Izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zezinhlanzi zinakekelwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Ngokuvamile kunzima ukucacisa ukuthi yiziphi lezi zivunguvungu, ikakhulukazi uma ungazithengi kusuka kumzalisi owazihlwitha ezindaweni zokushisa ezilawulwayo (kusukela izinga lokushisa ngesikhathi sokushiswa komzimba yilokho okubheka ukuthi i-embryo izoba yindoda ebesilisa noma yesifazane, amazinga okushisa akhiqiza abesilisa nabesifazane bathuthuke emazingeni okushisa afudumele).
Ngenhlanhla kunezinhlobo zezimvudu ezenza kube lula kunabanye ukuhlukanisa owesilisa ovela kwabesifazane ngaphandle kokwazi ukushisa kwawo okushisa. Abahleli bezinwele ezibomvu, ngokwesibonelo, babonise i-dimorphism yezocansi futhi babe nokungafani okuhlukile ngobukhulu babo nokubukeka phakathi kobulili.
Ukusebenzisa ubukhulu beShell nobunjwa ezithuthumeni zobulili
Kukhona umehluko ohlukile phakathi kobukhulu phakathi kwamadvodza amaningi abesilisa nabesifazane kodwa lokhu kungabonakali kuze kube yilapho i-turtle ifinyelela ekuvuthweni kobulili (futhi ukudla kungadlala indima ngobukhulu be-turtle). Kulabo besilisa abomvu abafakwe ebomvu , ukuvuthwa ngokocansi kungathi isikhathi abafinyelela kumasentimitha amane ubude (futhi cishe eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemihlanu ubudala). Abesifazane bavuthiwe ngokocansi uma befinyelela emasentimitha ayisithupha kuya kwangu-7 ubude (okungathatha iminyaka emihlanu kuya kweyisikhombisa). Izinhlobo eziningi zamavolumu, kufaka phakathi ngisho nezinhlanzi zasolwandle, zihlukunyezwa ngokobulili ngenxa yobukhulu besayizi nabesilisa, kodwa ukuze usebenzise ubukhulu begobolondo ngobukhulu njengento ebalulekile ekunqumeni ubulili be-turtle kumele wazi futhi iminyaka yabo.
Ingxenyeni yegobolondo le-tortle (ebizwa ngokuthi i-plastron) iphindiswa futhi njengendlela yokukhomba izintombazane zobulili. Amavolumu angamadoda anesigcawu (curved in plastron) ngenkathi abesifazane besinezicathulo. Lokhu kwenza izintula zamadoda zikwazi ukuphakamisa kalula izinsikazi futhi zinika abesifazane ithuba elikhulu lokubamba amaqanda ngaphakathi.
Ukusebenzisa Ubude Besikhala Ezingxenyeni Zezocansi
Uma ubheka izinhlayiya ezinyaweni zezintambo ze-tortle uzoqaphela ukuthi abesifazane bavame ukuba nezihluthulelo ezincane, izinhlanga, nobude obufanayo njengezinzwane zabo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izidalwa ezinamabhantshi kanye nezinye izivunguvungu zasemanzini zinezinhlayiya eziningana ezinyaweni zangaphambili kunamazinyane. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi abesilisa basebenzise izihluthulelo zabo lapho bezama ukwenza abesifazane ukuba bazalwe. Ngesikhathi sokubeletha, abesilisa bazophinde babambe ama-shells angaphezu kwamagobolondo angaphansi kwabesifazane ngokusebenzisa izihluthulelo zabo.
Ukusebenzisa amakhanda ezithuthumayo zocansi
Indlela ejwayelekile kunazo zonke abantu abahamba ngezocansi ukubuka ubude bomsila wabo. Izintambokazi ezincane zinezigubhu ezincane nezesikhumba ngenkathi abesilisa bezemidlalo eside, imisila enzima, ne-ventaca (cloaca) ibe ngaphezulu kokuphela komsila uma kuqhathaniswa nesifazane. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kulula kakhulu ukuya ocansini uma ubuka umsila wabo uma uthola izintambo eziningi zombili zobulili ukuze uziqhathanise.
Ukusebenzisa Ukumaketha kanye Nembala Ezingxoxweni Zezocansi
Bobabili abesilisa abesilisa nabesilisa abomvu abafakwe emanzini abomvu banemizimba eminingi eluhlaza okwenziwe nge-streaking ephuzi ephuzi engeke ikusize isifiso sakho ekunqumeni ukuthi ubani oyindoda nowesifazane. Kodwa kunezinye izinkomba zombala ezingase zibe khona. Igobolondo elingezansi, elibizwa nangokuthi i-plastron, liphuzi ngokungafani, okumnyama okubambene ngenkathi umsila, imilenze, nekhanda liluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Njengoba izigqoko ezibomvu ezikhwele zikhula, abaningi baya embala omnyama, cishe omnyama futhi bangase bafihle ezinye noma zonke izimpawu zabo eziphuzi. Lo mbala obumnyama uvame kakhulu kubantu abafake izigqoko ezibomvu abesilisa abomvu.
Amagobolondo ebhokisi le-ornate angenye uhlobo lwezintambo ezinomzimba wesifo socansi. Amagundane amahlumela amakhanda amancane anesibhakabhaka anamehlo abomvu kanti amehlo ensikazi asundu. Abesilisa banamakhanda ahlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngamakhasi omlenze obomvu noma e-orange futhi abesifazane banamakhanda abomvu abanezikali zomlenze ophuzi.
Ukusebenzisa izidakamizwa ezenzweni zobulili
Abaqaphi abomvu bawomnivorous futhi bazingela futhi bahlasele ukudla kwabo. Bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane balezi zinhlobo ze-turtle badla izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokubola noma eziphilayo ezinjengezinhlanzi, izinkatha, i-crayfish, izibungu, ama-cricket, izinambuzane kanye nezitshalo zamanzi. Noma kunjalo, izintandokazi zokudla zesifazane zizoshintsha uma zikhulelwe.
Lolu shintsho lungasetshenziswa njengesinye isibonakaliso sokuthi i-turtle iyisifazana kodwa akumele ixhomeke kuphela.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT