I-Dodo bird: ukubukeka, ukudla okunomsoco, ukuzala kanye nezinsalela zezinto ezibonakalayo

I-dodo inyoni engasekho engenakundiza eyayihlala esiqhingini saseMauritius. Ukukhulunywa kokuqala kwale nyoni kwavela ngenxa yamatilosi aseHolland avakashele lesi siqhingi ekupheleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX. Imininingwane enemininingwane eminingi ngenyoni yatholwa ngekhulu lesi-XNUMX. Ezinye izazi zemvelo sekuyisikhathi eside zibheka i-dodo njengesidalwa sasenganekwaneni, kodwa kamuva kwavela ukuthi le nyoni yayikhona ngempela.

ukubukeka

I-dodo, eyaziwa ngokuthi inyoni ye-dodo, yayinkulu impela. Abantu abadala bafinyelela isisindo esingama-20-25 kg, futhi ukuphakama kwabo kwakucishe kube yi-1 m.

Ezinye izici:

• umzimba ovuvukele namaphiko amancane, okubonisa ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukundiza;
• imilenze emifushane enamandla;
• izidladla ngeminwe emi-4;
• umsila omfushane wezimpaphe eziningana.

Lezi zinyoni zazihamba kancane futhi zihamba phansi. Ngaphandle, elinezimpaphe ngandlela-thile lalifana ne-turkey, kodwa lalingekho i-crest ekhanda lalo.

Isici esiyinhloko uqhwaku oluboshwe kanye nokungabikho kwezimpaphe eduze kwamehlo. Sekuyisikhathi eside ososayensi bekholelwa ukuthi ama-dodos ayizihlobo ze-albatross ngenxa yokufana kwemilomo yawo, kodwa lo mbono awuqinisekisiwe. Ezinye izazi zezilwane ziye zakhuluma ngezinyoni ezidla inyama, kuhlanganise namanqe, nawo angenasikhumba esinezimpaphe emakhanda awo.

Kuyajabulisa ukuthi Ubude bomlomo we-Mauritius dodo cishe i-20 cm, futhi isiphetho sayo sigobile phansi. Umbala womzimba umpunga noma umlotha. Izimpaphe emathangeni zimnyama, kanti lezi ezisesifubeni nasezimpikweni zimhlophe. Eqinisweni, amaphiko ayeyisiqalo nje.

Ukukhiqiza kanye nokudla

Ngokusho kososayensi banamuhla, ama-dodos adala izidleke ezivela emagatsheni esundu namaqabunga, kanye nomhlaba, emva kwalokho iqanda elilodwa elikhulu labekwa lapha. Ukufukamela amaviki angu-7 owesilisa nowesifazane bashintshana. Le nqubo, kanye nokondla itshwele, kwathatha izinyanga ezimbalwa.

Ngaleso sikhathi esibucayi, u-dodos akazange avumele muntu eduze nesidleke. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ezinye izinyoni zaxoshwa yi-dodo yobulili obufanayo. Ngokwesibonelo, uma enye insikazi isondela esidlekeni, eyeduna ehlezi esidlekeni yaqala ukubhakuzisa amaphiko ayo futhi yenza umsindo omkhulu, ibiza insikazi yayo.

Ukudla kwe-dodo kwakusekelwe ezithelweni zesundu ezivuthiwe, amaqabunga kanye nemiqumbe. Ososayensi bakwazi ukufakazela uhlobo olunjalo lokudla okuvela ematsheni atholakala esiswini sezinyoni. Lamatshe awenza umsebenzi wokugaya ukudla.

Izinsalela zezinhlobo kanye nobufakazi bokuba khona kwayo

Endaweni yaseMauritius, lapho i-dodo yayihlala khona, kwakungekho zilwane ezinkulu ezincelisayo nezilwane ezidla ezinye, yingakho le nyoni yaba ezethembayo futhi enokuthula kakhulu. Lapho abantu beqala ukufika eziqhingini, baqothula ama-dodo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kulethwe izingulube, izimbuzi nezinja lapha. Lezi zilwane ezincelisayo zazidla izihlahla lapho kwakunezidleke zama-dodo, zachoboza amaqanda azo, futhi zabhubhisa amazinyane nezinyoni ezindala.

Ngemva kokuqothulwa kokugcina, kwaba nzima ngososayensi ukufakazela ukuthi i-dodo yayikhona ngempela. Omunye wochwepheshe ukwazile ukuthola amathambo amaningana amakhulu eziqhingini. Kamuva, kwambiwa ngezinga elikhulu endaweni efanayo. Ucwaningo lokugcina lwenziwa ngo-2006. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho izazi ze-paleontology zaseHolland zathola khona eMauritius. Uhlaka lwamathambo luhlala:

• uqhwaku;
• amaphiko;
• izidladla;
• umgogodla;
• isici se-femur.

Ngokuvamile, i-skeleton yenyoni ibhekwa njengento ebaluleke kakhulu yokuthola isayensi, kodwa ukuthola izingxenye zayo kulula kakhulu kuneqanda eliphilayo. Kuze kube namuhla, iye yasinda ngekhophi eyodwa kuphela. Inani layo idlula inani leqanda le-epiornis laseMadagascar, okungukuthi, inyoni enkulu kunazo zonke ezazikhona ezikhathini zasendulo.

Amaqiniso ezinyoni athakazelisayo

• Isithombe se-dodo sibukisa ngejazi lezingalo laseMauritius.
• Ngokwenye yezinganekwane, izinyoni ezimbalwa zayiswa eFrance zisuka eReunion Island, ezakhala lapho zicwiliswa emkhunjini.
• Kunamamemo amabili abhaliwe adalwe ngekhulu lesi-XNUMX, achaza ngokuningiliziwe ukubukeka kwe-dodo. Le mibhalo ikhuluma ngoqhwaku olukhulu olumise okwe-cone. Nguye owasebenza njengesivikelo esikhulu senyoni, engakwazi ukugwema ukungqubuzana nezitha, ngoba yayingakwazi ukundiza. Amehlo enyoni ayemakhulu kakhulu. Ayevame ukufaniswa nama-gooseberries amakhulu noma amadayimane.
• Ngaphambi kokuqala kwenkathi yokukhwelana, ama-dodos ayehlala yedwa. Ngemva kokukhwelana, izinyoni zaba abazali abakahle, ngoba zenza wonke umzamo wokuvikela inzalo yazo.
• Ososayensi baseNyuvesi yase-Oxford manje benza uchungechunge lwezilingo ezihlobene nokwakhiwa kabusha kofuzo lwe-dodo.
• Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX, ukulandelana kwezakhi zofuzo kwahlaziywa, ngenxa yalokho kwaziwa ukuthi ijuba lesimanje elinomhlwenga lingesinye sezihlobo eziseduze ze-dodo.
• Kunombono wokuthi ekuqaleni lezi zinyoni zazikwazi ukundiza. Zazingekho izilwane ezidla ezinye noma abantu endaweni ababehlala kuyo, ngakho sasingekho isidingo sokukhuphukela emoyeni. Ngokuvumelana nalokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umsila waguqulwa waba yi-crest encane, futhi amaphiko akhubazekile. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi lo mbono awuzange uqinisekiswe ngokwesayensi.
• Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zezinyoni: iMauritius neRodrigues. Izinhlobo zokuqala zacekelwa phansi engxenyeni yesibili yekhulu lesi-XNUMX, kanti eyesibili yasinda kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX.
• I-dodo yathola igama lesibili ngenxa yamatilosi ayebheka le nyoni njengesiphukuphuku. Ihumusha isuka kusi-Portuguese ngokuthi dodo.
• Iqoqo eliphelele lamathambo lagcinwa e-Oxford Museum. Ngeshwa, lo hlaka lwamathambo lwacekelwa phansi ngomlilo ngo-1755.

I-Drone inentshisekelo enkulu ngososayensi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Lokhu kuchaza imivubukulo eminingi kanye nezifundo ezenziwa namuhla endaweni yaseMauritius. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanye ochwepheshe banesithakazelo ekubuyiseleni lolu hlobo lwezilwane ngokusebenzisa izakhi zofuzo.