Bateleur Eagle
Bateleur Ukhozi

© Nigel J Dennis
Bateleur Eagle.

Igama

Bateleur Ukhozi/Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus)

Kubonakala

I-Bateleur ukhozi yiyona edume kakhulu yeentaka. I-Bateleur iFrentshi 'ye-tightrope-walker'. Leli gama mhlawumbi likhethwe ngenxa yezinto ezibonakalayo ezibonakalayo.
Iintsiba zalo ezimnyama ezimhlophe ezimhlophe phantsi kwamaphiko, ubuso obubomvu nemilenze kunye nomlotha omnyama ziimpawu. Ngokungafani ezininzi nezidalwa, amabhinqa eBateleur maninzi kunamadoda. I-plumage ye-bateleur eneminyaka elilodwa i-uniforms emnyama. Ngonyaka wesithathu, le mphunga iqala ukuphenduka imibala yayo ibemnyama, mhlophe kunye nangwevu. Ingathatha i-Bateleur engumdala ukuya kwiminyaka eyi-8 ukukrazula yonke iphampu eluhlaza kunye nokubuyela kubantu abadala.
I-bateleur inamaphiko amade kakhulu kunye nomsila omfutshane, ukuze iinyawo zayo zidlule ngaphaya komsila. Amehlo woninzi we-bateleur azungezwe ngefele lobuso obubomvu obuqhaqhayo, kunye neentsiba. Njengokuba ukunika ingqiqo ye-balance, imilenze yinto efanayo ebomvu njengobuso. Iimpawu ezihamba phambili zebhinqa zibomvu, ngelixa iintsiba zokuhamba ngeesekondari ziba ngwevu.

Ukutya

Amaqanda e-Bateleur achitha iiyure eziyi-8 ukuya kwimihla ngemihla efuna ukutya. Ukutya kwabo kubandakanya i-antelope, iimpuku, iintaka, inyoka, i-carrion, amacikilishi kwaye ngokukodwa ibulala indlala.

Ukuzala

Ibhinqa liya kubeka iqanda elilodwa kwisihla esihlala emthini omkhulu, okhuselayo. Umama ubamba iqanda ngelixa ubaba eqokelela ukutya kunye neentonga zesidleke. Ngamanye amaxesha, nangona kunjalo, utata uyabamba. Emva kwexesha lokuxubusha lweentsuku eziyi-52-59, umntwana osenyakatho uBateleur uyazibetha. Kwiintsuku eziyi-110 kamva, ukukhwabanisa kuya kushiya isidleke, kodwa kuya kuqhubeka nokufumana ukutya kubazali bayo ngezinye iintsuku eziyi-100. Kuphela eziyi-2% amantshontsho aphile ade abemadala.

Indlela yokuziphatha

I-Bateleur eagles ibini ebomini kwaye uhlale kwisidleko esifanayo iminyaka emininzi. Abantu abadala abanokungahlawulwanga ngamanye amaxesha bangabonwa ngasentla kwisiza. Le ntaka ayinakunyulwa yindoda yokulinganisa kwaye ayincedi ngokutya. I-bateleur ininzi ibonakala ngokukhawuleza, ngokukhenketha ngokuthe ngqo kwindlela ekhethiweyo yokuzingela. Izinyoni zingabhalela iikhilomitha ezingama-300 ukuya kwiindawo zokutshiza iintsuku ezisibhozo zokutya. Ngenxa yendawo ebanzi ehlanganiswa imihla ngemihla, inani leenkwenkwezi zasendle liqikelelwa ngokukhawuleza kwingingqi yalo engaphantsi kweSahara yaseAfrika, kodwa inani labo kwiindawo zazo zoluhlu luyacutheka. Umboniso wesibhakabhaka unobungqina obunqabileyo, kunye nemibhobho ephakamileyo yindoda ebhinqa. Uya kugqithisa umqolo wakhe, abonise izihlunu zakhe aze agqithise ngaphezulu ukuze azilungise njengoko ephosa. Kukho ukulandelelana-inkokheli yokuphamba kunye nokuqhuma xazibhabha, kwaye kunokuba kube ne-360 degrees 'barrel' rolls, edlalwa kunye nokubetha okukhulu kwamaphiko ndawonye. Le ngqungquthela ingvakala ngabantu abakude. Zonke ezi zinto zihamba kunye neefowuni ezinkulu. Bateleurs ihlala elangeni. Bemi buso baze babambe amaphiko abo ngqo emacaleni kwaye baxhomekeke ngokuzenzekelayo, i-classique 'phoenix' pose, kwaye ibuye ilandele ilanga.

Indawo

I-bateleur iyadlula ngaphaya kwe-Afrika engasentla kweJaji laseSahara apho kungekho hluma eliqingqileyo. Ifuna umhlaba ovulekileyo - ingca kunye ne-acacia savannah. Iyacuthwa okanye iphela kwiindawo ezininzi ezisemzantsi Afrika.

Apho zifumaneka khona

I-Bateleur ukhozi ifunyanwa kulo lonke elaseMzantsi Afrika le-Sahara. Ikhetha umthi kunye ne-savanna.