UMary Allen
Ixhotyiswe nge-transmitter yokufumana umkhombandlela, i-ray enkulu ngoku ifanele ukuhambisa idatha ebalulekileyo kwinkonzo yesayensi. Iimitha ezine ubude kunye neekhilogram eziphantse zibe ngama-300 ubunzima: le ngxilimbela ye-stingray yeyona ntlanzi inkulu yasemanzini angekabhalwa emhlabeni.
Yeyiphi eyona ntlanzi inkulu emanzini acwengileyo ehlabathini?
I<em>beluga sturgeon, ekwaziwa ngokuba yi<em>sturgeon, yeyona ntlanzi inkulu emanzini acocekileyo eYurophu. Eyona inkulu iHausen yakha yabanjwa yayinobunzima obuziikhilogram ezili-1,571 yaye yayiziimitha ezisi-7.2 ubude.
Yeyiphi eyona ntlanzi inkulu ehlabathini lonke?
I-Whale Shark: Eyona ntlanzi inkulu.
Ingakanani eyona ntlanzi inkulu ibanjiswayo?
Umlobi waseCambodian uye wabamba intlanzi enkulu yamanzi ahlambulukileyo eyakha yalinganiswa eMekong - i-stingray enkulu, iimitha ezine ubude kunye nobunzima beekhilogram ezingama-300. Iprojekthi yophando exhaswa ngemali yi-US "Imimangaliso yeMekong" ithethe ngoLwesibini "ngokufumanisa okumangalisayo".
Ingaba inkulu kangakanani eyona catfish inkulu?
Eyona nto inkulu yokuloba ebhaliweyo yayiyi-144 kg, i-2.78 m ubude besilwanyana ukusuka kwi-Po kunye ne-148 kg ye-specimen ebanjwe eBulgaria. Oku kwenza i-catfish ibe yeyona ntlanzi inkulu ehlala isisigxina eYurophu.
Ngubani intlanzi yesibini ngobukhulu ehlabathini?
Oku kwenza i-basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) ibe yintlanzi yesibini ngobukhulu emhlabeni emva komnenga. Ookrebe banemilomo emikhulu abayisebenzisayo ukuhluza iplankton emanzini; azinabungozi ebantwini. Ezi ntlobo zihlelwa njengezisesichengeni yi-IUCN Conservation Union.
Yeyiphi eyona ntlanzi iyingozi emhlabeni?
I-stonefish yenye yezona ntlanzi ziyingozi kakhulu emhlabeni. Kwiphiko layo lomqolo, inezihlunu ezilishumi elinesithathu, ngalinye liqhagamshelwe kumadlala avelisa ityhefu enamandla ehlasela izihlunu kunye nemithambo-luvo.
Ngaba i-whale shark inkulu kunomnenga oluhlaza?
Njengomnenga oluhlaza (i-Balaenoptera musculus), esesona silwanyana sanyisayo sikhulu, i-whale shark lolona didi lukhulu kuzo zonke iintlanzi, ezifikelela kwiimitha ezili-12 ubude. Ayiphelelanga nje ekubeni i-whale whale kunye ne-whale shark babelane ngesihloko esithi "yeyona inkulu yohlobo lwayo," kodwa banenye into abafana ngayo: zombini zizihluzi zokucoca!
Ingaba intlanzi ingayitya inja?
Kukho iingxelo ezithe rhoqo ezithi kwakhona intlanzi ekuthiwa yicatfish enyolukileyo iye yaxhwila inja encinane engakhathaliyo yaza yayibhuqa kanye nje. Okubangela umdla kukuba, iidachshunds zibonakala ziyithanda kakhulu. Kodwa amadada okanye abantwana abancinci kuthiwa baphakathi kwamaxhoba akhe.
Yeyiphi eyona ntlanzi inkulu yabanjiswayo?
Eyona ntlanzi inkulu eMhlabeni!
Eyona ntlanzi inkulu kwezakha zabanjwa emhlabeni: ukrebe omkhulu omhlophe onobunzima obungaphezulu kweetoni ezi-2!
Malunga neemitha ezili-14, eyona ntlanzi inkulu ehlabathini: ngukrebe womnenga.
Isixa esikhulu sokutya singena emlonyeni we-whale shark, enokufikelela kwi-1.5 yeemitha ububanzi.
Ngubani eyona ntlanzi inamandla ehlabathini?
Eyona ntlanzi inamandla iya kuba ngukrebe, kodwa zama ukutsala iplankton kwiankile! Ngaphandle koko, i-marlin eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka iza kuphela kuqwalaselo!
Zingaphi iintliziyo zecatfish?
Ehlotyeni, abaninzi abaqhubi bagcina amachibi abo nge-African catfish. Ndifunde ukuba ezi zinentliziyo ezimbini. Okumangalisayo akufuneki kube lula ngenxa yokakayi olukhuni kakhulu.
Yeyiphi eyona ntlanzi incinci?
I-rasbora encinci (i-Paedocypris) yeyona ntlanzi incinci emhlabeni
Yeyiphi intlanzi enomlomo omkhulu?
Umlomo omkhulu unweba ububanzi obugcweleyo bempumlo ethe tyaba nebuthuntu. I-whale shark kuphela kokrebe onomlomo ongenasiphelo. Amazinyo amancinane amalunga nama-3600 acwangciswe kwimiqolo eshinyeneyo engaphezu kwama-300.
Kutheni kungekho krebe abakhulu abamhlophe kuLwandle oluMntla?
Into engeyonyani libango lokuba bangookrebe abakhulu abamhlophe ( Carcharodon carcharias ). Nangona ezi zigcwele kuzo zonke iilwandle zehlabathi kwaye zizalelwa kumanzi apholileyo onxweme kuMntla wePasifiki nakuMntla weAtlantiki, zinokwenzeka ngokwethiyori kuphela ukuba zenzeke kuLwandle oluMntla.
Ngubani utshaba lukakrebe?
Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, i<em>whale shark endala ayinazitshaba zendalo. Abaselula ngamanye amaxesha banokuba ngamaxhoba emarlin eluhlaza (Makaira nigricans) okanye ukrebe oluhlaza (Prionace glauca). Ookrebe babulawa ngabantu kuphela.
Ngubani utshaba lukakrebe?
Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, i<em>whale shark endala ayinazitshaba zendalo. Abaselula ngamanye amaxesha banokuba ngamaxhoba emarlin eluhlaza (Makaira nigricans) okanye ukrebe oluhlaza (Prionace glauca). Ookrebe babulawa ngabantu kuphela.
Yeyiphi intlanzi enencasa njengenyama?
Igama lesiJamani nguSchlankels, ukuba ube. Ndisandula ukuyitya mva nje kwaye incasa ngathi yinyama kunentlanzi.
Yeyiphi intlanzi ebiza imali eninzi?
Iimveliso ezininzi zentlanzi - njengokunye ukutya okuninzi - sele zibiza kakhulu. Ngokutsho kwentloko yeThünen Institute for Baltic Sea Fisheries, uChristopher Zimmermann, oku kuchaphazela ngokuyintloko iAlaska pollock.