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Ama-Geckos angelinye lamaqembu ahlukahlukene kakhulu ezilwane ezihuquzelayo. Ziyabonakala ngoba zingakwazi ukukhuphuka kalula ngisho nezindonga ezibushelelezi.

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Abukeka kanjani ama-geckos?

Umndeni wesigcilikisha ungowezilwane ezihuquzelayo. Ziyiqembu elidala kakhulu lezilwane ezihlale emhlabeni iminyaka engaba yizigidi ezingu-50. Ububanzi busuka kusigcilikisha esineminwe yebhola cishe esingamasentimitha amathathu kuya ku-tokee enobude obungafika ku-40 cm. Njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo, isikhumba sesigcilikisha simbozwe amazenga.

Iningi lama-geckos anombala onsundu ngokungabonakali noma oluhlaza okotshani. Kodwa kukhona nama-geckos anemibala egqamile, lezi zinhlobo eziningi ezisebenza emini. Izinhlobo eziningi ze-gecko zinezinzwane ezinamathelayo ezine-lamellae evamile, ezinye zinezinzwane ezinezinzipho, kanti ezinye zinezinzwane phakathi kwezinzwane.

Njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo, izigcilikisha kudingeka zikhiphe isikhumba sazo njengoba zikhula. Futhi njengezibankwa zethu, izigcilikisha ziyakwazi ukulahla imisila lapho zihlaselwa inyamazane edla ezinye. Umsila uyobe usukhula ubuye, kodwa ngeke ube mude njengowokuqala. Umsila ubaluleke kakhulu ku-gecko: usebenza njengesitolo samafutha kanye nezakhamzimba kubo.

Zihlala kuphi izigcilikisha?

Ama-Geckos asatshalaliswa emhlabeni wonke. Iningi lihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo, ezinye futhi eningizimu yeYurophu. Ama-Geckos atholakala ezindaweni eziningi ezihlukahlukene. Bahlala ogwadule nasemigwaqweni ewugwadule, amathafa nama-savanna, ezindaweni ezinamadwala namahlathi emvula. Abanye baphinde badle izingadi noma bangene ezindlini.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zesigcilikisha ezikhona?

Cishe izinhlobo eziyi-1000 zegecko ziyaziwa. Lezi zihlanganisa izinhlobo ezaziwayo ezifana nesigcilikisha esitholakala esifundeni saseMedithera kanye nesigcilikisha odongeni, isigcilikisha sengwe esihlala ezingxenyeni ezinkulu zase-Asia, noma i-palmatogecko evela oGwadule lwase-Afrika lwaseNamib. Ezinye izinhlobo zitholakala kuphela kwezinye iziqhingi. Izibonelo isigcilikisha esine-flat-tailed kanye ne-Standing's day gecko, ezihlala eMadagascar kuphela naseziqhingini ezimbalwa eziseduze. Isigcilikisha saseNew Caledonian sitholakala kuphela eNew Caledonia, iqembu leziqhingi eziseNingizimu Pacific.

Izigcilikisha ziba neminyaka emingaki?

Izinhlobo ezahlukene zesigcilikisha zinezikhathi zokuphila ezihluke kakhulu. Ezinye izinhlobo ezifana ne-tokee zingaphila iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20.

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Ziphila kanjani izigcilikisha?

Ama-Geckos ayizilwane ezinamahloni futhi ahamba ngokushesha, ngakho uthola ukuzibona isikhashana nje. Ahlukene abe ama-day gecko nasebusuku. Iqembu lokuqala lisebenza emini, elesibili lisebenza kuhwalala nasebusuku. Izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zezinhlobo ze-gecko ziyingxenye yeqembu lasebusuku.

Lawa maqembu amabili angakwazi ukuhlukaniswa kalula ngamehlo awo: izigcilikisha ezisebenza emini zinomfundi oyindilinga, kanti izigcilikisha zasebusuku zinengane encane futhi emise okwesikwe. Ezinye izinhlobo zinamajwabu amehlo anyakazayo, ezinye azinazo izivalo futhi amehlo avikelwe ulwelwesi olusobala. Ama-Geckos abona kahle kakhulu, kodwa abona kuphela inyamazane yawo inqobo nje uma ihamba. Bese beyibamba ngokugxuma okushesha umbani.

Ngenxa yokuthi izinga lokushisa lomzimba wama-geckos - njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo - lincike ekushiseni kwemvelo, izigcilikisha ziyathanda ukushiswa yilanga. Izigcilikisha zasebusuku nazo ziyakwenza lokhu, uvame ukuzibona zihlezi emadwaleni akhanyiswe yilanga ekuseni, lapho zifudumala khona. Ama-Geckos angakwazi ukukhuphuka kalula ezindongeni ezibushelelezi noma amafasitelana engilazi, noma agijime abheke phansi ophahleni.

Isizathu salokhu yizinyawo zabo eziqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile. Izigcilikisha eziningi zinezinzwane ezibanzi kakhulu ezinalokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-adhesive lamellae. Uma uwabuka ngaphansi kwesibonakhulu, ungabona ukuthi lamellae ama-wafer-zacile ambozwe izinwele ezincane zokunamathela. Lapho uhamba, lezi zinwele ezinamathelayo zicindezelwa phezulu futhi zixhunywe phezulu njenge-Velcro fastener.

Ngisho nezindonga ezibukeka zibushelelezi noma amafasitelana engilazi anamaqhuqhuva amancane kakhulu angabonakala ngaphansi kokukhuliswa okuphezulu. Kodwa kukhona futhi ama-geckos angenayo i-lamellae enamathelayo, kodwa kunalokho anezinzipho ezinzwaneni. Isigcilikisha sengwe sihle ekukhuphukeni emadwaleni ngezinzipho zaso. Futhi i-palmatogecko inezikhumba phakathi kwezinzwane zayo. Ngalezi zinyawo ezinolwembu, ingakwazi ukuhamba phezu kwesihlabathi futhi izimbe esihlabathini sasogwadule ngesivinini sombani.

Abangane nezitha ze geckos

Izinyoni nezilwane ezidla ezinye ikakhulukazi zingadla izigcilikisha.

Zizala kanjani izigcilikisha?

Njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo, izigcilikisha zizalela amaqanda avumela ukuchanyuselwa emhlabeni elangeni. Ukukhula kwamaqanda kuthatha izinyanga ezimbili kuya kweziyisithupha, kuye ngokuthi hlobo luni. Ekugcineni, lezi zilwane ezincane zichanyuselwa emaqandeni.

Izigcilikisha zixhumana kanjani?

Ngokungafani nezinye izilwane ezihuquzelayo, izigcilikisha zigqama ngenxa yezwi lazo. Zikhipha imisindo ehlukahlukene. I-repertoire isukela ekutshiyozeni okuthambile, okuhlukahlukene ukuya ekukhonkotheni okukhulu. Ungakwazi futhi ukuzwa izingcingo ezikhalayo.

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Zidlani izigcilikisha?

Ama-Geckos ayizilwane ezinekhono. Zidla kakhulu izinambuzane ezifana nezimpukane, izintethe noma onyendle. Abanye, njengesigcilikisha sengwe, baze bazingele nofezela noma amagundane amancane. Kodwa ama-geckos nawo athanda ukudla izithelo ezinoshukela, ezivuthiwe.