I-Atlantic Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) iyisilwane esihuquzelayo esincane sasolwandle.
Izimpawu zangaphandle ze-Atlantic Ridley.
I-Atlantic Ridley iyinhlobo encane kunazo zonke yezimfudu zasolwandle, esukela kubukhulu obusuka kumasentimitha angama-55 kuye kwangama-75. Ubude obumaphakathi ngamasentimitha angama-65. Inhloko nezitho (amaphiko) azikwazi ukuhlehliswa. I-carapace icishe ibe nxazonke, umzimba uhlehliselwe ukuntanta okuhle kakhulu. Inhloko nentamo kuzimpunga zomnqumo, kuthi i-plastron imhlophe ngokukhanyayo okuphuzi.
I-Atlantic Ridley inezitho ezine. Imilenze yokuqala isetshenziselwa ukunyakaza emanzini, kanti owesibili ulawula futhi uzinzise ukuma komzimba.
Amajwabu amehlo aphezulu avikela amehlo. Njengazo zonke izimfudu, i-Atlantic Ridley iswele amazinyo, futhi umhlathi wakhe umile njengoqhwaku olubanzi olufana kancane noqhwaku lukapholi. Ukubukeka kwabesilisa nabesifazane akufani kuze kube yilapho izimfudu zifinyelela ebudaleni. Abesilisa babonakala ngemisila emide, enamandla kakhulu kanye nezinzipho ezinkulu, ezigobile. Amajita anombala omnyama-mpunga.
Ukusatshalaliswa kwe-Atlantic Ridley.
Ama-Atlantic Ridleys anebanga elilinganiselwe ngokweqile; itholakala kakhulu eGulf of Mexico nasogwini olusempumalanga ye-United States. Ihlala ebhishi elingamakhilomitha angama-20 eNuevo, enyakatho-mpumalanga yeMexico, enabantu abaningi abakha izidleke esifundazweni saseMexico iTamaulipas.
Lezi zimfudu ziye zabonakala naseVeracruz naseCampeche. Iningi lezindawo zokwakha izidleke zigxile eTexas engxenyeni eseningizimu yezwe. I-Atlantic Ridley ingatholakala eNova Scotia naseNewfoundland, eBermuda.
Izindawo zokuhlala ze-Atlantic ridley.
Ama-ridley ase-Atlantic atholakala kakhulu ezindaweni ezingasogwini ezinamakhefu namachibi. Lezi zimfudu zithanda imizimba yamanzi enesihlabathi noma enodaka, kodwa futhi ingabhukuda olwandle oluvulekile. Emanzini olwandle, ziyakwazi ukucwila ekujuleni okukhulu. Ama-ridley ase-Atlantic awavamile ukuvela osebeni, kuphela izidleke zesifazane emhlabeni.
Izimfudu ezisencane zitholakala nasemanzini angajulile, imvamisa lapho kunezindawo ezingajulile nezindawo zesihlabathi, amatshe kanye nodaka.
Isimo sokulondolozwa kwe-Atlantic Ridley.
I-Atlantic Ridley isengozini enkulu kuLuhlu Olubomvu lwe-IUCN. Kubhalwe ku-Appendix I we-CITES kanye neSithasiselo I no-II se-Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn Convention).
Izinsongo endaweni okuhlala kuyo i-Atlantic ridley.
I-Atlantic Ridleys ikhombisa ukwehla okumangazayo ngenxa yokuqoqwa kwamaqanda, ukucekelwa phansi kwezilwane ezidliwayo kanye nokufa kofudu ngenxa yokudotshwa. Namuhla, usongo olukhulu ekusindeni kwalezi zinhlobo zofudu luqhamuka kuma-shrimp trawlers, avame ukudoba ezindaweni lapho kudla khona uRidley. Izimfudu zibhajiswa emanetheni, futhi kulinganiselwa ukuthi kufa abantu abaphakathi kuka-500 no-5 000 unyaka ngamunye ezindaweni zokudoba izimfanzi. Abasengozini kakhulu izimfudu ezincane, ezikhasa ziphume esidlekeni bese ziya ogwini. Ama-Ridleys ayizilwane ezihuquzelayo ezihamba kancane futhi aba yizisulu ezilula zezinyoni, izinja, ama-raccoon, ama-coyotes. Izinsongo ezinkulu kubantu abadala zivela koshaka bamahlosi nemikhomo ebulalayo.
Ukuvikelwa kwe-Atlantic Ridley.
Ukuhweba kwamazwe e-Atlantic Ridley akuvunyelwe. Ibhishi eliyinhloko lokwakha izidleke lalezi zimfudu limenyezelwe njengeNational Wildlife Refuge kusukela ngo-1970. Ngenkathi yokuzalanisa, izidleke ezinamaqanda zigadwa ngabaqaphi abahlomile, ngakho-ke ukuthengiswa okungekho emthethweni kuyekisiwe.
Ukudoba izimfanzi ezindaweni ezihlala i-ridley yase-Atlantic kwenziwa ngamanetha, anemishini ekhethekile yokuvikela ukubamba izimfudu. Kunezivumelwano zamazwe omhlaba zokwethulwa kwalawa madivayisi emhlabeni wonke kubadobi bezimfanzi ukuze kugwenywe ukufa kwezilwane ezihuquzelayo ezingandile. Izinyathelo ezithathiwe ukulondolozwa kwe-Atlantic Riddle ziholele ekutholakaleni kancane ngamanani, futhi inani lezinsikazi ezizalisayo cishe liyi-10,000.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-Atlantic ridley.
Ama-Atlantic Ridleys achitha iningi lezimpilo zawo ngokuzihlukanisa. Xhumana kuphela ngokukhwelana.
Ukukhwelana kwenzeka emanzini. Eziduna zisebenzisa amaphiko nezinzipho zazo ezinde, ezigobile ukubamba ezinsikazi.
Ngenkathi yokuzalanisa, i-Atlantic Ridleys ikhombisa isidleke esikhulu sokuvumelanisa, nezinkulungwane zabesifazane eziya olwandle olunesihlabathi zizalele amaqanda ngasikhathi sinye. Isikhathi sokwakha izidleke siqala ngo-Ephreli kuya kuJuni. Abesifazane benza isilinganiso semivimbo emibili kuya kwemithathu ngenkathi yokuzalanisa, ngayinye iqukethe amaqanda angama-50 kuye kwayi-100. Izinsikazi zimba izimbobo ngokujule ngokwanele ukuba zicashe kuzo ngokuphelele futhi zibekele amaqanda, cishe zigcwalisa ngokuphelele umgodi olungiselelwe. Ngemuva kwalokho kungcwatshwa umgodi ngezitho, bese kusetshenziswa iplastron ukusula amamaki asele esihlabathini.
Amaqanda anesikhumba futhi ambozwe amafinyila, awavikela ekubhujisweni. Abesifazane bachitha amahora amabili noma ngaphezulu ukuhlela isidleke. Amaqanda abekwa emhlabathini futhi afukanywe izinsuku ezingaba ngu-55. Isikhathi sokukhula kombungu sincike ekushiseni. Emazingeni okushisa aphansi, kuphuma abesilisa abaningi, kanti emazingeni aphezulu, kuvela abesifazane abaningi.
Abasakhulayo basebenzisa izinyo lesikhashana ukuqhekeza igobolondo leqanda. Izimfudu ziza ebusweni beshlabathi zisuka ezinsukwini ezi-3 kuye kweziyi-7 kuthi ebusuku zikhase ngokushesha emanzini. Ukuze bathole ulwandle, kubonakala sengathi baqondiswa ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela emanzini. Zingaba nekhampasi kazibuthe yangaphakathi ebaholela emanzini. Ngemuva kokuba izimfudu ezincane zingene emanzini, zibhukuda ngokuqhubekayo amahora angama-24 kuye kwangama-48. Unyaka wokuqala wokuphila uchithelwa kude nogu emanzini ajulile, okwandisa amathuba okusinda, ngezinga elithile ukuvikela ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye. I-Atlantic Ridley ikhula kancane, isuka eminyakeni eyi-11 iye kwengama-35. Isikhathi sokuphila siyiminyaka engama-30-50.
Ukuziphatha kwe-Atlantic ridley.
Ama-Atlantic Ridleys aguqulelwe kahle ekubhukudeni futhi achitha iningi lempilo yawo emanzini. Lezi zimfudu ziyizinhlobo ezifudukayo. Abanye abantu bayathintana, ngokusobala, kuphela ngesikhathi sokukhwelana nokwakha isidleke. Umsebenzi wasemini walezi zimfudu awufundiswanga kahle.
Ama-Atlantic Ridleys enza imisindo ekhonondayo esiza abesilisa nabesifazane ukuthi batholane. Umbono futhi ungadlala indima ebalulekile ekuboneni abantu abahlobene kanye nezilwane ezidla ezinye.
Ukudla okunomsoco kwe-Atlantic Ridley.
Ama-ridleys ase-Atlantic adla izinkalankala, izimbaza, imfanzi, i-jellyfish, nohlaza. Imihlathi yalezi zimfudu yenzelwa ukuchoboza nokugaya ukudla.
Okusho umuntu.
Ngenxa yokudoba okungekho emthethweni, ama-ridley ase-Atlantic asetshenziselwa ukudla, hhayi amaqanda kuphela, kodwa nenyama iyadliwa, futhi igobolondo lisetshenziselwa ukwenza amakhekhe namafreyimu. Amaqanda alezi zimfudu kukholakala ukuthi anomthelela we-aphrodisiac.
