow;
- isilwanyana sakho sitshintshela i-wire electric wire;
- Ukungabikho kwamanzi (ophukileyo ophuza);
- ukutywala okanye ukutya izinto ezinobuthi (umsi kwi-cigarettes okanye inambuzane, i-carbon monoxide, i-disinfectants kunye nabanye);
- ukuhlaselwa kweekati zasekhaya okanye izinja;
- ukulimala ngenxa yokulwa phakathi kweentaka ngokwabo;
- bedla iindidi ezinobuthi zendlu;
- ukushisa okuphezulu ngaphakathi.
Kukunzima ukucinga zonke iintlobo zeengozi, kodwa kufuneka wazi iziphambili ezisisiseko abazithandayo abaninzi beentaka. Kungenxa yephutha labanikazi, kwaye kungekhona ukuguga, ukuba i-parrot ibhubhekele kakhulu kubanini abaninzi. Nazi ezinye izibalo zomyinge kunye nobomi obukhulu bezo ntaka, kuxhomekeke kwiintlobo zeentaka.
Zingaphi iminyaka zihlala phi
Kwi-zoo yaseMoscow kwakukho ityala xa isilwanyana saso sasifa eneminyaka engama-21. Ugqirha-i-ornithologist uChuguevsky VV icacise ityala kunye nesenzo sakhe xa i-parrot ibonwa kakuhle kwiminyaka eyi-18. Eminye imithombo yendalo ichaza ukuba ukulinda kwexesha lezilwanyana kubomi be-20-25. Kodwa ngokuqhelekileyo, bahlala kwiminyaka eyi-10 kwidolophini yedolophu.
I-International Zoo Yearbook yabika ukuba enye i-parrot yezinto eziphilayo iyakwazi ukusinda ibe neminyaka engama-35 ubudala. Le nto inokuba yimeko ekhethekileyo, eya kuphinda iphindwe kuphela kwiiyunithi ezivela kwiintsapho zayo. Kubantu abaninzi abaqhelekileyo, iimboli zihlala ngokuphakathi kweminyaka eyi-15 neye-25.
Zingaphi iiproti ezihlala ngothando?
Olu hlobo lweentaka luquka iintlobo ezininzi, kwaye ukuhlala kwabo kwexesha eliqhelekileyo kunokungafani. Ngamanye amaxesha amajelo angaphandle aphikisa idatha. Ubuninzi bobudala be-Fernal fern ubizwa ngokuba ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-12. Kodwa inkcazelo ibhekisela kwimeko eqinisekisiweyo, xa enye inxalenye yezilwanyana iphila kuze kube yiminyaka engama-32 ubudala. Iingcali ze-Zoo yaseMoscow zithi ngaba ngokuqhelekileyo abahlali ekuthinjweni iminyaka engaphezu kwe-20.
Zingaphi iiprototi zakwa macaw zihlala?
Ngokomyinge, bahlala kubantu malunga neminyaka engama-30-50. Abasebenzi bezityalo kwiCopenhagen, eLondon nakwezinye izixeko banikela imizekelo xa izifuyo zabo zihlala kwindawo ephakamileyo kwiminyaka emashumi mane. Ngomnyaka we-1998, i-para ye-Kea evela kwi-Antwerp Zoo yanikezwa i-cage ehloniphekileyo, njengowokudala. Walethwa apha ngo-1950, kwaye emva kweminyaka engama-48 waqala ukubonisa iimpawu zokuguga.
Zingaphi iiprorothi ezihlala zitshisa?
Ezi ntaka zineengqondi eziphezulu kwaye zithande ingqalelo. Ngokomyinge, ukulindela ubomi kwezi ntaka iminyaka engama-25, kodwa imithombo emininzi ithi ezinye iiproti zithe zahlala zasendle ngaphambi kokuba zibe neminyaka engama-50 ubudala.
Mangaphi amaAmazons ahlala?
Ukuba i-enclosure ivulekile, ngoko ivakale, kwaye ikwazi ukuhlala ixesha elide. Kwiiseli ezincinci, zithandana nokukhuluphala, ezichaphazela kakubi impilo yeentaka, apha zihlala zihlala zifikelela kwiminyaka engama-20. Umyinge wokuhlala kwithuba lokuphila kwamaprorothi yale ntlobo kwiimeko ezintle yiminyaka engama-50, ubuninzi beeminyaka engama-70.
Zingaphi i-cockatoo iparroti zihlala?
Isiqhamo esona saziwa kakhulu sale ntlobo yi-Molukian cockatoo King Tut yaseSan Diego. Wafika apho sele esemdala kwaye wakwazi ukuhlala ekuthinjweni iminyaka engama-65. Ngokomyinge, ezi ntaka ziphila malunga neminyaka engama-30-40.
Ngokunyamekela kakuhle, unokufumana isilwanyana sakho semfuyo ukuba ujabule abanini bayo ixesha elide, kwindlu yokuhlala. Apha ahlala khona ngaphezu kweemeko zendalo, apho baninzi iintshaba zendalo. Uninzi lweentlobo zeeproti zisebenza kakuhle ekuthunjweni, iminyaka emininzi, zikholisa izikhulu zazo.