Mhou Shiri

Shiri inonziMhoukanamhowaniishiri inowanikwa muziwumbereAfrica isingakwanise kubhururuka.Shiriiyi yakakura zvokudarika kureba kwemunhu; inoreba zvokusvika 1.7-2.3m kana yakamira. Mhou inozivikanwa nokuva nemakumbo marefu nemutsipa murefu.

Magariro eMhou

Mhou dzinodya zvinomera muvhu, mashizha nemichero. Dzinodyawo mhuka dzisina muzongoza. Mhou dzinogara mumapoka ane shiri dzinobva pashanu kusvika pamakumi mashanu (5-50). Kana mhou yayingirwa nechikara inohwarara pasi kana kuti inotiza. Kana ichinge yasvitswa pakamanika inorwisa ichikava nemakumbo ayo ane simba samare.

Nguva dzekunge mikono ichitanda nzvari dzinosiyana nenzvimbo; asi mikono inochengera nzvimbo dzayo ichichengera nzvari dzingava mbiri kusvika sere (2-7).

Kupfuyiwa

Mhou dzinopfuyiwa munyika dzakawanda Pasirose; minhenga yadzo ichishandiswa kushongedza mudzimba uye semitsvairo yekupumha guruva pamidziyo. Matehwe adzo anoshandiswa kugadzira mabhegi nemabhande uye nyama yadzo inotengeswa ichidyiwa. Nyama yemhou yakatsvuka seyemhuka dzemusango uye ine kunhuwirira kwayo kunokwezva moyo.

Mitauro yeAfrika

• BaKalangavanotiphouvachirevamhou shiri.
• ChewavanotiNthiwatiwa(ostrich) kureva shiri inonzimhou.Nhiwatiwaizita remhuri.
• Giryamavanoti nyaa (ostrich) kurevamhou.Luwangavanotilihuto(n. ostrich) krevamhou.
• Belivanoti kanga (n. ostrich) kureva mhou.Belivanoti ganga (n. ostrich) kureva mhou.