Ngeentambo zabo ezintle, iintsimbi ezintle ezintle ezintle kunye neencoma ezivusa umlenze, ama-flamingos akungabazeki ukuba ezinye zeentaka zeAfrika eziziwayo. Kukho iintlobo ezintandathu ezahlukileyo ze-flamingo kwihlabathi, kunye neentlobo ezimbini ezahlukeneyo e-Afrika - i-flamingo encinane, kunye ne-flamingo enkulu. Iintlobo zombini zeAfrika ziyahluka ngokugqithiseleyo kumbala ovela kwi-fuschia eqaqambileyo ukuya kumhlophe, kuxhomekeke kumanqanaba ebhaktheriya kunye ne-beta-carotene ekudleni kwabo.
Esinye isici esahlukileyo asizange sitshintshe, nangona-kwaye yinto yokuthambekela kwe-flamingo yokuma emlenzeni omnye.
Ezininzi Iingcamango ezahlukeneyo
Kule minyaka, izazinzulu kunye nabadlali bezinto ezifanayo baye bafaka phambili iingcamango ezininzi kwithemba lokuchazela ukuziphatha okungaqhelekanga. Abanye bacinga ukuba isenzo sokulinganisa i-flamingos sincede ukuba banciphise ubunzima bexinzelelo kunye nokukhathala, ngokuvumela umlenze omnye uphumle ngelixa elinye lithwele ukugqithisa okupheleleyo kwindleko yeentaka. Abanye bacinga ukuba mhlawumbi unomlenze owodwa kumhlaba wawuthetha ukuba i-flamingo iyakwazi ukususa ngokukhawuleza, ngoko ke kukuvumela ukuba ikwazi ukuphepheka ngokukhawuleza izigwenxa.
Ngo-2010, iqela lezinzulu ziseNew Zealand libeke phambili inkolelo yokuba ukuma emlenzeni omnye kwakuyimpawu yokulala. Bacinga ukuba ama-flamingos (njengamahlengethwa) angavumela isiqingatha seengqondo zabo ukuba balele, ngelixa besisebenzisa esinye isiqingatha ukuze bahlale bejonge isohlwayo kunye nokugcina isikhundla sabo esithe tye.
Ukuba ngaba kunjalo, i-flamingos ingaba yinto engathandekiyo imdweba omnye umlenze njengokungathi uphumle emhlabathini ngelixa isiqingatha saloo buchopho silele.
Indlela Yokugcina Ufudumele
Nangona kunjalo, inkolelo eyamkelekileyo kakhulu yindoda ezalwe zifundo ezibanzi ezenziwa ngabafundi beengqondo zikaMathem Anderson noSara Williams.
Iingcali ezimbini ezivela kwiYunivesithi yaseSaint Joseph eFiladelphia zachitha inyanga eziliqela zifunda iiflamantos ezithinjiweyo, kwaye kwinkqubo efumanisa ukuba kuthatha ixesha elide ukuba i-flamingo emlenzeni omnye ukuba inqunywe kunokuba inentaka emilenzeni emibili, ingavumelani kakuhle loo mbono. Ngonyaka ka-2009, bavakalisa isigqibo sabo-ukuba imilenze enye (okanye imilenze) inxulumene nokulondolozwa kobushushu.
I-Flamingos zihamba ngeentaka ezichitha ininzi yobomi babo ubuncinci becocekileyo emanzini. Bayi-feeders yefayili, basebenzisa imifuno yabo enjenge-sieve ukuze baqhube i-lagoon floor for brine shrimp kunye ne-algae. Kule mimandla yezolimo, le ndlela yokuphila emanzini ibonisa ukuba iintaka zilahleke kakhulu. Ngoko ke, ukunciphisa i-chill-factor yokugcina iinyawo zabo emanzini, iintaka zifunde ukulinganisela emlenzeni omnye ngexesha. Incwadi kaAnderson kunye noWilliams ixhaswa kukuba i-flamingos kumhlaba owomileyo ithambekele ekumeni kwimilenze emibini, ukugcina ukuphumla kwamathambo ngexesha elilodwa emanzini.
Ubugcisa boMntu obuneMilenze emileyo
Kungakhathaliseki ukuba iinjongo ze-flamingo ziphi na, akuqinisekanga ukuba ukuma emlenzeni omnye kuyitente. Iintaka zinokugcina lo msebenzi wokulinganisa ngeeyure ngexesha, nangaphandle kweemeko ezinamandla.
Ekuqaleni, ezininzi izazinzulu zazikholelwa ukuba iintaka zithandeka umlenze omnye ngaphaya komnye, ngendlela efana nendlela umntu echanekileyo okanye ekhohlo. Kodwa uAnderson noWilliams bafumanisa ukuba iintaka zazingabonakali nto, zihlala zitshintsha umlenze wazo. Olu gqabaza lusekela i-theory yabo, njengoko kunokubonisa ukuba iintaka zitshintsha imilenze ukwenzela ukuba uthintele omnye ukuba abe nobanda kakhulu.
Kuphi ukujonga iiFlamingos zasendle
Ingaba bemi emlenzeni omnye, emilenzeni emibini okanye ebanjwe phakathi kwendiza, ukubona i-flamingos endle yinto engabonakaliyo. Ziyamangalisa kakhulu kumanani amaninzi, kwaye indawo efanelekileyo yokubabona kumawaka abo yiRift Valley yaseKenya. Ngokukodwa, iLake Bogoria kunye neLake Nukuru zimbini zezona ziqhamo ezikhethiweyo ze-flamingo. Kwesinye indawo, iipiliti zetyuwa zaseWalvis Bay eNamibia zixhasa imihlambi enkulu yeeflamingo ezincinci nangaphezulu; njengoko kwenza iLake Chrissie eMzantsi Afrika, kunye neLake Manyara eTanzania.
Eli nqaku lahlaziywa kwaye libhalwa ngokubhaliweyo nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Oktobha 20 ka-2016.