I-Nile Monitor

I-Nile monitor enamandla ikhumbuza isibankwa esanyamalala isikhathi eside. Ngephethini yayo, ingenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu, kodwa futhi abameleli abanolaka kakhulu bezibankwa zokuqapha.

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Ingabe i-monitor ye-Nile ibukeka kanjani?

Ama-Nile monitor ayingxenye yomndeni wezibankwa futhi ngenxa yalokho ayizilwane ezihuquzelayo. Okhokho babo baphila emhlabeni eminyakeni engaba izigidi ezingu-180 edlule. Umzimba wazo umbozwe amazenga amancane, anombala oluhlaza okotshani-mnyama futhi anephethini yamachashaza aphuzi kanye nemigqa evundlile. Isisu siphuzi namabala amnyama. Izingane zinezimpawu eziphuzi ngokugqamile kungemuva elimnyama. Nokho, izibankwa ze-Nile monitor ziyafiphala ngombala njengoba zikhula.

Ama-Nile monitor ayizibankwa ezinkulu kakhulu: Umzimba wawo ungamasentimitha angama-60 kuye kwangama-80 ubude, nomsila wawo onamandla ufinyelela kumamitha amabili isiyonke. Ikhanda lazo lincane futhi lincane kunomzimba, amakhala cishe phakathi kwesihloko sekhala namehlo, kanti intamo yinde kakhulu.

Ama-Nile monitor anemilenze emine emifushane, eqinile enezinzipho ezicijile ekugcineni. Izilwane ezihuquzelayo eziningi esikhundleni sazo zinamazinyo amasha kukho konke ukuphila kwazo; ukuqapha kweNayile kuhlukile. Amazinyo akhe awakhuli njalo, kodwa ashintsha phakathi nokuphila kwakhe. Ezilwaneni ezincane, amazinyo mancane futhi acijile. Ziba banzi futhi zibe buthuntu ngokuya ngeminyaka futhi ziguquke zibe yi-molar yangempela. Ezinye izibankwa ezindala eziqaphayo zinezikhala emazinyweni ngenxa yokuthi amazinyo amadala asephumile awasashintshwa.

Ahlala kuphi ama-monitor e-Nile?

Ama-monitor e-Nile ahlala e-sub-Saharan Africa kusukela e-Egypt kuya eNingizimu Afrika. Ezinye izibankwa eziqaphayo zihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo zase-Afrika, e-Asia, e-Australia nase-Oceania. Ama-monitor e-Nile aphakathi kwama-monitor afana nendawo yokuhlala emanzi. Ngakho-ke zivame ukutholakala eduze nemifula noma amachibi emahlathini alula nama-savanna noma ngokuqondile osebeni oluwumqansa lwamanzi.

Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-Nile monitor ezikhona?

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili ze-subspecies ze-Nile monitor: I-Varanus niloticus niloticus imakwe ngokucacile ngokuphuzi, i-Varanus niloticus ornatus inombala oqine kakhulu. Itholakala engxenyeni eseningizimu ye-Afrika. Namuhla kunezinhlobo ezingu-47 ezihlukene zezibankwa ezivela e-Afrika ukuya eNingizimu naseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia ukuya e-Australia. Phakathi kwamadrako amakhulu kunawo wonke aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia Komodo, okuthiwa angafinyelela kumamitha amathathu ubude namakhilogremu angu-150 ngesisindo. Ezinye izinhlobo ezaziwayo i-water monitor, i-steppe monitor noma i-emerald monitor ehlala ezihlahleni kuphela.

Ama-monitor e-Nile athola iminyaka emingaki?

Ama-monitor e-Nile angaphila iminyaka engu-15.

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Baphila kanjani abaqaphi be-Nile?

Abaqaphi beNayile baqanjwa ngokuthi iNayile, umfula omkhulu wase-Afrika enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Afrika. Izilwane zimatasa emini - kodwa kuphela lapho sezifudumeze ilanga lapho zivuka ngempela. Ama-monitor e-Nile ikakhulukazi ahlala eduze nemigodi yamanzi. Yingakho ngezinye izikhathi bebuye babizwe ngoxamu bamanzi. Osebeni lwamanzi, zenza imigodi ubude obungamamitha ambalwa.

Ama-monitor e-Nile ahlala phansi, angagijima ngokushesha. Kwesinye isikhathi ziphinde zigibele ezihlahleni futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, zingababhukudi abahle futhi abahle futhi zingahlala ngaphansi kwamanzi isikhathi esingangehora ngaphandle kokuphefumula. Lapho besongelwa, babalekela emachibini nasemifuleni. Ama-monitor e-Nile ayedwa, kodwa ezindaweni ezinhle ezinokudla okuningi, izinhlobo eziningana zama-monitor ngezinye izikhathi zihlala ndawonye.

Abaqaphi be-Nile banokubonisa okuhlaba umxhwele: Uma besongelwa, bafutha imizimba yabo ukuze babonakale bebakhudlwana. Baphinde bashaye ikhwelo bevule imilomo - konke lokhu kubukeka kusongela isilwane esikhulu kangaka. Isikhali sabo esihle kakhulu, nokho, umsila wabo: bangawusebenzisa ukushaya ngamandla njengesiswebhu. Futhi ukulunywa kwazo kungaba buhlungu kakhulu, kube buhlungu kakhulu ukwedlula okwamanye ama-monitor lizards.

Ngokuvamile, lapho uhlangana nabaqaphi be-Nile, inhlonipho iyabizwa ngokuthi: Babhekwa njengamalungu akhuthele futhi anolaka omndeni wabo.

Abangane nezitha zamamonitha eNayile

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, abantu bawusongo lokuqapha izibankwa. Isibonelo, isikhumba sokuqapha kweNayile sicutshungulwa sibe yisikhumba; ngakho-ke eziningi zalezi zilwane ziyazingelwa. Njengezitha zemvelo, ukuqapha izibankwa kufanele zesabe izilwane ezidla ezinye, izinyoni ezidla inyama noma izingwenya.

Ingabe ama-monitor e-Nile akhiqiza kanjani kabusha?

Njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo, qapha izibankwa zibekela amaqanda. Iziqapha zesifazane zeNayile zizalela amaqanda ayi-10 kuya kwangama-60 ezindundumeni zomuhlwa. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ngenkathi yezimvula, lapho izindonga zemigodi zithambile futhi ezinsikazi zingayivula kalula ngezinzipho zazo ezibukhali. Umgodi ezibekela kuwo amaqanda ubuye uvalwe umuhlwa. Amaqanda ahlala efudumele futhi avikelekile esidulini somuhlwa ngoba akhula kuphela lapho izinga lokushisa liku-27 kuya ku-31°C.

Ngemva kwezinyanga ezine kuya kweziyishumi, amaphuphu achanyuselwa futhi aphume esidulini somuhlwa. Iphethini kanye nemibala yazo kuqinisekisa ukuthi azibonakali. Ekuqaleni, ahlala efihlwe kahle ezihlahleni nasemahlathini. Uma sezicishe zibe ngamasentimitha angu-50 ubude, zishintsha ziyohlala phansi futhi ziklabe lapho.

Ama-monitor e-Nile axhumana kanjani?

Ama-monitor e-Nile angahayiza futhi ahayize.