Izinhlobo Zezinyoni
Izinhlobo zezinyoni ziwumkhakha ohlukahlukene futhi ohehayo ohlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zezidalwa zezinyoni ezitholakala emhlabeni wonke. Njengoba kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-10,000 ezaziwayo, izinyoni zibonisa uxhaxha olumangalisayo lokuma, ubukhulu, imibala, nokuziphatha, okuzenza zibe ngelinye lamaqembu ezilwane athakazelisa kakhulu Emhlabeni. Kusukela kuma-raptors akhuphukayo kanye nezinyoni ezinkulu zamanzi kuya kuma-hummingbird amancane nama-nightjar afihlekile, izinhlobo zezinyoni zibonisa ukujwayela okumangalisayo futhi zihlala ezindaweni ezihlukene, kusukela emahlathini aluhlaza kuya ezingwadule eziwugwadule.
Izinyoni zibonakala ngezici ezimbalwa eziyingqayizivele, ezihlanganisa izimpaphe, uqhwaku, nekhono lokundiza. Izimpaphe zisebenzisa izinjongo eziningi, zihlinzeka ngokuhlukanisa, zivumela ukundiza, kanye nokubonisa izimpaphe ezisebenzayo ezisetshenziselwa imibukiso yokuqomisana nokuqashelwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane. Uqhwaku, olujatshulelwe ukuthi luvumelane nokudla kohlobo ngalunye, lungasukela kubude nokuzacile ukuze kuhlolwe izimbali kuye kucijile futhi kuboshwe ukuze kudabuke inyama. Ukundiza, isici esichazayo sezinyoni, kuzenza zikwazi ukuhlola izindawo ezinkulu, zifuduke zinqamule amazwekazi, futhi zisebenzise imithombo yokudla eyahlukahlukene.
Izwe lezinhlobo zezinyoni lidume ngokuhlukahluka kwalo okumangalisayo. Kuhlanganisa imindeni eyaziwa kakhulu njengezinyoni eziculayo (abadlulayo), izinyoni ezidla inyama (ama-raptors), izinyoni zasemanzini, opholi, izikhova, namajuba. Umndeni ngamunye uhlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ezinendawo ehlukile yemvelo kanye nokuziphatha okukhethekile. Ngokwesibonelo, izinyoni ezicula ingoma zithakasela ngokucula kwazo okumnandi namakhono ayinkimbinkimbi okwakha isidleke, kuyilapho ama-raptor eheha ngamakhono azo okuzingela anonya nokubona okubukhali.
Izinyoni zibonisa uhla olungavamile losayizi, kusukela kunyosi i-bee hummingbird enciphayo, elinganiselwa kumayintshi angu-2.5 ubude, kuya entsheni enamandla, ekwazi ukuma ifike kumafidi angu-9 ubude. Izwe lezinyoni libuye libe nephalethi elimangalisayo lemibala namaphethini. Ezinye izinhlobo zezilwane zibonisa imibala egqamile, njenge-quetzal ekhazimulayo nezimpaphe zayo eziluhlaza ezibenyezelayo noma i-scarlet macaw ehlotshiswe ngezimpaphe ezibomvu, eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokuphuzi. Abanye bathatha amathoni athobile, axubene nendawo ebazungezile ukuze afihleke.
Ukuziphatha kwezinhlobo zezinyoni kuhluke njengezimpawu zazo ezingokomzimba. Ezinye izinhlobo zenza imikhuba eyinkimbinkimbi yokuqomisana, zenza imibukiso eyinkimbinkimbi ukuze zihehe abangane bomshado. Abanye bakha izibopho zokuphila konke, bahlanganyela imithwalo yemfanelo yabazali, noma bahlanganyele ekuzaleni ngokubambisana. Izinyoni zibonisa izinhlobonhlobo zamasu okudla, okuhlanganisa ukuhlola izimbali ukuze zibone umpe, ukutshuza ukuze uthole izinhlanzi, inyama efile, noma ngisho nokuhlwitha izinambuzane phakathi komoya phakathi nendiza esheshayo.
Ukubuka izinyoni, noma ukwenza izinyoni, kuwukuzilibazisa okudumile okujatshulelwa abathanda emhlabeni wonke. Abantu babheka futhi bafunde izinyoni ezindaweni zabo zemvelo, baqaphele ukuziphatha kwazo, ukukhomba izinhlobo zezilwane, futhi babhale phansi lokho ezikutholile. Ukuhlukahluka okumangalisayo kwezinhlobo zezinyoni kuqinisekisa ukuthi lonke uhambo lokubuka izinyoni linamandla okutholwa okusha nokuhlangana okumangalisayo.
Sengiphetha, izinhlobo zezinyoni zihlanganisa uxhaxha olukhulu nolukhangayo lwezilwane ezihlala ezinyonini. Ukuzijwayeza kwabo okuyingqayizivele, ukuhlukahluka okumangalisayo, nokuziphatha okuthakazelisayo kuyaqhubeka nokuvusa ukwesaba kanye nelukuluku phakathi kwabathandi bezingane ezisafufusa kanye nezazi zezinyoni ezichwepheshile. Ukuhlola umhlaba wezinyoni kunikeza umbono ojabulisayo wobuhle nobunkimbinkimbi bemvelo.