Inyoni yaseBower yathola igama layo ngenxa yokuthi abesilisa balolu hlobo benza isiko elikhethekile lothando futhi bakhela "ipharadesi eqhugwaneni" langempela lamahafu abo.
Ososayensi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi lelo khono lokusungula nokuklama lingasho ukutholakala kobuhlakani, ngoba izakhiwo ezidalwe yilaba bameleli bezilwane zihlukaniswa ngobuhle bazo obedlulele futhi zifana nezigodlo ezihlekisayo ezinezitezi nemibhede yezimbali yezithelo, izimbali, amajikijolo nezinye izinto zokuhlobisa.
Izici nendawo yokuhlala
I-Bowerbird kungokomndeni we-gazebos, futhi isihlobo sayo esiseduze kakhulu, undlunkulu, yize ubukhulu bezinyoni zebower bukhulu kakhulu (kusuka kumasentimitha angama-25 kuye kwangama-35 ubude), futhi isisindo sabamele abakhulu sifinyelela ikota yekhilogremu.
Le nyoni inomlomo oqinile impela, obonakala ngokusobala engxenyeni engenhla, izidladla zincane futhi zinde, kuyilapho zinamazwane amafushane. Umbala wezimpaphe zezinyoni zezinyoni zobulili obuhlukile uhluke kakhulu: umbala wabesilisa ukhanya futhi ubambeka kakhulu kunowabesifazane, imvamisa enombala ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka omnyama.
Esithombeni kukhona i-bowerbird yowesilisa nowesifazane
Uma ubheka esithombeni sika-bower, lapho-ke kungabonakala ukuthi izimpaphe zezinsikazi zivame ukuba nokuluhlaza okotshani engxenyeni engenhla, izimpiko nengxenye engezansi yomzimba zinombala ophuzi nsundu noma ophuzi ngokuluhlaza okotshani.
Izidladla zezinyoni ziqine ngokweqile, zivame ukuba bomvu. Amachwane azalwa enombala ophindaphinda umbala wowesifazane owazalayo, kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ungashintsha kakhulu. Maphakathi kwesisekelo somlomo kubantu abadala kukhona izimpaphe, eziqukethe izimpaphe ezincane ezinamaphiko, ezivikela ukuvuleka kwamakhala.
Esithombeni i-satin bower
Kuze kube manje, izinhlobo eziyishumi nesikhombisa ze-bowerbird ziyaziwa, futhi indawo yazo yokusabalalisa iwela kuphela endaweni yase-Australia, New Guinea nezinye iziqhingi eziseduze.
I-satin bower ingenye yamahlathi emvula ajwayelekile futhi ajwayelekile atholakala ngqo engxenyeni esempumalanga yezwekazi lase-Australia ukusuka eVictoria kuya eSouth Queensland.
Phakathi kwabanye abamele izinyoni ze-bowerbird, ama-satin agqama ngezimpaphe zawo ezinhle ezibanjiwe. Zikhetha ukuhlala emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo, phakathi kukagamthilini no-acacias.
Ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele kakhulu sokubonakala kwalezi zinyoni, kungcono ukuvakashela indawo yazo yemvelo, kodwa uma ngokungazelelwe ungenalo ithuba elinjalo okwamanje, kuzokwanela ukuzikhawulela kuzinsizakusebenza zenethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke, njengoba ubuke, isibonelo, umdwebo womculi odumile uJohn Gould "Umshini wokushisa umliloยป.
Uhlamvu nendlela yokuphila
I-Australian bower uchitha isikhathi esiningi sempilo yakhe emahlathini aminyene phakathi kwezihlahlana zezihlahla. Ukundiza kwenyoni kuhlukaniswa nokubekezela kwayo, ukuyiqhuba nangejubane. Izinyoni ze-bowerbird zivame ukuhlala zodwa, kwesinye isikhathi zigonane njengemihlambi emincane. Le nyoni ichitha isikhathi esiningi ngqo emoyeni, yehlela emhlabathini kuphela ngesikhathi sokukhwelana.
I-Australia bower yegolide
Abesilisa abahlala bodwa banensimu yabo, abayigada njalo. Ukuqoqwa kwama-bowerbirds emihlambini kwenzeka ebusika, lapho izinyoni ziyofuna ukudla, zishiya ihlathi zingene ezindaweni ezivulekile.
Esithombeni, isidleke se-bower
Ngalesi sikhathi, ukuhlaselwa kwezinyoni ezingadini, amasimu kanye namapulazi ahlukahlukene. Ukubanjwa kwakujwayele ukwenzeka bowerbirds ukuyithumela ngaphandle kwezwekazi lase-Australia ngenhloso yokuqhubeka nokuthengisa kabusha, kepha namuhla lolu hlobo lomsebenzi aluvumelekile futhi lulawulwa yiziphathimandla zezwe. Noma kunjalo, kuleli khulu leminyaka elidlule, inani lezinyoni zama-bowerbird belilokhu lehla njalo.
Kusukela maphakathi kuze kube sekupheleni kwentwasahlobo, abesilisa babambe iqhaza ekwakhiweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho isidleke se-bower ayinyakazisi, ikhetha ukwenza le nqubo ukwakhiwa kweqhugwane, lapho, empeleni, umvuthwandaba wemidlalo yokukhwelana uzokwenzeka - ukukhwelana.
Ngaphambi kokuqala ukwakhiwa kweqhugwane, owesilisa ukhetha kuqala indawo efanelekile, ayihlanze ngokucophelela, bese kuphela lapho kuqhubeka nokwakhiwa kwezindonga. Imvamisa kukhona isihlahla esincane maphakathi nesiza, esisebenza njengesisekelo sokwakhiwa kwesikhathi esizayo.
Abesilisa bahlobisa izakhiwo zabo ngosizo lwezinto ezahlukahlukene abazifunayo ngokoqobo kulo lonke ihlathi ngisho nangaphaya kwalo. Konke kusetshenziswa: izimpaphe zezinyoni, amagobolondo, i-elytra yamabhungane, kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezicwebezelayo lapho izinyoni ze-bowerbird zithanda kakhulu.
Uma kwenzeka izindawo zokuhlala zabantu ziseduze, izinyoni zivame ukuvakashela lapho zifuna izinto zokwakha, ezingabandakanya: ubucwebe, okokufaka izinwele, okokufaka izinwele, izinkinobho, okugoqa uswidi, izinduku zamapeni nokunye okuningi. Into esemqoka ukuthi lezi zinto zinombala wemvelo futhi zihlanganiswe ngempumelelo nobubanzi besakhiwo sonke.
Izinyoni ze-bowerbird zivame ukuhlobisa izidleke zazo ngodoti wabantu.
Ukudla okunomsoco
I-bowerbird idla kakhulu amajikijolo nezithelo, kwesinye isikhathi ifaka ama-invertebrate ekudleni kwayo. Zithola ukudla phansi kanye nasezihlahleni. Ebusika, izinyoni zivame ukudukelana zibe yimihlambi emincane (kufika kubantu abangama-60), futhi zishiye imingcele yendawo yazo ejwayelekile, ishiye inyamazane ezindaweni ezivulekile.
Ukuzala kanye nesikhathi sokuphila
Abesilisa be-bowerbird abakwazi ukwenza izingoma zokumatanisa, ngakho-ke, ukuze bahehe abesifazane, kufanele babamangaze ngendlela yokudala ngqo ngenkathi kwakhiwa amaqhugwane.
Ngemuva kokuba ukwakhiwa sekuqediwe, abesilisa baqala ukwenza umdanso okhethekile bezungeze iqhugwane, beheha abesifazane, abakwazi ukubona yonke imigilingwane yabesilisa isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuvakashela indlu yabo ukuzokhwelana. Abesilisa banesithembu, futhi ngemuva kokukhwelana nowesifazane oyedwa, baqhubeka ngokushesha inqubo yokukhwelana ukuze bahehe abesifazane abasha eqhugwaneni labo.
Umakhi omkhulu onamandla uqeda isidleke
Abesilisa bafinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokocansi beneminyaka cishe eyisikhombisa, abesifazane - eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemithathu. Isikhathi sokukhwelana siqala phakathi nasekwindla kuya ekuqaleni kobusika. Kwi-clutch eyodwa, insikazi ivame ukubeka amaqanda angadluli kwamathathu, amachwane ayo azalwa ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-21.
Owesifazane kuphela onakekela amaphuphu, lapho eneminyaka emibili ubudala aqala ukundiza ngokuzimela futhi ashiye isidleke. Isikhathi sokuphila senyoni yasendle endle sisukela eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi.
