I-Cuttlebones ibonakala ezitolo zezilwane yonke indawo. Futhi kubonakala sengathi iyisesekeli esivamile esinqabeni sezinyoni yonke indawo. Kodwa yikuphi ukusikeka kwesibhakabhaka, kuvela kuphi futhi kungani bekhona kulawo makamelo ezinyoni?
I-cuttlebone ayisona ithambo, kodwa kunalokho igobolondo langaphakathi le-Cuttlefish, i-cephalopod encane, efana ne-squid-like.
Esikhathini se-Cuttlefish, i-cuttlebone igcwele ukugaya futhi kusiza ukulawula ukudoba kwezinhlanzi emanzini.
Ngesikhathi seminyaka abantu sebevune futhi basebenzisa ama-cuttlebones ngezinhloso ezehlukene, ukusetshenziswa okuqashelwa kakhulu kunqunywe yi-cuttlebone njengokwesekwa nokuzivocavoca kwezinyoni. Ngeke uthole noma iyiphi i-cuttlefish e-United States kodwa ibhukuda ejwayelekile e-English Channel. Nakuba bengaboni njenge-octopus, banezingalo eziyisishiyagalombili njengezodwa kanye nezintambo ezimbili. Izintandokazi zabo zokudla eziyinhloko zikhwabanisa nezinhlanzi, kodwa ziyaziwa ukuthi ziyadla izinhlanzi. Ngokuthakazelisayo, banakho okuye kwabizwa ngokuthi "ubhontshisi obunjenge-parrot"
I-cuttlefish lapho ivela khona ithambo liyinhlanzi enhle kakhulu. Empeleni ihlobene kakhulu nomnembe kunokuba inhlanzi futhi iyinkosi ephelele ekudaleni isidalwa esincane esinyama. Bakhetha ukudla ama-brine amancane, ama-shrimp, izinhlanzi, ama-crab nezimpethu.
Kodwa kukhona okunye okunye okusetshenziselwa le nhlanzi ezithakazelisayo kunokuba nje ukuvuna i-cuttlebone yokusetshenziswa enqabeni yezinyoni.
Igama le-taxonomic le-cuttlefish yi- Sepia officinalis futhi uma ubheka incazelo yegama elithi "sepia" kwisichazamazwi, uzothola ukuthi enye yezincazelo, "i-brown-gray kuya kumbala omnyama omnqumo omnumzane." Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngesikhathi esisodwa, inkinozi eyayiyimfihlo yezinhlanzi yasetshenziselwa kuphela leyo njongo.
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Ezinye izinto ezitholakalayo zitholakale kulezi zakhiwo ezincane ezithakazelisayo zangaphakathi. Ama-jewellers abenza ama-castings basebenzisa leli thambo njengendlela yokwakha ubucwebe ngokunakekela iphethini emathanjeni nokuthululela igolide elibunjiwe noma isiliva emklamo. Ithimba laliphelele kulolu hlelo njengoba i-cuttlebone ilula futhi iqoshwe futhi ingakapheli ukushisa kwamatshe ayigugu.
I-cuttlebone yinto enesisindo esincane, esine-oblong, e-chalky esakhiwa ngokuyinhloko nge-calcium eyenza ibe yindlela enhle yokufaka inzuzo ye-calcium yezinyoni. I-Cuttlebone ingu-85% i-calcium ngakho kuyindlela enhle yokwandisa amazinga e-calcium enyoni. Lokhu kungukuthi inyoni yakho empeleni ithatha isithakazelo kuyo. Izinyoni zomngane zithatha noma zithatha i-cuttlebone noma azikho. Futhi ayikho indlela yokubikezela ukuthi iyiphi inyoni yakho ezohamba ngayo ne-cuttlebone. Kodwa-ke, ayithengi futhi anikeze enye yalezi thambo ezicebile enyoni yakho ngeke iphule ibhange. Kukhona enye indlela yokuthola umgqomo ekudleni kwawo nokuthi kusetshenziswe ummese obukhali ukuze uqede izibindi ze-cuttlebone zibe ukudla kwabo.
Vele uhlume ithambo emaphethelweni bese uvumela i-powder ukuba iphakame ukudla esitsheni sayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi bakhathazeke ekuqaleni, kodwa bangase bangakhathazeki kakhulu ngokusungulwa kwalo mthombo we-calcium uma uqinisekisa ukuthi usezinhlayiyana ezincane kakhulu.
Uma ugcina izivunguvungu noma iziphupho, ungaphinde unikele nge-cuttlebone kubo. Umane nje ungumthombo omuhle kakhulu we-calcium futhi lezi zilwane zingazuza ku-calcium ecebile equkethwe ku-cuttlebone.
I-Cuttlebones ine-texture ye-grainy, ekhumbuza i-pumice. Lokhu kuthungwa kungaphinde kuhlinzeke izinzuzo kuma-parrots ngoba kuyasiza ekugubheni imifino egcwele . Kunconywa ukuthi uhlale ugcina isikhwama esisezintabeni zezinyoni zakho ukuze ukhuthaze umlomo wezinyosi kanye nokusebenzisa umhlathi.
Ngokuvamile ungathola isikhwama esincane esitolo esitolo esikhulu esigabeni sokunikezwa kwesilwane noma ezitolo zokuthengiswa kwezinkomo.
Ihlelwe ngu: Patricia Sund