I-egret enkulu ingaphezudlwana kuka-90 cm ubude futhi inamaphiko cishe angama-1.5 m. Izimpaphe zimhlophe qwa. Inomlomo omude, obukhali ophuzi kanye nezidladla ezinde ezimpunga ezimnyama ezinezinzwane ezinde, ezingezona ezewebhu.
Lapho i-Great Egret ilungiselela inkathi yokuzalanisa, izimpaphe ze-lacy nezincanyana zikhula emhlane wayo, ezilenga phezu komsila. Abesilisa nabesifazane bayafana, kepha abesilisa bakhulu kancane.
Indawo yemvelo
I-egret enkulu itholakala emaxhaphozini kasawoti namanzi angenasawoti, emachibini anezixhaphozi nasemathafeni aselwandle, futhi itholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezipholile eMelika, eYurophu, e-Afrika, e-Asia nase-Australia. Kuyinto yezinhlobo ezifudukayo. Izinyoni ezizalisana enyakatho Nenkabazwe zifudukela ngaseningizimu ngaphambi kobusika.
Ukudla okuhle kwe-egret
I-egret enkulu izondla yodwa emanzini angajulile. Ijaha inyamazane efana namaxoxo, i-crayfish, izinyoka, iminenke nenhlanzi. Lapho ibona isisulu, inyoni ibuyisela emuva ikhanda nentamo yayo ende, bese ishaya ngokushesha isisulu. Emhlabathini, i-heron kwesinye isikhathi ilandela izilwane ezincelisayo ezinjengamagundane. I-egret enkulu ivame ukuphakela ekuseni nakusihlwa.
Amakhono okudoba ama-egrets amakhulu aphakathi kwezinyoni eziphumelela kakhulu. Izindwandwe zihamba kancane noma zime zinganyakazi emanzini angajulile. Ngezidladla zazo ezine-webbed, zihlikihla inhlabathi, futhi, zihlola ngezansi, zibambe izinhlanzi ngaphakathi kwama-millisecond ngokushaya okusheshayo.
Umjikelezo wokuphila
I-egret enkulu ikhetha indawo yokwakha izidleke, yakha ipulatifomu yokwakha izidleke ngamagatsha namahlumela esihlahleni noma ehlathini, bese iyazikhethela umlingani. Kwesinye isikhathi inyoni yakha isidleke emhlabathini owomile eduze kwexhaphozi. I-egret enkulu izalela amaqanda amathathu kuya kwamahlanu aphaphathekile aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Amaqanda athatha amasonto amathathu kuya kwamane ukufukamela. Bobabili abazali bafukamela ibamba bese bondla amaphuphu. Amachwane azibekela cishe amasonto ayisithupha ubudala. Uma isidleke siphansi, amaphuphu ahambahamba esidlekeni kuze kuvele izimpaphe. Kokubili owesilisa nowesifazane bavikela ngonya indawo yokwakha izidleke. Isidleke esikhulu se-egrets emakoloni, imvamisa eseduze ne-ibises.
I-egret enhle nephuphu
Ubudlelwano nomuntu
Izimpaphe ezinde ze-egret enkulu yabesifazane zisetshenziselwe ukuhlobisa izigqoko zabesifazane, izinhlobo sezicishe zaphela. Izigidi zezinyoni zaqothulwa izimpaphe ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 nasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Abazingeli babulala izinyoni bashiya amaphuphu bodwa, futhi abakwazanga ukuzinakekela futhi bathole ukudla. Abantu abaningi bezindwandwe babhujiswa.
