Iplanethi yethu inenqwaba yezilwane ezingajwayelekile futhi eziyingozi, phakathi kwazo lapho i-nightjar enkulu ithatha indawo ehloniphekile. Umzingeli uzifihle ngokuphelele, empeleni uhlangana nesihlahla abehleli kuso. Abaningi abaye bahlangana nenyoni endle bayiphutha ngokuyiphutha njengesiphunzi somuthi noma igatsha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izimbiza zasebusuku zingenye yezimbalwa ezizingelayo emini nasebusuku. Balinda isisulu bese behlasela ngokuzumayo. Inyoni engajwayelekile ihlala eNingizimu naseMelika Ephakathi, eHaiti naseJamaica.
Incazelo ejwayelekile
I-nightjar enkulu iyinyoni encane uma iqhathaniswa nenesisindo esingeqile ku-400 g.Ubude bomzimba wayo bungafinyelela kumasentimitha angama-55. Umbala wezimpaphe kwabesilisa nabesifazane ucishe ufane. Ngenxa yekhanda lesilwane elingajwayelekile nelisabekayo, kanye namehlo asabekayo, ubizwa ngokuthi "isithunywa esivela esihogweni." Inyoni le inomlomo omfishane nobanzi, inamaphiko amakhulu kanye nomsila omude. Ngenxa yemilenze yabo emifushane, izimbiza zasebusuku zibukeka zinzima.
Izinyoni ezidla inyama zinsundu onsundu phezulu futhi zibomvu ngokugqwala ezinamachashaza nemivimbo ezansi. Imivimbo emnyama eguqukayo iyabonakala emsileni nasezimpapheni zokundiza.
Ijigantic nightjar yehlathi
Indlela yokuphila nokudla okunempilo
Isici esiyinhloko samasaka amakhulu asebusuku yikhono labo lokuzifihla. Izilwane zinekhono kakhulu kulolu daba kangangokuthi zihlala egatsheni elikhethiwe, ziqinisekile "ngokungabonakali" kwazo. Izinyoni zihlangana kahle namagatsha, ngakho-ke, ngisho nokusondela kuwo, akulula ukuzibona. Ngesikhathi sokuzifihla, ama-nightjars awakhohlwa ukubheka konke okwenzekayo nxazonke. Ngisho nangamehlo avaliwe, izilwane ziyasibona isimo (awawavali ngokuphelele amehlo bese zilandela labo ababazungezile ngemifantu eyakhiwe).
Izimbiza ezinkulu ebusuku zikhetha ukuphumula emagatsheni omisiwe ezihlahla (lokhu kwenza kube lula ngabo ukuzifihla). Njengomthetho, le nyoni ibekwe kahle ukuze ikhanda lilenge lidlule ekugcineni kukanondindwa. Lokhu kunikeza isithombe sokuthi igatsha lide kunalokho eliyikho ngempela. Ngesikhathi sokukhanya kwelanga, izimbiza zasebusuku zikhululekile kakhulu futhi zithanda ukulala. Ebusuku, izimbiza ezinkulu zasebusuku zikhipha imisindo esabisayo. Imisindo ifana nokuklabalasa okunzima okulandelwa ukukhala. Futhi uma, kanye nokumemeza, ubona amehlo enyoni aphuzi, ungathuswa ngokumangalisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-nightjars ahola indlela yokuphila esebenzayo kakhulu ebusuku. Ziyashesha, ziyashesha futhi azikhathali.
Eqinisweni, izimbiza zasebusuku aziyona ingozi njengoba wonke umuntu ecabanga ukuthi ziyingozi. Izinyoni zidla izinambuzane ngoba imilomo yazo ayihloselwe izilwane ezinkulu. Mayelana nalokhu, izinyoni zidla izibawu nezivemvane, ezanele bona. Ekuzingeleni ebusuku, izimbiza zasebusuku zihlasela amaphela. Ngaphezu kokubukeka kwazo okwesabisayo nemisindo esabisayo eyenziwa yizinyoni, izilwane azilona usongo kubantu.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Ngokuya ngendawo yokuhlala, izinyoni zingazala kusuka ngo-Ephreli kuya kuDisemba. I-nightjar enkulu ingeyesilwane esisodwa. Ngesikhathi sokukhwelana, insikazi neyeduna zakha isidleke ezihlahleni eziphukile, emva kwalokho insikazi izalela iqanda elilodwa vo. Abazali bagada ichwane elizayo ngokuzayo. Lapho ingane izalwa, isivele inombala oyingqayizivele oyivumela ukuba ifihle endle, ngakho-ke ukuphepha kwayo kuqinisekisiwe. Ithole lihlanganiswe nemvelo kangangokuba igobolondo leqanda elimhlophe kuphela elikuvumela ukuthi ulithole ehlathini elimnyama.
Amaqiniso Athandekayo
Amaphiko e-nightjar enkulu angafinyelela kumitha elilodwa. Kokunye, isilwane esidla ebusuku sidla izinyoni namalulwane amancane. Lesi silwane sathola igama laso elingajwayelekile ngenxa yomkhuba waso wokubamba izinambuzane eduze kwemihlambi yezinkomo, izimbuzi nezimvu. Izinyoni zindiza ngobuciko ngaphansi kwesisu noma izinselo zesilwane esincelisayo esikhulu.
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