Izici zikaPetersa nendawo yokuhlala
Inja kaPeter 'Proboscis unamagama amaningi ahlekisayo, kanti isilwane uqobo lwaso sonke asijwayelekile futhi siyamangalisa. Amagama amaningi egundane avela ngenxa yezitho ezithile ezivelele zomzimba wawo.
Ngakho-ke, "i-proboscis", ngoba ikhala elide eliguquguqukayo lesilwane libukeka njenge-proboscis encane, "enamahlombe abomvu" - ngenxa yezici ezibonakalayo zombala. Lesi silwane esomndeni we-hopper, ngakho-ke kwesinye isikhathi sibizwa ngokuthi i-hopper.
Igama lezinhlobo - inja "Peters" etholwe ngokuhlonipha usosayensi ongaziwa uWilhelm UPeter... Ukuphela kwento engahambelani neqiniso egameni lesilwane yigama elithi "inja", ngoba akukho lutho olufanayo phakathi kwalezi zilwane.
Umuntu omdala unobude bomzimba obungamasentimitha angama-30, abamele abancane bezinhlobo bakhula kuze kube ngamasentimitha angama-20 kuphela. Kulokhu, ubude bomsila omncane oguquguqukayo bungalingana nobude bomzimba - amasentimitha angama-20-30. Isisindo siyahluka kusuka ku-400 kuya ku-600 amagremu.
Incazelo yenja kaPeters 'proboscis, equkethe amaqiniso "anqunu", awuniki umzuzwana ukudlulisa sonke isihe nokuzijabulisa kwesilwane. Umzimba unombala nesakhiwo esingajwayelekile.
Ngakho-ke, isifonyo esihlanganisiwe, sithweswe umqhele nge-proboscis ende, kanye nesisu, amahlombe nengxenye ephezulu yezingaphambili, kudwetshwe nsundu noma kubomvu. Emuva komzimba - Ingxenye engenhla yemilenze yangemuva, emuva, isisu nezinhlangothi kumnyama. Ngasikhathi sinye, ukuguquka kusuka kokubomvu kuya kokumnyama kwenzeka kancane kancane kuwo wonke umzimba.
Izitho zenja mncane futhi zinde, kepha zihamba kakhulu. Imilenze yangemuva mide kakhulu kunemilenze yangaphambili. Izindlebe, njengoba kufanele amagundane, azizinkulu kakhulu, kepha zizwela kakhulu nase rustle omncane.
Ukuzwa kahle kwesinye isikhathi kusindisa izimpilo zamajuba, njengoba zizwa ukusondela kwesitha esingavela kude futhi zikwazi ukucasha endaweni ephephile - umgodi, amahlamvu noma utshani.
Ukuze ubone ukuphelela kwazo zonke izici ezingenhla, kungcono ukubheka isithombe senja kaPeters... Abamele lezi zinhlobo batholakala kuphela ezwenikazi lase-Afrika - eKenya, eTanzania naseziqhingini eziseduze.
Inja kaPeter iyaphila emahlathini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuminyana kwesembozo somuthi akubalulekile kubo, kungaba ngamahlathi asendulo akhula phakathi kwemifula noma ukutshala okuxegayo okutholakala ezindaweni ezinamagquma. Njengamanje Inja kaPeters wangena eNcwadini Ebomvu.
Isimo nendlela yokuphila yenja kaPetersa
Ama-proboscis jumpers achitha impilo yawo yonke emhlabathini - awathandi nhlobo izihlahla nezihlahla. Emini, inja igijima izungeze indawo yayo ifuna ukudla. Uchitha ubusuku emgodini.
Indlu yejumper iyimbobo engajulile, embozwe ngokucophelela ngamaqabunga notshani. Zingaba khona izimbobo eziningi ezinjengalezi kuyo yonke insimu yezinja, zombili unomphela nezesikhashana.
Uma isilwane sikude nendlu eseduze, kepha sifuna ukuphumula noma silinde ukushisa kwasemini, emizuzwini embalwa simba umgodi omusha endaweni lapho imisebe yelanga ingangeni khona, imboza phansi ngotshani obomile bese ihlala lapho. Izikhathi zomsebenzi oweqisayo kusekuseni nakusihlwa, lapho kukhanya kodwa kungashisi ngaphandle.
Impilo yomphakathi yezinja zikaPeter nayo iyathakazelisa. Kusukela ngesikhathi sokuthomba, bazitholela umlingani futhi bagcine ubudlelwano bodwa, okungajwayelekile kumagundane. Ngokubambisana, ama-jumpers aqinisekisa ukuthi abantu ongabazi abangeni endaweni yabo. Kulokhu, owesilisa uxosha abanye abesilisa balolu hlobo.
Insikazi iyaqikelela ukuthi izinja zezinsikazi aziveli endaweni yakhe. Amajumpers angahlala ezindaweni ezinkulu futhi awaqaphe ngomona, noma ngabe inani lokudla lalinganela abantu ababili nasendaweni encane kakhulu.
Ngaphezu kokuvikela insimu, ibhizinisi elijwayelekile labamele umbhangqwana ongashadile ukukhulelwa nokukhulisa inzalo. Isikhathi esisele esichithwa ngama-jumpers emhlabeni wawo, ukuvuselela amathegi, ukuxosha abantu ongabazi, ukuzingela nokulala ngokuhlukile, okungukuthi, kunzima ukubabiza ngababili abagcwele.
Izilwane zichitha impilo yazo yonke endaweni yazo ehlathini elifanayo. Ukushintshwa okuphoqelelwe kwendawo yokuhlala kubi ngokweqile, okungukuthi, abagibeli abakhulele enkululekweni abakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nempilo ekuthunjweni.
Abaze bajwayele ukuvalwa ekhejini, abakhumbuli futhi ababoni umnikazi - izinja ziphatha bonke abantu ngokufanayo - ziyaxwaya futhi zinolaka.
Uma umuntu osemusha ngasizathu simbe ewela ezandleni zomuntu futhi ehlala eceleni kwakhe kusukela ezalwa, lokhu futhi akunikezi miphumela. Izinja zikaPeter ziyizilwane zasendle ngokuphelele, indawo yazo isehlathini, hhayi esibayeni.
Ngaphezu kobunzima bomlingiswa nokuzivumelanisa nezimo, ama-jumpers akhetha kakhulu ngokudla. Ngenkululeko, bona ngokwabo bangazondla kalula. Ekuthunjweni, umnikazi wesilwane esiyingqayizivele kuzofanela azame kanzima ukuthola njalo nokumthengela izinambuzane ezihlukile.
Uma wondla isilwane sakho ngokudla okufanayo, kuzophazamisa impilo yaso. Ngenxa yezinkinga ezingenhla zokuphila kwezilwane ekuthunjweni, ngisho nama-zoo kuyaqabukela ethathe lo mthwalo.
Ukudla kwezinja kukaPetersa
Inja ichitha isikhathi esiningi sasekuseni esipholile noma sakusihlwa ifuna ukudla. Izitho zomzimba ezinde kanye nokuzwa okubucayi ngokweqile kuzivumela ukuba zizwe umuntu ongaba yisisulu kude kakhulu futhi zikudlule ngokushesha.
Amajumpers ancamela ukudla izinambuzane. Lezi kungaba izicabucabu, izintuthwane, namanye ama-arthropods. Izinja ezinkulu ezindala nazo zingazingela izilwane - izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Izinja ezimbili zomuntu oyedwa zingakhiqiza inzalo kuphela phakathi komunye nomunye impilo yazo yonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, owesilisa nowesifazane bondla ndawonye futhi bavikele abasha emathonyeni angaphandle nasezingozini.
Ngokuvamile, udoti uqukethe inja eyodwa noma ezimbili. Bazalwa bengakulungele impilo yokuzimela, noma kunjalo, ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa baba amakhophi aqinile futhi ashesha wabazali babo.
Ngalesi sikhathi, intsha ishiya isidleke, impahla yabazali futhi iyofuna indawo yayo nengxenye. Isikhathi sokuphila siyiminyaka emi-3-5.