I-red ibis iyinyoni engajwayelekile, enemibala futhi emangazayo. Ummeleli wezilwane ze-bog unezimpaphe ezingavamile. Le nyoni enkulu ingeyomndeni we-ibis, futhi ungayithola eNingizimu Melika, eColombia, eFrench Guiana, eCaribbean nase-Antilles. Isimo sokuphila esihle kakhulu sezilwane sithathwa njengezixhaphozi ezinodaka kanye nogu lwemifula emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo.
Izici ezijwayelekile
Umbila obomvu (obomvu klebhu) uthathwa njengenyoni eqinile futhi eqinile. Isilwane sinqoba kalula amabanga amade futhi ikakhulu sisezinyaweni ngaso sonke isikhathi. Amajuba anezimpaphe ezinsundu ezimpunga eziba bomvu ngokuguga. Umthunzi wezimpaphe unethoni elinganayo, futhi kuphela kwezinye izindawo emaphethelweni amaphiko kunemibala emnyama noma emnyama eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Ama-ibises abomvu akhula aze afike kuma-70 cm ubude, ubukhulu bawo abuvamile ukudlula ama-500 g. Izinyoni ezihamba ngezinyawo zinemilenze emincane nemifushane, uqhwaku luguqele phansi, isakhiwo esiyingqayizivele esivumela ukufuna ukudla emanzini anezinkinga. Abesilisa nabesifazane cishe abangahlukeki ngokubukeka.
Indawo yokuhlala nokudla
Izinyoni ezihamba emanzini zihlala emihlambini, ubukhulu bazo bungadlula abantu abangama-30. Wonke amalungu "omndeni" ahlanganyela ekufuneni ukudla, kanye nemfundo nokuvikelwa kwesizukulwane esisha. Kuphela ngenkathi yokuhlangana lapho ama-ibise abomvu ehlukana ngababili futhi ahlomisa isidleke saso, esiseduze nezihlobo.
Kwesinye isikhathi endle, ungathola imihlambi, isibalo sayo esidlula abantu abayi-2000. Kuyenzeka futhi ukuthi ama-ibise abomvu ahlangane nonogolantethe, izindwandwe, amadada nezipuni. Ngesikhathi sokufuduka okude, izinyoni ezihambayo zihamba emgqeni omise okwe-V, okwehlisa ukumelana nomoya ngemuva kwezilwane ezindizayo.
Ukuphathwa okuthandwa kakhulu yi-red ibis izinambuzane, izikelemu, izinkalankala, izimbaza nezinhlanzi. Izinyoni zifuna inyamazane yazo ngosizo lomlomo omude futhi ogobile, eziyikha odakeni oluthambile.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, ama-ibise abomvu aqala ukuzala. Ukunqoba owesifazane, owesilisa wenza umdanso wesiko. Okokuqala, uhlanza kahle izimpaphe, abese egxuma afuthise umsila wakhe. Ngemuva kokunqunywa kwalaba ababili, abantu baqala ukuhlomisa isidleke ngamagatsha nezinti. Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezinhlanu, insikazi ingabekela cishe amaqanda amathathu. Isikhathi sokufukamela sithatha izinsuku ezingama-23. Abazali bavikela ngokucophelela isidleke futhi banakekele izingane zize zizimele.
