UMary Allen
Ama-Geckos ayizibankwa ezithile ngakho-ke izilwane ezihuquzelayo. Bakha umndeni wezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene. Zitholakala emhlabeni wonke uma nje kungabandi kakhulu lapho, isibonelo ezungeze iMedithera, kodwa nasezindaweni ezishisayo. Bathanda ihlathi elinemvula kanye nezingwadule nama-savannah.
Ezinye izinhlobo zikhula zibe amasentimitha amabili kuphela ngosayizi, kanti ezinye zikhula zibe amasentimitha angamashumi amane. Izinhlobo ezinkulu azisekho. Ama-Geckos anezikali esikhumbeni sawo. Ikakhulukazi zinombala ohlaza satjani ukuya kombala onsundu. Nokho, ezinye nazo zinemibalabala.
Ama-Geckos adla izinambuzane. Lezi zihlanganisa izimpukane, onyendle nezintethe. Kodwa-ke, ama-geckos amakhulu abuye adle ofezela noma amagundane njengamagundane. Ngezinye izikhathi izithelo ezivuthiwe nazo zifakiwe. Zigcina amanoni emisileni yazo njengempahla. Uma uzibamba ziyodedela imisila zibaleke. Umsila ube usukhula emuva.
Izinhlobo eziningi ziphaphama emini futhi zilala ebusuku, njengoba kubonakala kubafundi bazo abayindilinga. Zimbalwa kakhulu izinhlobo ezenza okuphambene, zinabafundi abamise okwesikwe. Babona kangcono izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-300 kunabantu abasebumnyameni.
Insikazi izalela amaqanda bese iwayeka achanyuselwe elangeni. Izilwane ezincane zizimele ngokushesha ngemva kokuchanyuselwa. Endle, izigcilikisha zingaphila iminyaka engamashumi amabili.
Izigcilikisha zingakhuphuka kanjani kahle kangaka?
Ama-Geckos angahlukaniswa ngamaqembu amabili ngokusekelwe ezinzwaneni zawo: Ama-geckos anezinzipho, afana nezinyoni kancane. Lokhu kuzivumela ukuthi zibambelele emagatsheni kahle kakhulu futhi zikhuphuke zikhuphuke.
Ama-lamella geckos anezinwele ezincane ngaphakathi ezinzwaneni zazo ezingabonakala kuphela ngesibonakhulu esinamandla kakhulu. Njengoba zikhuphuka, lezi zinwele zibambeka emifantwini emincane ekhona kuzo zonke izinto, ngisho nengilazi. Yingakho bekwazi nokulenga babheke phansi ngaphansi kwefasitelana.
Umswakama omncane uze ubasize. Kodwa-ke, uma ubuso bumanzisa, ama-slats ngeke esabambelela futhi. Ngisho noma izinyawo zimanzi ngenxa yomswakama omningi, ama-geckos akuthola kunzima ukukhuphuka.