Sithole 17 amaqiniso athakazelisayo mayelana ne-boa constrictor
Boa
Yilungu elidume kakhulu le-constrictors, izinyoka ezingenabo ubuthi ezikhubaza izisulu zazo ngokubopha emzimbeni wazo. Nakuba zibonakala ziyingozi, azilona usongo olukhulu kubantu. Ukulimala okuvame kakhulu abakwenza kubantu ukulunywa, okubuhlungu kodwa okungabeki impilo engozini.
Ukubukeka kwabo okuthakazelisayo kubenza badume phakathi kwabafuyi. Emashumini eminyaka adlule, ama-boas amaningi abanjwa endle, kodwa ngenhlanhla, ama-boas atholakala ngokuthengiswa manje aphuma emapulazini.
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I-boa constrictor iyilungu lomndeni we-constrictor. Kunezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalombili ze-boa constrictor.
AmaConstrictor awumndeni wezinhlobo ezingama-49 ezihlukaniswe izigaba eziyi-12. Ama-constrictors okuqala avela eMhlabeni ekupheleni kwesikhathi seCretaceous, cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-70,5 edlule.
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Bahlala eNingizimu Melika naseziqhingini ezingasogwini lwaleli zwekazi.
Itholakala e-Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay naseVenezuela. Ama-Boa constrictors nawo ahlala eningizimu yeFlorida, kodwa lezi zinyoka zalethwa lapha ngabantu.
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Zitholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, kusukela emahlathini ashisayo kuya ogwadule oluwugwadule.
Kodwa-ke, bathanda izindawo ezinamahlathi anothile ngokudla, ezigcwele indawo yokukhosela, futhi eziswakeme ngokunengqondo futhi ezifudumele. Ama-Boas ahlala kalula emigodini yezilwane ezincelisayo eziphakathi nendawo, ezivikela ezilwaneni ezingase zizidle.
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Basebusuku.
Nokho, zingatholakala futhi emini, zilele elangeni, ziqongelela amandla. Lapho kuhwalala, zihamba ziyofuna ukudla, lapho zithola khona indawo yokukhosela, lapho ziqamekela inyamazane esondelayo futhi zihlasele zingalindele.
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Zihlala zodwa futhi zivame ukuhlangana ngamaqembu ngesikhathi sokukhwelana.
Zichitha isikhathi esiningi ziphansi, nakuba zingakhuphuka futhi ngezinye izikhathi zingatholakala ezihlahleni.
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Lezi izilwane ezidla ezinye ezizingela ngokuyinhloko zisendaweni ecashile. Uma zingekho izisulu ezingaba khona endaweni yazo, ziyaphoqeleka ukuba zizingele ngenkuthalo.
Ukudla kwabo kuhlanganisa ikakhulukazi izinyoni kanye nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane kuya eziphakathi nendawo. Nakuba izilwane ezizingelayo ngokuvamile ziyizilwane ezilingana namagundane, ziyakwazi ukuzingela izilwane ezizingelayo ezifika ku-50 cm ubude.
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I-boa constrictor iqale ihlasele isisulu sayo, ifake amazinyo kuso, bese iqala ukusonga umzimba waso.
Lapho inyamazane ifa kuphela lapho i-boa constrictor iqala ukudla, ishwabadela inyamazane yonke. Ngokuphambene nalokho okungase kusikiselwe igama lalezi zilwane, izisulu ngokuvamile ziyafa ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kokujikeleza kwegazi ezithweni ezibalulekile zomzimba, njengobuchopho nenhliziyo, kunokuba kube umphumela wokuminyanisa.
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Bangababhukudi abanekhono kakhulu.
Zivame ukutholakala eduze nemifula nemifudlana.
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Umbala wemizimba yazo uwusizo kakhulu ekuzingeleni futhi ngokuvamile uhambisana nendawo ezikuyo.
Umbala wesikhumba sazo unamabala ansundu nampunga. Amachashaza ansundu amnyama awabonakali kahle ekhanda futhi ashube kakhulu njengoba esondela emsileni.
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I-Boas ikhula ibe ngamamitha angu-3 ubude, nabesifazane abakhulu kunabesilisa.
Isilinganiso sosayizi wabesifazane sisuka ku-2,1 kuya ku-3, abesilisa kusuka ku-1,8 kuya ku-2,4 m. Isisindo sabesifazane sisuka ku-10 kuya ku-15 kg. Abamele abakhulu be-boas banesisindo esingaphezu kwama-45 kilogram.
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I-Boas inamaphaphu amabili, lapho kusetshenziswa elilodwa kuphela.
Iphaphu lesokunxele lincane ngosayizi futhi alisetshenziselwa ukuphefumula, okwenziwa yiphaphu elingakwesokudla kuphela. Lesi isici esingajwayelekile phakathi kwezinyoka, njengoba izinyoka eziningi sezilahlekelwe ngokuphelele amaphaphu azo angakwesokunxele.
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Isikhathi sokukhwelana sisukela kuMbasa kuya kuNcwaba. Ngalesi sikhathi, iduna elilodwa liya ocansini nabesifazane abaningi.
Insikazi ekhetha umlingani wayo, kuqala ngokumyenga ngama-pheromones, bese elwa futhi ehlola amandla akhe okuzala. Ukuhlangana kungathatha imizuzu embalwa kuya emahoreni ambalwa, futhi isidoda esifakwe owesilisa singahlala emzimbeni wensikazi isikhathi esingangonyaka.
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I-Boas i-ovoviviparous. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha izinsuku eziyi-100 kuya kweziyi-120, futhi ubukhulu bemfucumfucu buhluka kakhulu.
Amancane angasukela ku-10 kuye ku-65 (isilinganiso esingu-25), amanye awo okungamaqanda angachanyuselwanga noma angavundisiwe. Ubude be-boas encane ekuzalweni busukela ku-38 kuya ku-51 cm. Iningi lalezi zinyoka zizalanisa ngokocansi, nakuba ukuzala kwe-hermaphrodite nakho kuye kwabonwa.
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Bafinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokobulili lapho beneminyaka engu-3-4 ubudala, lapho ubude babo bungaphezu kuka-180 cm.
Ukuthomba akuvimbi ukukhula. Ama-Boas akhula kukho konke ukuphila kwawo, nakuba ngezinga eliphansi kunangesikhathi sokukhula.
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Phakathi kwama-boas kukhona nezinhlobonhlobo ze-albino.
Azivamile emvelweni, kodwa zithandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabalimi, abawela nabanye abantu ukuze bakhiqize izinhlobo ezintsha zemibala.
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Nakuba beyizilwane ezidla ezinye eziphumelela kakhulu, futhi banezitha zemvelo eziningi.
Ngokuvamile, ama-boa constrictors aba yizisulu zezinkozi, oklebe, ama-alligator, ama-caiman nabantu.
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I-boa constrictor ayikho engozini yokushabalala.
Inani labantu bakhona liye lehla kuphela ezindaweni ezithile lapho libanjwa ukuze lihwebe noma lidliwe izilwane ezidla ezinye. EFlorida kubhekwa njengezinhlobo ezihlaselayo.
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