I-condor yesilisa ingenye yezinyoni ezindiza kakhulu emhlabeni. Amakhondori ngamanqe amakhulu kunawo wonke anesisindo esingu-8 kuya ku-15 kg. Ubude bomzimba wale nyoni busuka ku-100 kuye ku-130 cm, amaphiko amakhulu - kusuka ku-2.5 kuya ku-3.2 m. Igama lesayensi le-condor nguVultur gryphus. IVultur isho ukuthi "ukudwengula" futhi ihlotshaniswa nokusetshenziswa kwenyama, kanti igama elithi "gryphus" lisho i-griffin yasenganekwaneni.
Incazelo yokubukeka
Amakhondomu ambozwe izimpaphe ezimnyama - umbala omkhulu, ngaphezu kwalokho umzimba uhlotshiswe ngezimpaphe ezimhlophe. Amakhanda abo angenazinwele, anenyama ayindlela efanelekile yedili lesidumbu: ukuntuleka kwezimpaphe kuvumela ama-condor ukuthi akhiphe amakhanda abo abe yizidumbu zezilwane ngaphandle kokungcolisa amakhanda ngokweqile. Izindwangu ezikhululekile zesikhumba esimnyama ngokubomvu zilenga phansi ekhanda nasentanyeni. Amakhondomu a-dimorphic ngokobulili: abesilisa banesikhumba esibomvu, esibizwa ngokuthi i-caruncle, ngaphezu kwemilomo yabo.
Ama-condor ahlala kuphi
Ububanzi bokusatshalaliswa kwe-condor bake babanzi, busuka eVenezuela buya eTierra del Fuego ekugcineni kweNingizimu Melika. Izihlobo eziseduze zama-conde Andean zihlala eCalifornia. Ngaphandle kokuthi zisatholakala ezifundeni eziningi zaseMelika, izinombolo zazo endaweni ngayinye zehle kakhulu, inani labantu elidume kakhulu lisenyakatho nentshonalanga yePatagonia.
I-condor yaseCalifornia
Amakhondori ahlala emadlelweni avulekile nasezintabeni ezisezintabeni, ehlela ukuzodla amahlathi e-beech aseningizimu ePatagonia kanye nasemahlane asezindaweni eziphansi ePeru naseChile.
Ukudla kwezinyoni
Amakhondomu asebenzisa amehlo abukhali nobuhlakani ukuthola isisulu. Bahamba emithambekeni yezintaba, befuna ukudla abakuthandayo - isidumbu - ezindaweni ezivulekile. Njengezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye, ukuhleleka kokudla kwama condor aseAndean kunqunywa isigaba sabaphathi bezenhlalo, kuthi owesilisa omdala adle kuqala kuthi owesifazane omncane agcine. La manqe ahamba amabanga amade afinyelela kuma-320 km nsuku zonke, futhi izindawo eziphakeme azindizayo ukwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukubona izibalo noma imizila yokufuduka.
Lezi zinyoni ziyakwazi ukubona isidumbu amakhilomitha amaningi. Amakhondori aqoqa izinsalela zezilwane eziningi ezincelisayo, kufaka phakathi:
- i-alpaca;
- i-guanaco;
- izinkomo;
- igceke elikhulu;
- izinyamazane.
Kwesinye isikhathi ama-condor entshontsha amaqanda ezidlekeni zezinyoni ezincane futhi asuse izinsana zezinye izilwane. Imvamisa, ama-condors alandelela izikhohlisi ezincane eziqala ukuthola isidumbu. Lobu budlelwano buzuzisa izinhlangothi zombili, ngoba ama-condor adabula isikhumba esiqinile sezidumbu ngezinzipho nangomlomo wawo, ahlinzeka ngokufinyelela okulula kokuzingela izifaki ezincane.
Ukuxazululwa ngokuthula kwezingxabano
Ngesikhathi sokulwa namalungu ezinhlobo zayo nezinye izinyoni ezifa, i-condor incike ezenzweni zesiko ezihambisa ukubusa. Izingxabano zixazululwa ngokushesha ngokushesha lapho kutholakala inyoni esezingeni eliphezulu. Ukuhlangana komzimba akuvamile, futhi izimpaphe ezintekenteke aziwuvikeli umzimba we-condor.
Izici zomzimba nokuziphatha kwama-condor
Izinyoni zikhuphukela ebangeni elingu-5.5 km. Basebenzisa imisinga yomoya oshisayo ukundiza bezungeza indawo enkulu. Amakhondori anciphisa izinga lokushisa lomzimba wabo ebusuku ukugcina amandla futhi aphakamise amaphiko awo kaningi emini ukuze afudumale. Ngokwelula amaphiko abo, baphakamisa izimpaphe ezigoba ngesikhathi sendiza. Ama-condor ngokuvamile ayizidalwa ezithule, awanayo imininingwane yezwi evelele, kepha izinyoni zenza imisindo yokububula nokukhala.
I-condors iyinakekela kanjani inzalo yayo
Amakhondori athola umlingani nomlingani impilo yonke, aphile iminyaka engafika kwengama-50 emvelweni. I-condor inesikhathi eside sokuphila. Le nyoni ayifinyeleli enkathini yokuzala ngokushesha njengezinye izinhlobo, kodwa ivuthwa ngokuhlangana lapho ifinyelela eminyakeni eyisithupha kuya kwengu-8 ubudala.
Lezi zinyoni zivame ukuhlala emadwaleni nasemadwaleni asezindaweni ezinezintaba. Izidleke ziqukethe amagatsha ambalwa kuphela, njengoba kunezihlahla ezimbalwa nezinto zokwakha ezindaweni eziphakeme kangako. Njengoba izidleke zingafinyeleleki ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye futhi zivikelwe ngokuqinile abazali bobabili, ukuzingelwa kwamaqanda namazinyane akuvamile, yize izimpungushe nezinyoni zezilwane kwesinye isikhathi zisondela ngokwanele ukubulala inzalo ye-condor.
Insikazi ibeka iqanda elilodwa elimhlophe okwesibhakabhaka, elifukanywa yibo bobabili abazali cishe izinsuku ezingama-59. Njengoba intsha ithatha isikhathi esiningi nomzamo omkhulu ekukhuliseni, ama-condor abekela iqanda lawo elilandelayo kuphela ngemuva konyaka. Izinyoni ezincane azindizi zize zibe nezinyanga eziyisithupha ubudala futhi zincike kubazali bazo eminye iminyaka emibili.
Ukulondolozwa kohlobo
Inani lama-condor lisengozini enkulu kule minyaka embalwa edlule, yize izinyoni zingakabhaliswa ngokusemthethweni njengezisengozini. Namuhla, ama-condor azingelwa ezemidlalo futhi avame ukubulawa ngabalimi abazama ukuvikela izilwane zabo. Amakhondori abulawa yizibulala-zinambuzane eziqongelela isisulu sawo, okuthinta izidumbu phezulu kochungechunge lokudla.
