iAfrika yeyona ineentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeentaka kwihlabathi. Kukho iintlobo ezi-ntathu ezinkulu zeentaka, ezitya-iimbewu, i-nectar-feeders kunye nabahlaziyi bezidumbu.
Intlobo etyiwayo yeentaka ilungelelaniswa neentlawulo ezincinci okanye iimfumba zokutshiza, ngelixa izilwanyana ezinamaqabunga aqinileyo kunye neenkuni ziqhekeza kwixhoba lazo.
I-Kruger National Park ihlala kwikhaya labantu abaninzi baseMzantsi Afrika. Iziqhumane zenzeka kakhulu kwimimandla engqonge, ngelixa untsho athetha iintlobo ezixutywayo kunye nemigca yamanzi apho ixhoba lininzi.
Kutheni iintaka zifuduka?
Isizathu esiphezulu sokufuduka singumthombo wokutya ongcono, ofikelele kwiindawo ezifudumalayo. Ukubonelelwa kokutya (ikakhulukazi izimbombo kunye nezinambuzane) kwilizwe labo elivela kwimvelaphi liba lilinganiselwe njengoko isimo sazo sezulu siba nzima. Isidingo samandla (ukuzalanisa) sinyanzelekisa ukuba zifuduke emideni enkulu ukuya kwamanye amazwekazi.Uwuphi umehluko phakathi kwamahobe neenkumbi?
Enyanisweni, akukho ntlukwano yobugcisa phakathi kwamahobe neenkumbi njengoko zivela kwintsapho efanayo. Sisebenzisa umehluko wabo wobukhulu ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwabo, kunye nehobe ibe yincinci yeebini.
Ijuba lingeyintsapho encinci yodwa yimijondolo eluhlaza-njengamajuba ayenziwa ngamagobe, iqela eliqhelekileyo esiyibona liyinkobe. Ngeenjongo zokunceda, siya kuhlala siyibiza njengejuba.
Kutheni uNgximde usitya ngoluhlobo?
Ungximde (I-Woodpecker) yenza oku ukujonga iimbungu okanye naluphi na uhlobo lokutya olungapheliyo phantsi kwegxolo. Benza ezi zibophelelo zeentlanzi kunye nokuthetha nabanye abatsha.Ngaba kukho umahluko phakathi kweehasi kunye namadada?
Ngokufanayo 'nehobe nejuba', ingqungquthela yindoda. Ziyamalungu entsapho enye, kunye ne-swan, kodwa sele yabizwa ngokuba yiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo ukuze kube lula.
Amajezi ayebizwa ngokuba ngamaqela ngokwahlukeneyo njengoko kubonwa ukuba yinto phakathi kwedoki kunye ne-swan.
Kubonakala ngathi ukuphela kokuziphatha okuphakathi kwama-geese kunye namadada yindlela abahlala kuyo, kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezihlahleni zemithi.
Unokuzingela amazinyo?
Nangona zinempilo yokwenza njalo, iitalente kunye neenzwane zazo azange zenzeke njengezo ezinye iintaka. Iimfucu zizintaka ezinobungqina ezikwazi ukulawula kunye nokusongela ngamanani kwaye ngoko akufuneki ukuzingela.
Kukho iintlobo zeenkuku ezikwazi ukubulala iintsholongwane ezincinci ezinjengeentonga kunye ne-antelope fawns.
Ngaba iinqununu ziyazithanda?
Hayi, iibhokhwe 'aziqhubi' kodwa kunokuba uphawule umkhwelo, ukuhlambalaza okanye i-croak. Ezi zandi zenziwa xa i-owl exhales kunye neendlela zokukhangisa okanye ukunxibelelana.
Kufunyenwe ukuba ukubizwa kubonakala kuninzi ngaphambi kokuba kusetyenziswe amaqanda kunye nokuhlalisa.
Zeziphi iintlukwano phakathi kwamathambo kunye neengwenya?
I-Falcon yintaka ephilileyo ephikisayo emoyeni. Abazakheli izidleke zabo, kodwa kunoko zisebenzise ezinye izihlaziyi. Ukhozi lunemilenze engaphephekanga kunye nezikali ezininzi kunye neenzwane ezingaphandle. Zakha izidleke zazo apho abantwana babo bashiywe ngelixa befuna ukuphanga.Kutheni iintaka zenyango zikhula?
Ukuphakama kuqhelekileyo phakathi kweentaka ezininzi kwaye kukhuthazwa ii-thermals. Le milambo yokuphakamisa umoya ofudumeleyo emhlabeni ukuba iintaka zigcine ubuso bazo zamaphiko ukulwa nokugcina amandla kwaye zigcine ziphakamileyo.
Isibongo sokujikeleza osibona emhlabathini senzeke xa intaka izama ukuqhubeka ihamba kunye nemigudu. Oku kunika neentaka ngeembono ezikude, ngaloo ndlela zicinga ukuba zivela 'kungekho ndawo'.