Intshayelelo: Yintoni Ibis?

I-Ibis luhlobo lwentaka olufumaneka kwiindawo ezinemozulu epholileyo kwihlabathi jikelele. Kukho malunga nama-28 eentlobo ze-Ibis ezikhoyo emhlabeni. Ezi ntaka zinemilomo emide egobileyo, eziyisebenzisayo ukuphanda udaka namanzi angekho nzulu ukuze zitye. Bakwanemilenze emide, ebanceda bahambe kumanzi angekho nzulu. Iintaka ze-Ibis ziyaziwa ngenkangeleko yazo eyahlukileyo kunye nokuziphatha kwazo okungaqhelekanga.

Ukuqonda iNdawo yeentaka ze-Ibis

Iintaka ze-Ibis zizidalwa ezihlala kunye ezihlala ngokwamaqela. Ngokuqhelekileyo zifumaneka kwiindawo ezimanzi, emigxobhozweni nakwimigxobhozo, apho zitya izinambuzane, iintlanzi ezincinane nezinye izidalwa ezihlala emanzini. Iintaka ze-Ibis zinomnxeba owahlukileyo eziwusebenzisayo xa zinxibelelana. Zidla ngokutya emini kwaye ziphumle ebusuku. Ziintaka ezikwaziyo ukuziqhelanisa nezikwaziyo ukuhlala kwiindawo ngeendawo, kuquka neendawo zasezidolophini.

Kutheni iintaka ze-Ibis zahlukile?

Iintaka ze-Ibis zahlukile ngeendlela ezininzi. Zinenkangeleko eyahlukileyo, zinemilomo nemilenze yazo emide. Zikwaziintaka ezihlala zihleli ngokwamaqela. Zaziwa ngokuziphatha kwazo okukhethekileyo, njengokujonga udaka kunye namanzi angekho nzulu ukuze zifumane ukutya. Iintaka ze-Ibis nazo ziintaka eziguquguqukayo kakhulu ezinokuphila kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo.

Umbono weQela lokuziphatha kwi-Ibis

Iintaka ze-Ibis zizidalwa ezihlala kakhulu ezihlala ngokwamaqela. Baziwa ngokuziphatha kweqela, okuquka ukutyisa, ukufunqula, nokubhabha kunye. Amaqela e-Ibis anokwahlukana ngobukhulu ukusuka kwiintaka nje ezimbalwa ukuya kumakhulu aliqela eentaka. Ngamaqela alungelelaniswe kakhulu alandela ulawulo olungqongqo.

Zeziphi iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zamaQela e-Ibis?

Kukho iindidi ezahlukeneyo zamaqela e-Ibis, kuquka amaqela okuzala, amaqela angazalisiyo, kunye namaqela axubileyo. Amaqela okuzala abunjwe ziintaka ezindala ezilungiselela ukukhwelana kwaye zikhulise amantshontsho. Amaqela angakhulisiyo akhiwe ziintaka ezingekakulungeli ukukhwelana. Amaqela axubileyo enziwe zizo zombini iintaka ezizalayo kunye nezingazalisiyo.

Iintaka ze-Ibis zinxibelelana njani enye kwenye?

Iintaka ezibizwa ngokuba ziiIbis zinxibelelana zisebenzisa iindlela ezahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka ukucula, izimbo zomzimba nokubona. Banobizo olwahlukileyo abalusebenzisayo ukunxibelelana nabanye. Bakwasebenzisa ulwimi lomzimba, olufana nokumisa kunye nokuphaphazela kweentsiba, ukunxibelelana ngeenjongo zabo kwezinye iintaka.

Ingaba i-Ibis ikhetha njani amaQela abo eNtlalo?

Iintaka ze-Ibis zikhetha amaqela azo ezentlalo ngokusekelwe kwizinto ezahlukeneyo, kuquka iminyaka, isondo kunye nesimo sentlalo. Amaqela okuzala aqhele ukwenziwa ziintaka ezikhulileyo zesini zombini ezilungiselela ukukhwelana kwaye zikhulise amantshontsho. Amaqela angakhulisiyo akhiwe ziintaka ezingekakulungeli ukukhwelana.

Ziziphi iiNzuzo zokuHlala kwiQela le-Ibis?

Zininzi iingenelo zokuhlala kwiqela leentaka ze-Ibis. Ukuhlala kwiqela kubavumela ukuba babelane ngezinto eziluncedo, ezifana nokutya kunye neendawo zokuhlala. Ikwabonelela ngokhuseleko kumarhamncwa kwaye ibavumela ukuba bafumane amaqabane ngokulula ngakumbi. Ukuhlala kwiqela kukwavumela ukuba bafunde omnye komnye kwaye baphuhlise izakhono ezikhethekileyo.

Ngaba kukho naziphi na izoyikiso kumaqela e-Ibis?

Zininzi izoyikiso kumaqela e-Ibis, kuquka ukulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala, ukuzingela, kunye nongcoliseko. Ukulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala kuyingozi enkulu kumaqela e-Ibis, njengoko iindawo ezimanzi kunye nezinye iindawo zokuhlala zitshatyalaliswa kuphuhliso kunye nezolimo. Ukuzingela nako kusisisongelo, njengoko iintaka ze-Ibis zizingelwa inyama neentsiba zazo. Ungcoliseko lukwasisisongelo, njengoko lunokonakalisa imithombo yazo yokutya luze lonakalise impilo yabo.

Abantu Banokuba Negalelo Njani EkuLondolozweni kwe-Ibis?

Abantu banokufak’ isandla ekulondolozweni kweentaka ze-Ibis ngokukhusela iindawo ezihlala kuzo, ngokulawula ukuzingela nokunciphisa ungcoliseko. Ukukhusela imigxobhozo kunye nezinye iindawo zokuhlala kubalulekile ukuze iintaka ze-Ibis ziphile. Ukulawula ukuzingela kubalulekile, njengoko iintaka ze-Ibis zizingelwa inyama kunye neentsiba zazo. Ukunciphisa ungcoliseko nako kubalulekile, njengoko kungonakalisa iintaka ze-Ibis kunye nemithombo yazo yokutya.

Isiphelo: Ukuqonda ukubaluleka kwamaqela e-Ibis

Amaqela e-Ibis ayinxalenye ebalulekileyo yehlabathi lendalo. Zizidalwa zentlalo kakhulu ezihlala ngokwamaqela kwaye zaziwa ngokuziphatha kwazo okungaqhelekanga. Ukuqonda ukubaluleka kwamaqela e-Ibis kubalulekile kulondolozo lwawo kunye nolondolozo lweendawo zokuhlala.

Iireferensi: Imithombo yolwazi kumaqela e-Ibis

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• "Ibis." ILebhu yaseCornell yeOrnithology, 2021, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ibis/overview
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