Ama-parrots amaGrey ase-Afrika agcinwe njengezilwane ezifuywayo ezinkulungwaneni eziningi zeminyaka. Ikhono labo elithakazelisayo lokucabanga kanye nekhono lokulingisa ngokucacile inkulumo yomuntu nokuliqonda liye lasiza ekubambiseni ukuba babe nokuzijabulisa emkhakheni wokucwaninga nasekuhwebeni kwesilwane.
Ama-Grays ase-African captives ngokuvamile athatha amagama futhi azwakala ngokushesha kakhulu, nabanikazi bebika izinyoni ezilinganisa imisindo yezingcingo, ama-microwaves, ngisho nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo njengezinja namakati.
Omunye weGrey African uye wabizwa ngokuthi "ukushaya ikhwelo" ekuthandweni kowesifazane ngokuthandaza ngokuphindaphindiwe igama lomunye umuntu phambi komyeni wakhe esebenzisa izwi lomkopela! Njengabantwana abancane, ama-African Grays abe nedumela lokuphindaphinda konke abakutholayo, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi abaningi abanikazi abanoGrey baqaphele ukubuka ulimi lwabo ezizwaneni zabo ezifuywayo! I-Grays iyakwazi ukuqoqa imisindo abayithandayo, kube yinto emangalisa, i-alamu engashintshayo ukuthi isekela noma i-alamu yomlilo. Isimo sabo sisho ukuthi yini abayifunayo. Ngakho qaphela lokho abazwayo, ikakhulukazi ulimi olubi.
Nakuba i-African Grey mhlawumbe ingenye yezinhlobo ze-parrot ezihlakaniphile kakhulu, izinga labo eliphakeme lokuhlakanipha lisho ukuthi badinga isikhathi esiningi kubanikazi babo kunezinyoni ezincane ezincane. Bayajabula lapho banikezwa izinselele futhi bavuselelwa ngokuqeqeshwa nokuhlanganyela emisebenzini emnandi.
Amathoyizi, ukuqeqeshwa ngokusebenzisa amasu wokuhlaziya okuziphatha okusebenzayo, ukuqeqeshwa okuqinisayo kokuqiniswa kanye nokuqondiswa okuqondile kanye nokunakekelwa okukhulu. Ukunakekelwa kahle kweGrays kuvamise ukubophezela kakhulu kubanikazi babo, futhi babe nezilwane ezifuywayo ezithandekayo nezithandekayo. Kodwa kuthatha umndeni wezinyoni ozibophezelayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iGrey yakho yaseAfrika iphila kahle futhi ikhula kahle.
Amagama ajwayelekile
I-African Gray Parrot, i-Congo African Grey, i-Timneh i-African Grey, i-CAG, i-TAG
Igama lesayensi
I-Psittacus erithacus erithacus (iCongo Grey) noPhittacus erithacus timneh (Timneh Grey). I-indexed encwadini ye-encyclopedic kaJoseph M. Forshaw, i- Parrots Of The World njengeGrey Parrot.
Umsuka
Afrika
Usayizi
Cishe ngamasentimitha angu-12 kuya kwangu-13 kusuka ku-beak kuya komsila. I-African Grey ibhekwa njengenyoni enkulu futhi kufanele inikwe indawo yokuhlala eyanele.
Isilinganiso sempilo yokuphila
I-African Grays, lapho iphatheka kahle iphila cishe ibe neminyaka engama-50. Nokho, kukhona abantu abaphila isikhathi esidlule esikhathini esidlule, abanye baze bavala ngisho naku-75 nakuba lokhu kungavamile.
Isimiso
Iziningi ze-Grays zase-Afrika ziyizinyoni ezihlakaniphile kakhulu, iqiniso elibonakala ngokubheka ukuziphatha kwabo. Abaningi bayakhula baba mnandi kakhulu futhi banomusa kubanikazi babo, kanti lezi zinhlobo ziyaziwa ngokuthi zithandekayo. I-African Gray enesithukuthezi noma enganakiwe, kodwa ngokuvamile ayiyona inyoni ejabule kakhulu, futhi ngeke iqine ukuveza izikhalo zayo lapho inikezwa ithuba. Lezi zinyoni zidinga amathoyizi, ukuxhumana okuvamile, ukukhuthaza amathuba okuhlangana nomhlambi wabo womuntu kanye nokudla okusha ukuze kuphile kahle ekuthunjweni.
Imibala
I-African Grey, eqinisweni egameni layo, ezemidlalo ikakhulukazi ezimpaphe ezimpunga, ezinye zihlelwe kahle kakhulu, ziphaphathekile. I-Congo African Grays ziqhayisa imifino emnyama emnyama nempaphe emisila ebomvu, kuyilapho i-Tinmeh Grays inezintambo ezinemibala enemibala kanye nemifino eminwe ejulile. I-Congo African Grey Parrots cishe ingaphezu kweyesithathu kune-Timnehs.
Ukudla
Njengezinhlobo eziningi zezinyoni eziyingqayizivele, ukudla kuqukethe imifino ehlanzekile ehlanganisa imifino enamagatsha efana ne-arugula, i-watercress, i-kale, amahlumela, kanye nenzalo enempilo enjengembewu ye-hemp ne-flax. Ukuqoqa kuzokusiza ukugcina i-Grey yakho iphilile futhi ikhula. Izithelo ezifana negromegranate, imango ephilayo, kanye ne-melon ezongezwa ngezinga eliphezulu lokudla okuphethwe i-pelleted kungcono kakhulu kwi-African Gray. AmaGrays amaningi ajabulela nokudla okungafani nokudla okulula okufana nantshuzi, ukudla okunempilo kwetafula njengamabhontshisi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, isidlo sasekuseni kanye nesigamu esisodwa samasala akho asele kuzoba yi-nirvana yalezi zinyoni ezinhle.
Ukuzivocavoca
Izinga elifanele lokuzivocavoca zibalulekile ekugcineni impilo yomngane we-African Grey. I-Pet Grays kufanele ivunyelwe ukuchitha ubuncane bamahora angama-amabili kuya kwamabili emaphaketheni abo nsuku zonke futhi kufanele inikezwe ngamathoyizi amaningi okupheka izinyoni ukuze kusetshenziselwe ukusebenzisa imifino yabo enamandla.
Ihlelwe ngu: Patricia Sund