I-frigate kaKhisimusi (i-Fregata andrewsi) ingeka-oda wekhaba.
Ukusabalalisa i-frigate kaKhisimusi
I-frigate kaKhisimusi ithola igama layo esiqhingini lapho izalela khona, ikakhulukazi esiQhingini saseChristmas, esisogwini olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Australia e-Indian Ocean. I-frigate kaKhisimusi inebanga elibanzi futhi ibungazwa kulo lonke elaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia nase-Indian Ocean, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ivela ngaseSumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, Andaman Islands naseKeeling Island.
Izindawo ze-frigate kaKhisimusi
I-frigate kaKhisimusi itholakala emanzini afudumele asezindaweni ezishisayo nasendaweni eshisayo oLwandlekazi lwaseNdiya anosawoti omncane.
Uchitha isikhathi esiningi olwandle, ephumula kancane emhlabeni. Lezi zinhlobo zivame ukwakha izidleke kanye nezinye izinhlobo ze-frigate. Izindawo zokuhlala ubusuku bonke nezidleke ziphezulu kakhulu, okungenani amamitha ama-3 ukuphakama. Zizalela kuphela emahlathini omile eChristmas Island.
Izimpawu zangaphandle ze-frigate kaKhisimusi
Amafriji kaKhisimusi ayizinyoni ezinkulu zasolwandle ezimnyama ezinomsila owenziwe ngemfoloko ngokujulile nomlomo omude oxhumeke. Izinyoni zabo bobabili ubulili zihlukaniswa ngamabala amhlophe ahlukile esiswini. Abesifazane bakhulu kunabesilisa, benesisindo esiphakathi kuka-1550 g no-1400 g, ngokulandelana.
Abesilisa bahlukaniswa ngesikhwama esibomvu nomlomo ompunga omnyama. Abesifazane banomphimbo omnyama nomlomo obomvana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, insikazi inekhola emhlophe namabala asuka esiswini enabela esifubeni, kanye nezimpaphe ze-axillary. Izinyoni ezisencane zinomzimba onombala onsundu kakhulu, umsila omnyama, uqhwaku oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka olubonakalisiwe nekhanda eliphuzi ngokuphaphathekile.
Ukuzalela i-frigate kaKhisimusi
UKhisimusi ufaka isizini entsha ngayinye yokuzalanisa nabalingani abasha bese ukhetha amasayithi amasha okufaka izidleke. Ekupheleni kukaDisemba, abesilisa bathola indawo yokwakha izidleke futhi bahehe abesifazane, bakhombise izimpaphe zabo, befaka isikhwama somphimbo obomvu ngokugqamile. Ngababili bavame ukwakha ngasekupheleni kukaFebhuwari. Izidleke zakhiwe eChristmas Island ezindaweni ezintathu kuphela ezaziwayo. Izinyoni zikhetha ukwakha izidleke ezindaweni ezivikelekile emimoyeni enamandla ukuqinisekisa ukufika okuphephile ngemuva kokundiza. Isidleke singaphansi kwegatsha eliphezulu lesihlahla esikhethiwe. Lezi zinhlobo zikhetha kakhulu ekukhetheni izinhlobo zezihlahla ezisetshenziselwa ukwakha izidleke. I-Oviposition yenzeka phakathi kukaMashi noMeyi. Kuzalwa iqanda elilodwa futhi bobabili abazali bayalifukamela ngokulandelana phakathi nesikhathi sokufukamela sezinsuku ezingama-40 kuye kwangama-50.
Amachwane aqanduselwa kusukela maphakathi no-Ephreli kuya ngasekupheleni kukaJuni. Inzalo ikhula kancane, cishe izinyanga eziyishumi nanhlanu, ngakho-ke ukuzala kwenzeka njalo eminyakeni emibili. Bobabili abazali bondla iphuphu. Ama-frigates asekhulile ahlala ethembele ezinyoni ezindala izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya kweziyisikhombisa noma ngabe seziphumile esidlekeni.
Isikhathi sokuphila samafriji kaKhisimusi yiminyaka engama-25.6. Cishe izinyoni zingafinyelela eminyakeni yobudala engama-40 - 45.
Ukuziphatha kwe-Christmas frigate
Amafriji kaKhisimusi ahlala olwandle. Bayakwazi ukusuka ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu. Zincamela ukudla emanzini afudumele anosawoti wamanzi amancane. Ama-frigates yizinyoni ezizodwa lapho zondla futhi zihlala emakoloni kuphela ngenkathi yokuzalanisa.
Ukudla kwamafrimu kaKhisimusi
Amafriji kaKhisimusi athola ukudla kwawo ngqo ebusweni bamanzi. Ziphila ngokudla izinhlanzi ezindizayo, i-jellyfish, i-squid, izidalwa ezinkulu ze-planktonic, nezilwane ezifile. Lapho kudotshwa, umlomo kuphela ocwiliswa emanzini, futhi kwesinye isikhathi izinyoni zehlisa lonke ikhanda. Ama-frigates avele abambe ama-squid namanye ama-cephalopods ebusweni bamanzi.
Badla amaqanda ezidlekeni zezinye izinyoni futhi badla amachwane amancane amanye ama-frigates. Ngenxa yalokhu kuziphatha, amafriji kaKhisimusi abizwa ngokuthi yizinyoni ze "pirate".
Okusho umuntu
I-frigate kaKhisimusi iyinhlobo ekhona yesiQhingi saseChristmas futhi iheha amaqembu abavakashi bezinyoni. Kusukela ngo-2004, kube nohlelo lokuhlumelelisa amahlathi kanye nohlelo lokuqapha olwandisa inani lezinyoni ezingandile kulesi siqhingi.
Isimo sokongiwa kwefriji likaKhisimusi
Amafriji kaKhisimusi asengozini futhi abhalwe ohlwini lweSithasiselo seCITES II. IChristmas Island National Park yasungulwa ngonyaka we-1989 futhi iqukethe abantu ababili kwabathathu abaziwayo be-frigate kaKhisimusi. Lezi zinhlobo zezinyoni nazo zivikelwe ngaphandle kwepaki ngezivumelwano ngezinyoni ezifudukayo phakathi kwe-Australia namanye amazwe.
Kodwa-ke, i-frigate kaKhisimusi ihlala iyizinhlobo ezisengozini enkulu kakhulu, ngakho-ke, ukubhekwa ngokucophelela kwabantu be-frigate kaKhisimusi kunomthelela empumelelweni yokuzalanisa futhi kuhlala kuyisinyathelo esiza kuqala ekuvikeleni izinhlobo ezingavamile.
Izinsongo endaweni ye-frigate kaKhisimusi
Izizathu eziyinhloko zokwehla kwenani labantu be-frigate kaKhisimusi esikhathini esedlule ukubhujiswa kwemvelo kanye nokudla kwangaphambili. Ukungcola kothuli okuvela ezomeni zezimayini kuholele ekutheni indawo eyodwa yokuhlala unomphela ishiywe. Lapho sekufakwe imishini yokucindezela uthuli, imiphumela emibi yokungcola yeka. Izinyoni njengamanje zihlala ezindaweni eziphansi ezingaba yingozi ekusindeni kwazo. Ama-frigates kaKhisimusi ahlala unomphela ezikhungweni eziningana ezizalanayo esiqhingini, izinyoni zizala kancane, ngakho-ke noma yiluphi ushintsho ngengozi endaweni yokuhlala luyingozi ekukhiqizeni.
Enye yezinsongo ezinkulu ekuzalelaneni ngempumelelo kwama-frigates kaKhisimusi izintuthwane eziphuzi eziphuzi. Lezi zintuthwane zakha amakholoni amakhulu aphazamisa ukwakheka kwamahlathi esiqhingi, ngakho-ke ama-frigates awazitholi izihlahla ezifanele ukwakhelwa. Ngenxa yobubanzi obukhawulelwe nezimo ezikhethekile zokuzalisa, inani lamafriji kaKhisimusi ancipha kunoma yiziphi izinguquko zezimo zokuhlala.
