I-Manta ray - i-sea giant, ngobukhulu phakathi kwama-stingray aziwayo, futhi mhlawumbe angenabungozi kakhulu. Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo nokubukeka kwayo okwesabekayo, kunezinganekwane eziningi ngaye, eziningi zazo ezingamanga.
Ubukhulu be-manta ray buhlaba umxhwele kakhulu, abantu abadala bafinyelela kumamitha ama-2, ubude bezinhlamvu ngamamitha ayi-8, isisindo senhlanzi sifinyelela kumathani amabili. Kepha hhayi kuphela ubukhulu obukhulu obunikeza inhlanzi ukubukeka okwesabekayo, amaphiko ekhanda, ngenkathi yokuziphendukela kwemvelo, enwetshiwe futhi afana nezimpondo. Mhlawumbe yingakho bebizwa nangokuthi "osathane basolwandle", yize inhloso "yezimpondo" inokuthula, ama-stingray asebenzisa amaphiko ukuqondisa iplankton emlonyeni wabo. Umlomo wemanta ufinyelela imitha elilodwa ububanzi... Njengoba ikhulelwe ukudla, i-stingray iyabhukuda umlomo wayo uvuleke kakhulu, futhi amaphiko ayo ahambisa amanzi nezinhlanzi ezincane ne-plankton kuwo. I-stingray inezinsiza zokuhlunga emlonyeni wayo, ngokufana naleyo yoshaka whale. Ngaso, amanzi namaplankton ayahlungwa, ukudla kuthunyelwa esiswini, i-stingray idedela amanzi ngemigqa ye-gill.
Indawo yemisebe yemanta ngamanzi asezindaweni ezishisayo zazo zonke izilwandle. Ingemuva lenhlanzi lipendwe ngombala omnyama, kanti isisu simhlophe qhwa, nenombolo yamabala ngamuntu ngamunye, ngenxa yalo mbala ifihlwe kahle emanzini.
NgoNovemba banesikhathi sokukhwelana, futhi abatshuzi babona isithombe esifuna ukwazi kakhulu. Ababhukudi besifazane bazungezwe yinqamu yonke "yabalandeli", kwesinye isikhathi inani labo lifinyelela kwishumi nambili. Abesilisa babhukuda ngemuva kwabesifazane ngejubane elikhulu, baphinda yonke iminyakazo ngemuva kwabo.
Insikazi izala izinyane izinyanga eziyi-12, futhi izala eyodwa kuphela. Ngemuva kwalokho, uthatha ikhefu unyaka owodwa noma emibili. Akwaziwa ukuthi lamakhefu achazwa kanjani, mhlawumbe lesi sikhathi siyadingeka ukuze silulame. Inqubo yokubeletha ayijwayelekile, insikazi iyalidedela masinyane leli cubha, igoqwe ibe umqulu, bese ivula amaphiko ayo amaphiko ibhukude ilandele umama. Imisebe ye-manta esanda kuzalwa inesisindo esifinyelela ku-10 kilogram, imitha elilodwa ubude.
Ubuchopho be-manta ray bukhulu, isilinganiso sesisindo sobuchopho esilinganisweni sesisindo somzimba siphezulu kakhulu kunezinye izinhlanzi. Banokushesha ukuqonda futhi banelukuluku lokwazi, bathanjiswa kalula. Eziqhingini zoLwandlekazi i-Indian, abatshuzi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba bahlangana ukuze babhukude ngokuhlangana nomsebe we-manta. Imvamisa bakhombisa ilukuluku labo lapho bebona into engaziwa ebusweni, bayantanta phezulu, bakhukhuleke eduze, babone izehlakalo ezenzekayo.
Ngokwemvelo, udeveli wasolwandle cishe akanazo izitha ngaphandle koshaka abadla inyama, kanti futhi bahlasela cishe nezilwane ezincane kuphela. Ngaphezu kobukhulu bayo obukhulu, udeveli wasolwandle akanakho ukuvikeleka ezitheni, isici esihlabayo semisebe kagesi kungenzeka asikho noma sisesimweni esisele futhi asinabungozi kunoma ngubani.
Inyama ye-stingray enkulu inomsoco futhi iyamnandi, isibindi siyisibiliboco esikhethekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inyama isetshenziswa emithini yendabuko yamaShayina. Ukuzizingela kuzuzisa abadobi bendawo abampofu, yize kuhlotshaniswa nengozi enkulu empilweni. I-manta ray ibhekwa njengengozi enkulu.
Kwakunenkolelo yokuthi imisebe yama-manta iyakwazi ukuhlasela umuntu emanzini, ayibambe ngamaphiko, ayihudulele phansi bese igwinya isisulu. ENingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, ukuhlangana nosathane wasolwandle kwakuthathwa njengophawu olubi futhi kwathembisa amashwa amaningi. Abadobi bendawo, babamba ithole ngephutha, balidedela ngokushesha. Mhlawumbe yingakho inani labantu abanamandla amancane okuzala lisindile kuze kube namuhla.
Eqinisweni, i-manta ray ingalimaza umuntu kuphela lapho icwila emanzini ngemuva kokuphuma emanzini. Iyakwazi ukubhukuda umuntu obhukuda noma isikebhe ngomzimba waso omkhulu.
Ukweqa amanzi kungenye into emangalisayo yemisebe emikhulu. Ukugxuma kufinyelela ekuphakameni kwamamitha ayi-1.5 ngaphezulu kwamanzi, bese kuthi, kulandele ukudilika ngomsindo onamandla kunayo yonke obangelwe umthelela womzimba wesidlakela esingamathani amabili emanzini. Lo msindo uzwakala ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ambalwa. Kepha, ngokusho kofakazi bokuzibonela, lo mbukwane muhle kakhulu.
Ama-stingray amakhulu nawo mahle ngaphansi kwamanzi, ashaya amaphiko awo kalula, njengamaphiko, sengathi ayantanta emanzini.
Ama-aquariums amahlanu amakhulu kuphela emhlabeni anodeveli basolwandle. Futhi kukhona icala lokuzalwa kwenganyana ekuthunjweni e-aquarium yaseJapan ngo-2007... Lezi zindaba zasakazeka kuwo wonke amazwe futhi zaboniswa kuthelevishini, okufakazela uthando lomuntu ngalezi zidalwa ezimangalisayo.
