Ama-parrots ahlanganisa iqembu lezinyoni ezihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingu-279 ezihlukahlukene. Zihluka ngobukhulu ezivela ezinyoni ezincane ezingakwazi ukulingana entendeni yesandla sakho ezinyoni ezinkulu ubukhulu bekati kanye nabaphila babo abafana nokuhlukahluka.
Izinyoni ezifuywayo zingaphila isikhathi eside. Abanikazi abangase babe khona kufanele baqaphele isikhathi eside sezinyoni zabo ukuze bakwazi ukuzinakekela ngokufanele uma nje behlala (futhi balungiselele uma kwenzeka izinyoni zabo zivela kuzo).
Njengomthetho jikelele, inyoni enkulu, isikhathi eside sokulindela sokuphila siyilindele. Uhlu olulandelayo ngezindlela zokuphila ezilinganiselwe ze-parrots ezivamile nezinye izinyoni zezilwane (izinyoni zasendle zingahluka kakhulu kunezinyoni zasendle). Lezi zinhlobo ezisekelwe enyoni enempilo egcinwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezihle. Eqinisweni, kunezinhlobo ezehlukene ezinsukwini izinyoni zezilwane ezingase zifinyelele futhi ngokuqinisekile abanye bazophila isikhathi eside (noma isikhathi esincane esifushane) kunezinsuku ezibhalwe ngezansi.
- Budgerigars (Parakeets) : iminyaka engu-5-18
- Ama-macaws : iminyaka engu-30-50 noma ngaphezulu (kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo)
- Amajuba : iminyaka engu-20 noma ngaphezulu (endle kungu-1.5 kuphela iminyaka)
- Amajuba : iminyaka engu-15 (endle kungu-5 kuphela iminyaka)
- Ama-cockatoos : iminyaka engu-20-60 kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo
- I-Amazons : iminyaka engu-25-75
- I-African Grays : iminyaka engu-40-60 noma ngaphezulu
- I-Eclectus : iminyaka engu-30-50 noma ngaphezulu
- Uhlangana : iminyaka engu-10-30 kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo
- I-Lories (i-Lorikeets): iminyaka engu-10-30
- I-Caiques : iminyaka engaba ngu-50
- IziSenegals : iminyaka engaba ngu-50 (endle sekuyiminyaka engaba ngu-25 kuphela)
- Ama-cockatiels : iminyaka engu-10-15
- Lovebirds : iminyaka engu-10-15
- I-Canaries : iminyaka engu-10
- Ama-Finches : ngokuvamile iminyaka engu-5-9 kepha uma ihlala ku-aviary ingaba yinde
- UPionus : iminyaka engu-25
Ama-parrots ayingqayizivele phakathi kwezinyoni zezilwane ngoba izinhlobo eziningi zinezinhlobo zokuba nazo zonke impilo yakho (futhi ngokuvamile zikhulula abanikazi babo).
Ama-parrots avame ukuhlala isikhathi eside ekuthunjweni kunasendle ngenxa yokuthi bancane amathuba okubhekana nezilwane ezidliwayo nezifo ngenkathi behlala emakhaya ethu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi basemakhaya ethu akusho ukuthi bakhululekile ekuguleni futhi bancishiswe isikhathi sokuphila.
Izinto ze-Parrot Factes
Izinto ezithinta impilo ye-parrot njengezilwane eziningi zihlanganisa ukudla, ukunakekelwa kwezilwane kanye nempilo yengqondo. I-parrot yakho izothuthuka kakhulu uma ubahlinzekela nge-enclosure evikelekile nehlanzekile eningi isikhala sokukhuphuka nokusabalalisa amaphiko awo. Kumele futhi bathole ukukhanya kwelanga eliningi noma ukukhanyisa okugcwele (hhayi ukukhanya okubonakalayo kuphela) njengoba kuzobavumela ukuba benze ngcono izakhi zomzimba futhi basungulwe umjikelezo wosuku / ubusuku obufaneleko. Izinyoni kufanele futhi zihlale nezinye izinyoni ngoba ziyizinhlobo zezimvu futhi abantu abakwazi ukuthatha indawo kwenye inyoni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sizama kangakanani.
Uma uthenga intaka efuywayo, qiniseka ukuthi ukhetha owodwa kumbeleki othembekile ongakunikeza ngolwazi lwezempilo kubazali bezinyoni kusukela izakhi zofuzo nazo ezihlobene nokuphila isikhathi eside.
Ukunikeza ukudla okufaneleko kuzokusiza uhlale unempilo futhi uvikele izifo.
Ukudla okunomsoco kuhlanganisa ama-pellets, okusanhlamvu, imbewu, amantongomane nezithelo ezintsha nemifino. Ukulinganisela kwamavithamini, amaprotheni, amafutha namaminerali (njenge-calcium emithonjeni efana nama-eggshell abilisiwe) kubalulekile ekulondolozeni impilo yezinyoni nokuphila isikhathi eside. Ukunikeza inyoni ukudla okubandakanya kakhulu imbewu ye-sunflower (yiziphi izinyoni ezithandayo) yizinto ezimbi kunazo zonke ongayenza njengoba iqukethe amazinga aphezulu amafutha futhi ambalwa kakhulu izakhi.
Ama-Parrots amaDala amadumo
- U-Alex cishe ungumfundisi owaziwa kakhulu futhi uyaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe ekuhlolweni kolimi lwezinyoni (yilokho okushiwo igama lakhe). Wathengwa esitolo sesilwane nguDkt. Pepperburg futhi waphila iminyaka engu-31 ubudala. Wayenencwadi ebhalwe ngaye futhi ucwaningo ayenalo futhi wacatshangwa ukuthi unezinga lomzwelo oneminyaka emibili ubudala lapho efa.
- Cookie i-cockatoo yayiyi-holder yomlando we-Guinness World njengoba i-parrot ephila isikhathi eside kunazozonke isikhathi. Wafa ngo-2016 eneminyaka engu-83 ubudala futhi waphila cishe yonke impilo yakhe e-Brookfield Zoo ngemuva kokuthunyelwa e-zoo yase-Australia cishe unyaka owodwa ubudala.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT