UMary Allen
Amasele okanye ama-amphibians ngokubanzi angachazwa njenge-omnivores - into ephambili kukuba ixhoba liyaphila. Ukusuka kwiingcongconi ukuya kwizinambuzane kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezincinci, imenyu ininzi kakhulu.
Izilwanyana eziphila emhlabeni nasemanzini ezifana namasele kunye namaxoxo zizilwanyana ezitya inyama xa sele zikhulile, zitya izinambuzane kwaye ngamanye amaxesha izilwanyana ezincinci. Nangona kunjalo, njenge tadpole zizilwanyana ezitya utyani ezitya i-algae kunye nezinto ezibolayo. I-Newts kunye ne-salamanders zidla ngokuba zii-carnivores, ukutya izinambuzane, nangona ezinye iintlobo ziya kudla ukutya okunokulinganisela kweepellets.
Ngaba isele sisitya inyama?
Ngelixa abanye beza kutya iimpukane zeziqhamo kunye nezinye izinambuzane ezincinci, abanye baya kutya nantoni na engena emlonyeni wabo. Amasele azizilwanyana ezitya inyama, ezinye iindidi zitya ukutya kwezityalo.
Litya ntoni isele?
Ukutya kwabo ikakhulu kuqulathe izinambuzane, kodwa batya iinkumba, iintshulube kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezihlala emanzini nasemanzini.
Ngaba amaxoxo adla inyama?
Ngokuqhelekileyo, ii-amphibians zondla izinambuzane, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha ziya kuhlasela amaxhoba amakhulu afana neempuku okanye amanye amasele.
Sisilwanyana esinjani isele?
Amasele, amaxoxo kunye namaxoxo - kunye neentsapho ezihambelanayo - ziphakathi kwee-anurans. Amasele enza amaqela amathathu ezilwanyana eziphila emhlabeni nasemanzini kunye nezilwanyana zasemanzini ezinomsila, ezibandakanya intulo okanye i-newts, kunye ne-caeclians.
Yintoni athanda ukuyidla kakhulu amasele?
Amasele namasele amadala atya iimpukane, iingcongconi, ooqongqothwane nezigcawu. Ukuze ubambe izinambuzane, isele lihlala lihlala lingashukumi kwindawo enye ixesha elide kwaye lilinde. Logama nje izinambuzane zingashukumi, azibonakali kwisele.
Litya njani isele?
Xa isinambuzane sigxabha-gxabhisa phambi komlomo waso, ulwimi lwaso olude luyaphuma luze – qhuma! – ixhoba lixinga kulwimi oluncangathi lize liginywe. Ngale ndlela, i-frog ayibambanga kuphela izinambuzane, kodwa kunye neembungu, izibungu, i-isopods kunye ne-slugs. Kwaye bonke ngaphandle kwamazinyo!
Ngaba isele yi-omnivore?
Amasele okanye ama-amphibians ngokubanzi angachazwa njenge-omnivores - into ephambili kukuba ixhoba liyaphila. Ukusuka kwiingcongconi ukuya kwizinambuzane kunye nezinye izilwanyana ezincinci, imenyu ininzi kakhulu. Kodwa kwiimeko ezithile, esinye sezihlobo zabo siyalahleka kwisisu se-hopper eluhlaza.
Ngaba isele lixhoba?
Zibonakala zingakhuselekanga xa uqala ukuzijonga, kodwa iintlobo ezininzi zezilwanyana zivelisa ityhefu ngolusu lwazo ezenza zinganambitheki kwizilwanyana ezizingelayo (owona mzekelo udumileyo yi poison dart frog).
Isela ntoni isele?
Izilwanyana zinokuzisebenzisa ukufunxa ulwelo kunye neoksijini. Izilwanyana ezininzi zigalela ulwelo ngolusu lwazo, ukuze “zibile”. Kodwa amasele afunxa ulwelo ngolusu lwawo. Kuba ingena kakhulu kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba isele liyakwazi ukufunxa amanzi ngalo.