UMary Allen
Amaxoxo ama-amphibians, okungukuthi ama-vertebrates. Amaxoxo, amaxoxo, namaxoxo yimindeni emithathu yamaxoxo. Amaxoxo asinda kakhulu kunamaxoxo futhi anemilenze yangemuva emifushane. Yingakho bengakwazi ukugxuma, kodwa kunalokho banyonyobe baye phambili. Isikhumba sakhe somile futhi sinezinsumpa eziphawulekayo. Lokhu kuzivumela ukuthi zikhiphe ushevu ukuze zizivikele ezitheni.
Amaxoxo atholakala cishe yonke indawo emhlabeni. Zishoda ikakhulukazi lapho kubanda kakhulu. Indawo yabo yokuhlala idinga ukuba nomswakama, ngakho bayawathanda amahlathi nezindawo ezinamaxhaphozi. Kodwa futhi bazizwa besekhaya emapaki nasezingadini. Zibuye zisebenze kakhulu ebusuku nakusihlwa ngoba zigwema ilanga.
Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu emazweni ethu ixoxo elivamile, iselele i-natterjack, nesele eliluhlaza. Isele elibelethisayo lihlala ezingxenyeni zeSpain, France, Switzerland, engxenyeni encane yeJalimane kodwa hhayi e-Austria nasempumalanga.
Adlani amaxoxo futhi yiziphi izitha anazo?
Amaxoxo adla izikelemu, iminenke, izicabucabu, izinambuzane nezinye izilwane ezincane. Ngakho-ke bamukelekile emasimini. Naphezu kobuthi esikhumbeni sabo, amaselesele amadala anezitha eziningi: amakati, ama-martens, ama-hedgehog, izinyoka, izindwandwe, izinyoni ezidla inyama nezinye izilwane ezithanda ukudla amaxoxo. Oshobishobi basohlwini lwezinhlanzi eziningi, ikakhulukazi i-trout, perch, ne-pike.
Kodwa amaxoxo nawo asengozini kubantu. Abaningi bagijinyiswa emigwaqeni. Ngakho-ke imigudu yamaxoxo yakhiwe ezindaweni ezikhethekile. Noma abantu bakhe uthango olude ngezicupho zamaselele, okungamabhakede agqitshwe phansi. Ebusuku amasele awela lapho, futhi ngakusasa ekuseni abasizi abanobungane bawathwale bawelise umgwaqo.
Azala kanjani amaxoxo?
Amasele abesilisa angazwakala ekhala ngaphambi kokukhwelana, okufana namaxoxo. Bakhombisa ukuthi sebekulungele ukushada. Lapho ikhwelana, eyeduna encane izobambelela ngemuva kwensikazi enkulu kakhulu. Isikhathi esiningi ingathwalwa ifakwe emanzini kanje. Lapho insikazi izalela amaqanda ayo. Bese kuthi owesilisa akhiphe ama-sperm cell akhe. Ukuvundisa kwenzeka emanzini.
Njengamaxoxo, amaqanda abizwa nangokuthi i-spawn. Imbewu yamasele ilenga ndawonye njengentambo yamaparele. Zingaba amamitha amaningana ubude. Phakathi nenqubo yokuzala, amasele abhukuda emanzini futhi asonge izintambo zokuzalela ezitshalweni zasemanzini. Nokho, ixoxo elingumbelethisi wesilisa lisonga izintambo zokuzala emilenzeni, yingakho libizwa kanjalo.
Oshobishobi bakhula kusukela ekuzalweni. Anamakhanda amakhulu nemisila. Baphefumula ngamathumba abo njengezinhlanzi. Kamuva zikhula imilenze kuyilapho umsila uba mfishane futhi ekugcineni unyamalale ngokuphelele. Bese beya ogwini sebengamaxoxo asebekhule ngokugcwele bese bephefumula ngamaphaphu abo.