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Ama-Chameleon angabaculi benguquko embusweni wezilwane: Ngokuya ngemizwa yabo, bangashintsha umbala nokuma kwabo.
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Abukeka kanjani ama-chameleon?
Amachameleon ayizilwane ezihuquzelayo futhi abukeka njengezibankwa: anomzimba omude, imilenze emine, nomsila omude. Izinhlobo ezincane kunazo zonke zingamasentimitha amathathu nesigamu ubude, ezinkulu zifinyelela kumitha elilodwa ubude. I-crest engemuva kanye nesandiso esifana nesigqoko sokuzivikela ekhanda siyashaya. Abanye baze babe nezimpondo ezincane emakhaleni abo.
Amehlo abo awanaphutha: makhulu, aphuma ekhanda njengamabhola amancane, futhi angahamba ngezindlela ezahlukene ngokuzimela komunye nomunye. Ngazo, ezinye izinhlobo zezilwane zikwazi ukubona ngokucacile kude nekhilomitha. Ngenxa yokuthi ungqimba olungaphezulu lwesikhumba esine-scaly luqinile, alukwazi ukukhula. Ngakho-ke, ama-chameleon kufanele alahle isikhumba sawo njalo. Ukuze kube lula ngabo ukulahla igobolondo labo elidala, izilwane zivame ukugudla amagatsha noma amatshe.
Amachameleon ajwayele ukuphila ezihlahleni. Ziyakwazi ukubambelela ngisho nasezimweni ezinomoya ngenxa yokuthi izandla nezinyawo zabo zishintshiwe zaba izikhonkwane zangempela: Izinzwane neminwe kuhlanganiswe ngababili nokuthathu.
Inqwaba enezinzwani ezintathu noma iminwe ikhomba ngaphakathi, lena enezibili ngaphandle. Umsila ubuye usebenze ukubambelela: ungazisonga emagatsheni futhi uvikele isilwane. Yingakho futhi izinzile futhi ayikwazi ukugqashuka futhi ikhule futhi, njengoba kwenzeka ngezinye izibankwa.
Abesilisa nabesifazane bangahlukaniswa nge-heel spur: lesi yisandiso esingemuva komlenze esinabesilisa kuphela. Elinye lama-chameleon aziwa kakhulu eMadagascar yi-panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis). Abesilisa bangamasentimitha angama-40 kuya ku-52 ubude, abesifazane bafinyelela kumasentimitha angama-30.
Kuye ngokuthi zivelaphi, zinemibala ehluke kakhulu. Eyeduna inombala oluhlaza okotshani oluhlaza okotshani futhi inokukhanya, kwesinye isikhathi imigqa ebomvu emaceleni omzimba. Izinsikazi ngokuvamile azibonakali kakhulu. Nakuba ama-panther chameleon ekuqaleni etholakala eMadagascar kuphela, abantu baye bawangenisa naseziqhingini zaseMauritius naseLa Réunion, ezisempumalanga yeMadagascar oLwandlekazini i-Indian.
Ahlala kuphi ama-chameleon?
Amachameleon atholakala kuphela endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi endala, okungukuthi e-Afrika, eningizimu yeYurophu, naseningizimu naseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Asia. Amachameleon ahlala ezihlahleni: ahlala kakhulu emagatsheni ezihlahla nezihlahla, kwesinye isikhathi nasendaweni ephansi. Izinhlobo ezihlala ezindaweni lapho kunempilo encane yezitshalo zishintshwa ukuze ziphile phansi.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-chameleon akhona?
Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-70 zonwabu. Inani elikhulu kakhulu lezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene lihlala esiqhingini saseMadagascar ngasogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Afrika.
Ama-chameleon aneminyaka emingaki?
Amachameleon ahlala ku-terrarium iminyaka emine kuya kwemihlanu. Ukuthi baneminyaka emingaki emvelweni akwaziwa.
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Aphila kanjani ama-chameleon?
Amachameleon aziwa ngokukwazi ukushintsha umbala. Akukhona nje ukuzivumelanisa phansi nokungabonakali ezitheni. Kunalokho, amanwabu abonisa ukuthi athukuthele noma anolaka, noma ukuthi owesilisa ophikisana nembangi uzizwa enamandla noma ebuthakathaka kunombangi wakhe.
Ngakho umbala uthatha indawo yolimi kuma-chameleon. Futhi, amanye ama-chameleon ashintsha umbala kuye ngesikhathi sosuku: akhanya kakhulu ebusuku kunasemini. Akuzona zonke izinhlobo ze-chameleon ezingathatha yonke imibala. Abanye abanawo ama-shades aluhlaza, abanye abakwazi ukubhloka. Lapho zishintsha umbala, izilwane ezihuquzelayo ezincane zivame ukushintsha ukwakheka kwazo.
Ukuze bethuke abaphikisi, abanye bazikhukhumeza baze bacishe babe yindilinga, kuyilapho abanye benezimbotshana zekhanda ezinkulu abangazimisa. Ama-chameleon angabantu ababodwa futhi abesilisa nabesifazane abazwani.
Isilwane ngasinye sinendawo engaguquki evikelwa ngonya kwamanye amanyonga. Lapho futhi banendawo yokulala engapheli, lapho bekhuphuka khona ekuseni baye ezindaweni ezinelanga ukuze bafudumale.
Ama-chameleon awakwazi ukuxhamazela: ngokuvamile ahlala ecashile phakathi kwamagatsha kangangokuthi ungakwazi ukuma phambi kwawo ngaphandle kokuwabona. Zinyakaza kancane, zinyakaza zilokhu zihamba. Lokhu kwenza kube nzima ukuthi izitha ziwabone ngoba angathi yihlamvu elipheshulwa ngumoya.
Abangane nezitha zonwabu
Nakuba ama-chameleon ezama ukungabonakali futhi asebenzise ukufihla, ngezinye izikhathi aba yizisulu zezinyoni.
Azala kanjani ama-chameleon?
Ngisho nangesikhathi sokukhwelana, ama-chameleon aboniswa njengabantu abathanda ukulwa. Bese kuthi amaduna amaningana alwe kabuhlungu elwela insikazi, kodwa abesilisa nabesifazane nabo balwa bodwa - kwesinye isikhathi ngisho nangesikhathi sokukhwelana!