Flamingo

Kuphela yintaka ekhangeleka ngolu hlobo: imilenze emide, intamo ende, umlomo ogobileyo, neentsiba ezipinki eziqaqambileyo zezona mpawu zeflamingo.

iimpawu

Zikhangeleka njani iiflamingo?

Kangangeminyaka emininzi, iiflamingo zazigqalwa njengeentaka. Emva koko kwathiwa bayazalana namadada. Okwangoku, iiflamingo zenza ulandelelwano lwazo kudidi lweentaka ezineentlobo ezintandathu ezahlukeneyo ezifanayo enye kwenye. Eyona ntaka inkulu kwaye ixhaphake kakhulu yiflamingo enkulu.

Kuxhomekeka kuhlobo oluthile, iiflamingo zilinganisa phakathi kwe-80 ne-130 yeesentimitha ukusuka kwincam yomlomo ukuya kutsho kwincam yomsila, zide ziye kutsho kwi-190 yeesentimitha ukusuka kwincam yomlomo ukuya ezinzwaneni. Zinobunzima obuphakathi kwe-2.5 kunye ne-3.5 yeekhilogram. Intamo ende egobileyo yeeflamingo kunye nemilenze yazo emide ebhityileyo iyamangalisa.

Uphawu olukhethekileyo ngumlomo. Ijongeka ibhityile kakhulu ngokumalunga nomzimba omxinwa kwaye igobe phakathi. Iintsiba zabo zinemibala eyahlukeneyo yepinki - kuxhomekeke kwinto abayityayo. Ezinye iintlobo zinentsiba ezipinki kuphela. Iingcebiso zamaphiko e-Andean flamingo kunye ne-flamingo ebomvu zimnyama. Iinkunzi kunye neemazi azinakwahlulwa kuzo zonke iintlobo.

Zihlala phi iiflamingo?

Iiflamingo ziiglobetrotters. Zifumaneka kuMntla naseMpuma Afrika, kuMzantsi-ntshona nakuMbindi weAsia, kuMzantsi nakuMbindi Merika, nakuMzantsi Yurophu. Kukho iikholoni zokuzalisa i-flamingo enkulu, ngakumbi kumazantsi eSpain nakumazantsi eFransi.

Ithanga elincinane leeflamingo ezahlukeneyo liye lahlala kwiZwillbrocker Venn, ummandla okumda waseJamani namaDatshi. Ngowe-1982 izilwanyana zokuqala ezilishumi elinanye zavela apho. Azikho ezinye iiflamingo ehlabathini ezihlala kweli cala lingasentla. Iiflamingo zihlala kunxweme lwamachibi, kumachweba kunye namachweba apho amanzi olwandle anetyuwa kunye namanzi acocekileyo axutywa.

Noko ke, ayakwazi ukuziqhelanisa neemeko kangangokuba anokuhlala kumachibi anetyuwa eninzi. I-Andean flamingo kunye ne-James flamingo zihlala eBolivia nasePeru kumachibi etyuwa kwindawo ephakamileyo ye-4000 yeemitha.

Zeziphi iintlobo zeflamingo ezikhoyo?

Iintlobo ezintandathu ezahlukeneyo zeflamingo zaziwa. Ezinye izazinzulu zikholelwa ukuba zonke ziintlobo nje ezingaphantsi kohlobo olufanayo. Ukongeza kwiflamingo epinki, ezi yiflamingo ebomvu (ekwabizwa ngokuba yiCuban flamingo), iflamingo encinci, iflamingo yaseChile, iAndean flamingo, kunye neJames flamingo.

Ingaba iiflamingo zineminyaka emingaphi?

Iiflamingo, ubuncinci eziseluvalelweni, zinokuguga kakhulu. Eyona flamingo indala ehlala kumyezo wezilwanyana yayineminyaka engama-44 ubudala.

Ziphathe

Ziphila njani iiflamingo?

Iiflamingo ziyathandeka kakhulu. Ngamanye amaxesha bahlala kwimbumbulu enkulu yezilwanyana ezingamawaka aliqela ukuya kwisigidi. Ukuqokelelana okukhulu ngolo hlobo kwenzeka kuphela eAfrika. Imifanekiso yemihlambi yeeflamingo eMpuma Afrika inemifanekiso enomtsalane evela kwihlabathi lezilwanyana.

Iiflamingo zihamba kakuhle kumanzi angekho nzulu. Bagxobha udaka ngeenyawo baze ngaloo ndlela bakhuphe oononkala abancinane, iintshulube okanye ubulembu. Emva koko baqhubeka befaka iintloko zabo emanzini ukuze bahluze udaka namanzi okutya. Umlomo ophezulu ulala emazantsi kwaye zihluza ukutya emanzini ngomlomo oshinyeneyo ongezantsi.

Umlomo uxhotyiswe ngento ebizwa ngokuba yi-strainer, equka iipleyiti ezintle ezineempondo ezisebenza njengesefu. Amanzi afunxwa ngokumpompa iintshukumo zomqala kwaye ngoncedo lolwimi kwaye acinezelwe kule strainer.

Ezinye iiflamingo ezikumazantsi eFransi zihlala apho unyaka wonke, kodwa ezinye izilwanyana zibhabhela zisiya kumazantsi eMeditera okanye eNtshona Afrika.

Abahlobo kunye neentshaba zeflamingo

Iiflamingo zinovelwano kakhulu kwiziphazamiso. Ngoko ke, xa besongelwa zizikhukula okanye ziintshaba, bakhawuleza bawashiye amabanjwa okanye amantshontsho abo. Amaqanda kunye namantshontsho adla ngokudla amangabangaba neentaka ezidla inyama.

Zizala njani iiflamingo?

Emazantsi eYurophu, iiflamingo zizala phakathi koAprili noMeyi. Ngenxa yokuba kukho amasebe ambalwa kunye nezinye izinto ezizalela izityalo kwindawo ezihlala kuyo, iiflamingo zakha iicones zodaka ezifikelela kuma-40 eesentimitha ukuphakama. Zidla ngokubeka elinye, ngamanye amaxesha amaqanda amabini. Iinkunzi neemazi ziyatshintshana ngokufukama.

Amantshontsho aqanduselwa emva kweentsuku ezingama-28 ukuya kweziyi-32. Inkangeleko yazo ayikhumbuzi kwaphela into yeflamingo: imilenze yazo ingqindilili kwaye ibomvu kwaye iintsiba zazo zingwevu ngokungaqhelekanga. Kwiinyanga ezimbini zokuqala, zondliwa ngento ebizwa ngokuba ngubisi lwezityalo, i-secretion eveliswa kumadlala akwindlela yokwetyisa ephezulu. Iqukethe amafutha amaninzi kunye neprotheni ethile.

Emva kweenyanga ezimbini, imilomo yazo ikhule ngokwaneleyo ukuze ikwazi ukusefa ukutya emanzini ngokwawo. Xa zineentsuku ezine ubudala, ziyayishiya indlwane okokuqala zize zilandele abazali bazo. Iiflamingo zibaleka malunga neentsuku ezingama-78 ubudala. Iiflamingo zinentsiba ezipinki kuphela xa zineminyaka emithathu ukuya kwemine ubudala. Zizala okokuqala xa zimalunga neminyaka emithandathu ubudala.

Zinxibelelana njani iiflamingo?

Ukukhala kweeflamingo kusikhumbuza ngokukhala kwamarhanisi.

Care

Zitya ntoni iiflamingo?

Iiflamingo zikhethekileyo ekuhluzeni oononkala abancinci, i-brine shrimp, imibungu yezinambuzane, i-algae, kunye nembewu yokutyala ngaphandle kwamanzi kunye ne-strainer emlonyeni wabo. Ukutya kwakhona kumisela umbala weeflamingo: iintsiba zazo azikho pink ngokwendalo.

Umbala ubangelwa yi-pigments, ebizwa ngokuba yi-carotenoids, equlethwe kwi-shrimp encinci ye-brine. Ukuba olu layini alukho, umbala opinki uyaphela. E-Asiya, kukho neqela elincinane leflamingo elineentsiba eziluhlaza.

Ukulima kweeflamingos

Iiflamingo zidla ngokugcinwa kwimizi yogcino-zilwanyana. Ngenxa yokuba zilahlekelwa ngumbala wazo ngaphandle kokutya kwendalo, ii-carotenoids ezenziweyo zongezwa kwisondlo sabo. Oku kugcina iintsiba zakhe zipinki. Asikuphela nje thina bantu abathanda oko ngcono, kodwa neeflamingos ezibhinqileyo: Zifumana iinkunzi ezinentsiba ezipinki eziqaqambileyo zinomtsalane ngakumbi.