Phakathi kwamalungu amaningi omndeni wama-tern, i-white tern ithatha indawo ekhethekile. Le nyoni iheha ukunaka nobumhlophe bayo obuneqhwa, obugcizelela amehlo amnyama agqamile, izidladla nophiko oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Imihlambi yama-tern amhlophe qhwa, enyukela emoyeni ogwini lolwandle, ifana namafu afihle ilanga. Abaningi babiza lezi zinyoni ngobuhle bazo obumangalisayo.
Incazelo ye-White tern
Lezi zinyoni sekuyisikhathi eside zijwayele izazi zezinyoni, zihlala eduze kwabantu amakhulu eminyaka, zihamba nezikebhe zokudoba futhi zibuka zisendaweni ephakeme, abantu bakhetha amanetha... Eminyakeni edlule, ama-terns afunde "ukusebenzisa" abantu, njalo njalo ehlwitha izinhlanzi ezincane emanzini, ezaliwa ngabantu.
Ukubukeka
Le nyoni ayikho ngaphezu kwamasentimitha angama-35 ubude, kepha amaphiko ayo ankulu ngokuphindwe kabili, ingaba ngamasentimitha angama-70 kuye kwangama-75. Izimpaphe ezimhlophe, izindingilizi ezimnyama ezizungeze ubumnyama obukhulu, amehlo aqaphelayo, uqhwaku olude oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka phansi, cishe mnyama ekugcineni.
Umsila uhlukanisiwe, njengama-gulls ahlobene nama-terns. Izimbungulu eziphuzi zibonakala ngokucacile kwizidladla ezimnyama. Kuyathakazelisa ukubuka ukuhamba kwale nyoni, njengokungathi kukhanya emisebeni yelanga - kukhanya, kunomusa kakhulu, kufana nomdanso ongaqondakali.
Ukuziphatha, indlela yokuphila
Ama-white tern abizwa ngokuthi ama-sea swallows.... Iningi lempilo yabo lichithwa ezindiza ngaphezulu kolwandle befuna inyamazane. Kodwa lapho nje ilanga liqala ukucwila ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka, imihlambi emhlophe iyashesha iya ogwini, lapho ihlala khona ubusuku bonke ezihlahleni noma emadwaleni. Zikhetha ukuhlala emakoloni, cishe njalo ezinye izinyoni zihlala eduze kwazo.
Iqiniso ngukuthi ama-tern amhlophe, njengezizwe zakubo, anobungane kakhulu komunye nomunye. Lapho nje kuvela isitha, izinyoni eziningi ezinobukhulu obuncane ziyashesha kuye. Ngokumemeza okuphelelwe yithemba, baphakamisa i-alamu, bevimba isitha ukuba singasondeli. Futhi uqhwaku lwayo olucijile nezidladla kungadala umonakalo omkhulu ngisho nakubantu.
Ama-Tern anesibindi, ahamba ngokushesha okukhulu emoyeni, ahamba kahle endizeni, angakwazi ukundiza, ashaye ngokushesha amaphiko awo, kodwa hhayi isikhathi eside. Ngaphandle kokuboshwa, ababhukudi bama-tern abasizi ngalutho. Emagagasi, angachitha imizuzu embalwa kuphela, ancamela ukuhamba ngogodo, ngesibindi ahlala emakhoneni emikhumbi acashile, lapho abheka khona inyamazane.
Kuyathakazelisa!Ngokukhala okumnandi, ama-tern abika izitha, asabisa izilwane ezidla ezinye, futhi acele usizo.
Isikhathi sokuphila
Ngokwesilinganiso, ama-tern amhlophe aphila iminyaka engaba ngu-30. Kepha banezitha eziningi kakhulu, ngakho-ke akubona bonke abantu abavela kulo mndeni abasinda kuze kube sebekhulile.
Indawo yokuhlala, izindawo zokuhlala
Ama-White terns akhetha ukuhlala ezindaweni ezishisayo nakwezindawo ezishisayo: iMaldives, iSeychelles, kanye neTrindade Ascension Island kanye neziqhingi eziningi ezincane ze-Atlantic ne-Indian Ocean zihlala amakholoni amaningi ama-tern amhlophe.
Zitholakala cishe yonke indawo kulezi zindawo. Zibangela inkathazo enkulu kubahlali bendawo, beshiya iminonjana yolahla ophahleni, amafasitela, ezingadini, futhi bachitha namakhekhe anezinhlanzi. Kodwa izivakashi ziyakujabulela ukubuka impilo emakoloni alezi zinyoni.
Ukudla okumhlophe kwe-tern
Njengoba sezilungise lonke ugu lwalezi ziqhingi, ama-tern adla ukudla kwasolwandle. Amakoloni azinze eduze kwabantu awanqikazi ezinsaleleni zokubanjwa kwabadobi, abalinde ukuthi baqede ukuhlela izinethi zabo. Kepha nabo bahola kahle ngokwabo.
Kuyathakazelisa! Kusukela ekuseni kakhulu ziyabonakala ngaphezulu kwamanzi, zindiza ngokushesha ngaphezu kwamanzi uqobo noma zikhuphukela phezulu esibhakabhakeni.
Ukubona okucijile kubasiza ukuba babone izikole zezinhlanzi eziphakeme ngamamitha ayi-12-15. Ngokubona amazwibela ezikali, noma izinkalankala eziye zaphumela ogwini, noma izinhlwathi ezikhuphukele phezulu, i-tern yehlela phansi ngokushesha, ibambe inyamazane ngomlomo wayo omude obukhali.
Ama-Terns acwila kahle, ngakho angangena emanzini ajule impela... Ngokushesha badla izinhlanzi ezibanjiwe. Ama-white tern nawo adume ngeqiniso lokuthi angabamba futhi abambe izinhlanzi eziningana ngomlomo wazo ngasikhathi sinye, kuze kufike ku-8 ngasikhathi sinye. Kodwa izinyoni zibonisa "ukuhaha" okunjalo kuphela lapho zondla inzalo yazo.
Ngalesi sikhathi, ngasendleleni, bangadla hhayi kuphela izinhlanzi, izinkalankala kanye ne-squid. Imvamisa endizeni, zidla izinambuzane, zibamba ama-crustaceans nezibungu emanzini, kwesinye isikhathi zishintshele ekudleni kokudla, zidle amajikijolo nemifino.
Ukuzala nenzalo
Ngaphandle kokuthi ama-tern ahlala emakoloni, lezi zinyoni zindawonye, zihlala ngazimbili futhi zigada ngokucophelela indawo yazo phakathi nesikhathi sokuzalela. Ama-white tern adume ngokuthi awalokothi akhe izidleke, angazihluphi ngokwakhiwa kokufana kwezindlu zamantshontsho.
Kuyathakazelisa! Umbhangqwana uhlala uneqanda elilodwa vo, inyoni engalibeka ngokucophelela esihlahleni emfoloko emagatsheni, lapho kudangala khona amatshe, onqenqemeni lwedwala, noma yikuphi lapho iqanda elimhlophe eliyindilinga lingalala khona buthule.
Ososayensi bakholelwa ukuthi ama-tern amhlophe awakhi izidleke ngesizathu esisodwa esilula - udinga ukuvikela umbungu ekushiseni. Lincishwe noma yikuphi ukuvikelwa, iqanda lishaywa ngumoya, futhi ukufudumala kokufudumala kukamama kulisindisa kwi-hypothermia. AmaTerns achamisela umntwana - abashadayo bayashintshana, benikezana isikhathi sokuzifunela ukudla. Ingane izalwa ngemuva kwamasonto ama-5-6.
Imvelo inikeze abantwana be-tern amandla okusinda ngokuchamisela egatsheni noma emadwaleni. Imfucumfucu emhlophe imboza umzimba wephuphu, futhi imilenze nezinzipho eziqinile kusiza ngamandla ukubambelela kunoma ikuphi ukusekelwa. Kwaphela amasonto ambalwa, abazali bazokondla ingane, bayibambe ngokungakhathali futhi bayilethele inyamazane. Futhi iphuphu lizohlala egatsheni lalo, kwesinye isikhathi lilenga libheke phansi, kodwa lingawi.
Kunobufakazi obuvela kubahlali bakulezi ziqhingi bokuthi ama-tern anamathisela amaqanda awo nophahla, uthango emthunzini wezihlahla, ompompi bamanzi bezindlwana ezishiyiwe. Futhi izingane ziyabhekana nazo, zibambelele ngokuqinile empilweni, zizifihla ezitheni, zithole amandla okundiza. Njengoba iphakame ephikweni, i-tern iba nokuzimela ngokuphelele, kepha, njengomthetho, ayishiyi ikoloni.
Izitha zemvelo
Amakati asendle nawasekhaya avame ukuzama ukungena ezindaweni zokwakha ama-tern ukuzitika ngamaqanda noma izinsana... Yilapho kudingeka isibindi kanye namandla okuzimela ngokwabo lapho kudingeka khona izinyoni, okuthi zonke ndawonye zigijimele ezitheni. Kodwa amaqanda nawo azingelwa ngezinye izilwane, kubhekwa njengesibiliboco phakathi kwabantu abaya ukuqoqa "inyamazane" yabo, bephethe amaqanda kubhasikidi.
Ezinye iziqhingi seziyivimbile leyo ndlela yokuzingela ngokungemthetho, kusindisa ama-tern, isibalo sawo esinciphile kakhulu. Ama-terns amadala aba yizisulu zezilwane esibhakabhakeni nasemhlabathini.
Inani labantu kanye nesimo sezinhlobo
Ama-white tern anenhlanhla - izinombolo zawo azikakhathazi ezindaweni eziningi lapho kuhlala khona lezi zinyoni.... Lapho kunezimbalwa khona, lapho amaqanda nezilwane ezigxotshiwe kubhekwa njengezikhumbuzo ezinhle kakhulu zabavakashi, iziphathimandla zendawo zibeka imingcele ekukhiqizeni, zijezisa kanzima abazingeli abangekho emthethweni.