Ezweni elithakazelisayo lopholi, amakhono abo okuqonda agqama njengesici esibalulekile esithonya ukuphila kwabo isikhathi eside. Engxenyeni yesi-5 yochungechunge lwethu, singena ebuhlotsheni obumangalisayo phakathi kobuhlakani bopholi neminyaka yokuphila kwayo, sihlola ukuthi ukusebenza kwengqondo kuyithinta kanjani impilo yabo yonke nokuphila kwabo. I-Edge of Intelligence Amandla okuqonda e…
Ezweni eliyinkimbinkimbi lokunakekelwa kwezinyoni, ukubaluleka kokunakekelwa kwezilwane okujwayelekile akunakugcizelelwa uma kuziwa ekuthuthukiseni impilo ende yama-parrots. Lesi sigaba sijula ngokuthi ukuhlola okuvamile, imithi yokuvimbela, kanye nokutholwa kwezifo kusenesikhathi kubaluleke kangakanani ekuqinisekiseni impilo ende, enempilo yalezi zinyoni ezihlakaniphile. I-Lifeline of Veterinary…
Impilo ye-parrot nokuphila isikhathi eside kuthonywa kakhulu indawo yayo kanye nokuxhumana komphakathi. Indawo eyanele, ukushukuma, ukuphepha, nokuhlanzeka kubalulekile empilweni engokomzimba. Impilo engokomzwelo iqiniswa ubungane nokuxhumana nabantu noma ezinye izipholi. Lezi zici zihlangene zingaholela empilweni engenazo ingcindezi, zikhuthaze ukuphila okunempilo nokude kopholi.…
Ukuphila kukapholi kuthonywa kakhulu ukudla kwawo, okudinga ukulinganisela kwamavithamini, amaminerali, amaprotheni, amafutha, nama-carbohydrates. Kuklanyelwe izidingo zohlobo ngalunye, ukondliwa okufanele kuvimbela izinkinga zezempilo futhi kwelule ukuphila isikhathi eside. Izinhlobonhlobo, ukugwema ukudla okunobuthi, ukuqapha ukudla okudlayo, kanye nokuxhumana nodokotela wezilwane kubalulekile ukuze uthole ukudla okunomsoco, okunomthelela empilweni enempilo, ende yalaba...
Ama-parrots awaziwa nje ngemibala yawo egqamile kanye nekhono lokulingisa inkulumo yomuntu, kodwa nangeminyaka yawo ehlukahlukene yokuphila, engathonywa kakhulu izici ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nezinhlobo zazo. Lesi sigaba esinwetshiwe sijula ezicini zofuzo kanye nezinhlobo ezithize ezithinta impilo ende yalezi zinyoni ezithakazelisayo. I-Interplay…
Opholi bayasithakasela ngemibala yabo egqamile, ubuhlakani, namakhono okulingisa, kodwa ukunakekela kwabo kudinga ukuqonda okujulile kwezinto ezithonya isikhathi sabo sokuphila. Ngokuhlolisisa izici ezithize zezilwane, izidingo zokudla okunomsoco, izimo zemvelo, nokusebenzelana komphakathi, singathuthukisa izimpilo zalezi zinyoni ezimangalisayo. Kulolu chungechunge lwezihloko sizozama ukwenza…
Ukunakekelwa kwama-parrot kuye kwavela ukuze kubhekane nezidingo zabo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokudla okunomsoco, ukuziphatha, kanye nemvelo, kusiza kokubili izinyoni ezithunjiwe kanye nabantu basendle. Ukudla manje kuthanda imifino, izithelo, nama-pellets omsoco kunembewu, nezithako ezithuthukisa impilo. Ukunothiswa kwemvelo ngezindawo ezikhuthazayo kanye nokubaluleka kwemfundo yopholi abasebancane kuyabonakala, kanye nemizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo yokuvikela…
Ukunakekela upholi wakho kubalulekile, okuhlanganisa uphaphe oluvamile lwasekhaya nokunakekelwa kwezinzipho, kuyilapho ukugunda uqhwaku kudinga uchwepheshe. Ukunakekela izimpaphe ze-DIY kubandakanya ukugeza nokusiza ukulungisa, enemiyalo enemininingwane enikeziwe yokugunda okuphephile kwezimpaphe zendiza. Ukunakekelwa kwezinzipho kudinga ukunqunywa ngokucophelela nokufakwa ukuze kugwenywe ukungakhululeki. Ukubandakanya izinsiza ezichwepheshile zokunakekelwa koqhwaku kuqinisekisa impilo yenyoni yakho…
Ama-parrots ngokuzalwa ukubhola ukudla, ukuziphatha okubalulekile enhlalakahleni yabo, nokho evame ukunganakwa ekuthunjweni. Lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni zempilo ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Kuyakhuthaza ukuzifunela ukudla kuma-parrots afuywayo ngemisebenzi elula, amathoyizi, iziteshi ezihlukahlukene, izakhi zemvelo, nokudla okusebenzisanayo kungavimbela isithukuthezi futhi kushukumise umzwelo wabo wemvelo, kuthuthukise izinga labo lokuphila.
Opholi, abanobuntu babo obugqamile nemibala egqamile, bayizilwane ezifuywayo ezidumile emhlabeni wonke. Nokho, isici esibalulekile sokunakekela kwabo esivame ukunganakwa ukulala kwabo. Ukuqonda izidingo zokuphumula zikapholi kubalulekile empilweni nasenjabulweni yazo. Lesi sihloko sizongena sijule emaphethini okulala opholi, sichaza ukuthi kungani ukulala kubalulekile, kanjani...