I-loon enomqala obomvu incane kunawo wonke ama-loon; ishintsha umbala unyaka wonke. Le nyoni iphakeme ngama-53-69 cm, amaphiko ayo angamasentimitha angu-106-116. Ngesikhathi sokubhukuda, i-loon ihlala phansi emanzini, ikhanda nentamo kuyabonakala ngaphezu kwamanzi.
Ukuvela kwe-loon enomqala obomvu
Ehlobo, ikhanda limpunga, nentamo nayo, kepha kunendawo enkulu ebomvu ecwebezelayo kuyo. Ebusika, ikhanda liphenduka libe mhlophe, nebala elibomvu liyanyamalala kule sizini, ingxenye engenhla iba nsundu ngombala futhi inamabala amancane amhlophe. Ngaphansi komzimba kumhlophe, umsila mfushane, ucaciswe kahle, futhi umnyama.
Ngenkathi yokuzalanisa kuma-loon abomvu abomvu:
- umzimba ongaphezulu unombala onsundu ngokuphelele;
- iris ibomvu;
- zonke izimpaphe ze-molt ekupheleni kwesizini, futhi ama-loon awahambi amasonto ambalwa.
Izimpaphe zikhula ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo nasekuqaleni kokwindla.
Abesilisa ngokwesilinganiso bakhulu kancane kunabesifazane, benekhanda nomlomo omkhulu kakhulu. Intamo ye-loon iminyene, amakhala ayincane futhi ahlangane, aguqulelwe ukuntywila. Umzimba wenzelwe ukubhukuda, ngemilenze emifushane, eqinile ebuyiselwe emuva emzimbeni. Izinyawo zikulungele ukuhamba phezu kwamanzi, kodwa zikwenza kube nzima ukuhamba phezu komhlaba. Izinzwani ezintathu zangaphambili zinombhede wewebhu.
Indawo yokuhlala
Izinyoni ezinomphimbo obomvu zichitha isikhathi esiningi e-Arctic futhi zitholakala e-Alaska nakuyo yonke iNyakatho Nenkabazwe, iYurophu, iMelika kanye ne-Asia. Ngesikhathi sokuzala, loon uhlala emachibini anamanzi angenasawoti, emachibini nasezixhaphozini. Ebusika, ama-loon ahlala ogwini oluvikelwe emanzini anosawoti. Bayazwela emisebenzini yabantu futhi bayashiya echibini uma kunabantu abaningi eduze.
Adliwa yini amalokhi anemiphimbo ebomvu
Zizingela kuphela emanzini olwandle, amachibi amanzi angenasawoti namachibi asetshenziselwa ukwakha izidleke. Thola isisulu ngokubukeka, udinga amanzi ahlanzekile, ubambe ukudla ngenkathi ubhukuda. I-Loon icwilisa ukuthola ukudla, okuqukethe:
- ama-crustaceans;
- inhlanzi encane naphakathi nendawo;
- izimbaza;
- amaxoxo namaqanda amasele;
- izinambuzane.
Umjikelezo wokuphila
Ziyazala lapho kufika intwasahlobo yasentwasahlobo, imvamisa ngoMeyi. Indoda ikhetha indawo yokwakha isidleke eduze kwamanzi ajulile. Owesilisa nowesifazane bakha isidleke ngezinto zezitshalo. Insikazi izalela amaqanda amabili, okuthi owesilisa nowesifazane bawafukamele amasonto amathathu. Ngemuva kwamasonto amabili noma amathathu, amaphuphu aqala ukubhukuda futhi achithe isikhathi esiningi esemanzini, kepha abazali basabalethela ukudla. Ngemuva kwamasonto ayi-7, abancane bayandiza bazondle ngokwabo.
Ukuziphatha
Ngokungafani nezimbungulu ezijwayelekile, i-red-throated loon isuka ngqo phansi noma emanzini, ayidingi ukugijima.
