IPalamedea iyinyoni esindayo nenkulu. Izinyoni zihlala emaxhaphozini aseNingizimu Melika, okungukuthi, ezindaweni ezinamahlathi eBrazil, eColombia naseGuiana. AmaPalamedean angamalungu omndeni wama-anseriformes noma amalomo we-lamellar. Kunezinhlobo ezintathu zezilwane ezindizayo: ezinezimpondo, izintamo ezimnyama kanye ne-crested.
Incazelo ejwayelekile
Izinhlobo zephalamende ziyahlukahluka kuye ngendawo yokuhlala. Izici ezivamile zezinyoni isisindo sangaphandle, ubukhona bezinhlungu ezibukhali ezinhlangothini zamaphiko, ukungabikho kwezinambuzane zokubhukuda ezinyaweni. Ama-spurs akhethekile yizikhali ezisetshenziswa yizilwane ukuzivikela. Izipikili ezinamaphondo zinezinqubo ezincane emakhanda azo ezingakhula zifike ku-15 cm ubude. Ukuphakama okujwayelekile kwezinyoni akukwedluli ku-80 cm, futhi zifana nezinkukhu ezinkulu ezifuywayo. IPalameda inesisindo esisuka ku-2 kuye ku-3 kg.
Izilwane ezindizayo zinombala onsundu kakhulu ngombala, kanti ngaphezulu kwekhanda kukhanya futhi kunendawo emhlophe esiswini. Ama-Anseriformes aseCrested anemigqa emnyama nokumhlophe entanyeni. Izinyoni ezinentambo emnyama zingabonwa ngombala wazo omnyama, lapho ikhanda elikhanyayo kanye ne-crest elingemuva kwekhanda ligqame kakhulu.
IPalamedea enezimpondo
Ukudla nendlela yokuphila
AmaPalamedeans akhetha ukudla kwezitshalo. Njengoba zihlala eduze kwamanzi nasezixhaphozini, izinyoni zidla ulwelwe, oluziqoqayo kusuka phansi emanzini nasemanzini. Futhi, izilwane zidla izinambuzane, izinhlanzi, izilwane ezincane eziphila ezweni nasemanzini.
AmaPalamedean ayizinyoni ezinokuthula, kepha angazinakekela kalula futhi aqale impi nezinyoka. Ngesikhathi zihamba, izilwane ziziphatha ngesizotha. Esibhakabhakeni, i-palamedea ingadideka nenyoni enkulu njenge-griffin. Abamele ama-anseriform banezwi elimnandi kakhulu, kwesinye isikhathi elikhumbuza ikhekhe lehansi.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
IPalamedes ibonakaliswa ngokwakhiwa kwezidleke ezinkulu ububanzi. Bangakha "indlu" eduze kwamanzi noma emhlabathini, eduze komthombo womswakama. Izinyoni zisebenzisa iziqu zezitshalo njengezinto ezibonakalayo, eziphonswa ngokunganaki zibe yinqwaba eyodwa. Njengomthetho, abesifazane bazalela amaqanda amabili asayizi nombala ofanayo (kuyenzeka futhi ukuthi i-clutch iqukethe amaqanda ayisithupha). Bobabili abazali bafukamela inzalo yesikhathi esizayo. Lapho nje izingane zizalwa, insikazi iyazikhipha esidlekeni. Abazali benza umsebenzi wokukhulisa amaphuphu ndawonye. Bafundisa indlela yokuthola ukudla, ukuvikela insimu nezinsana ezitheni futhi babaxwayise ngengozi.
