UMary Allen
Umnenga iblue whale sesona silwanyana sikhulu ehlabathini. Njengayo yonke iminenga, yeyezilwanyana ezanyisayo. Umzimba wayo unokukhula ube yi-33 yeemitha ubude kwaye inobunzima obuziitoni ezingama-200. Intliziyo yomnenga iblue whale iyodwa inobunzima obulingana nemoto encinci, eyile 600 ukuya kwi-1000 yeekhilogram. Ibetha amatyeli amathandathu ngomzuzu, isoloko impompa amawaka eelitha zegazi emzimbeni.
Umnenga oluhlaza ngokuchasene nomntu kunye nehlengesi.
Njengeminye iminenga, umnenga oluhlaza kufuneka uphinde ngaphezulu emva kwemizuzu embalwa ngaphantsi kwamanzi ukuze uphefumle. Ukhupha umthombo omkhulu obizwa ngokuba sisibetho. Iphakama ukuya kutsho kwiimitha ezilithoba ukuphakama.
Kukho iminenga eluhlaza kuzo zonke iilwandle. Bachitha ubusika kwiindawo ezisemazantsi ngakumbi kuba kushushu apho. Bathanda ukuchitha ihlobo emantla. Apho umnenga oluhlaza ufumana oononkala abaninzi abancinane kunye neeplankton. Elinye igama elithi krill. Utya malunga neetoni ezintathu ukuya kwezine zolu suku ngosuku aze afumbethe amanqatha amaninzi kuwo. Ufuna la mafutha agciniweyo ebusika. Kaloku umnenga awutyi nto.
Umnenga oyiblue whale awukusila ukutya kwawo ngamazinyo, kuba awunawo. Kunoko, zininzi iipleyiti zeempondo ezintle nemicu emlonyeni wayo, ezibizwa ngokuba yibaleen. Basebenza njengesihluzi kwaye baqinisekisa ukuba yonke into etyiwayo ihlala emlonyeni womnenga.
Xa iminenga ifuna ukutya, iqubha kancinane. Uya kwandula ke ufane nomntu ohambayo. Xa zifuduka imigama emide, zidada malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-30 ngeyure. Iminenga eyindoda eblue idla ngokuhamba yodwa. Iimazi zidla ngokwenza amaqela nezinye iimazi kunye nabantwana bazo.
Iminenga eluhlaza ikhula ngokwesondo kwiminyaka emihlanu ukuya kwemithandathu ubudala. Umama womnenga uthwala usana lwakhe esibelekweni kangangeenyanga ezilishumi elinanye. Ekuzalweni, imalunga neemitha ezisixhenxe ubude kwaye inobunzima obumalunga neetoni ezimbini ezinesiqingatha. Oko kufana nemoto enzima kakhulu. Umama uncancisa umntwana wakhe kangangeenyanga ezisixhenxe. Emva koko imalunga neemitha ezili-13 ubude.