Grey Nurse Shark

© Jean Tresfon

Igama lomndenazo elijayelekileko

Grey nurse shark

Ezinye zakwabo emndenini

Sand shark, Grey nurse shark, Dogfish shark, Spotted ragged-tooth shark

Igama lesayensi

Carcharias Taurus

Ubukhulu

Ingakhula beyibe mamitha amathathu nambili, ezincani zakhona zimamitha amabili nambili.

IKAMBISO YOKUFANISA

Inepumulo ede enqophileko ebonakala khudlwana kanye namazinyo abukhali. Inesitho sokuthaya esisemhlana esincani. Inamacatjhazana amnyama phezu kwesikhumba sombala ozotho ovangene nomlotha. Inomzimba oqinileko onezitho embili zokuthaya zangemgogodlheni. Isitho sokuthaya semuva esimusila sinencenye etshwayeke ngokuthusako.

ILWAZI ELIVAMILEKO

Umndeni wama-Odontaspididae wakhiwe mikhakhawo emibili kanye nemihlobo emine. Irhemiswe njengezibuthakathaka khulu. Ngiyokwaphela i-shark eginya umoya iwuzalise ngemathunji ukwenzela ukuba namandla nofana ukuba majadu. Zimhlobo ehlala ifuduka kanengi. Itholakala ikhamba ngayinye nofana ngemihlambi emikhulu hlangana neemilo zangemanzini.
Zibuthaka begodu azitshwenyi khulu, kodwana zivamise ukuba bukhali nazisilingekileko. Zinesilinganiso sobudise esi-160kg. Amadzinyanazo azalwa sele aphila begodu sele athuthukile, ngokuthi zibe mhlobo oqoqselela ngendeni. Ziwathwala ngamathumbu nofana ziyamitha. Kuvamise ukuzalwa amadzinyana amabili.

UKUDLA KWAZO

Ziphila ngokudla ezinye iimfesi ezifana nama-bony fish, kodwana ziyadla nezinye iin-shark ezincani, ama-rays, squid, iinkala kanye nama-lobsters.

UKUSABALALA KWAZO

Zitholakala kiwo woke amalwandle womhlaba wobujamo bezinga elifuthumeleko kanye nelipholileko.