Ukubukeka Ngaphambi Kwezithombe Ezinyoni Zezinsuku Zomhlaba
I-National Aviary e-Pittsburgh iyinhloko yezinyoni zezinyoni zezwe. Yisezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezivela ezinhlobonhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-150 ezivela emhlabeni jikelele. Eziningi zalezo zidalwa ziyingozi, zengozini, futhi zibonakala zingavamile kuma-zoos.
Phakathi kwalezi zinyoni yi-African Penguins, ehlala embukisweni wePenguin Point owawuthandwa kakhulu. AmaPenguin ase-Afrika "asengozini enkulu," kanti i-Aviary isebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lezi zilwane zizungeze izizukulwane ezizayo, kusho okhulumela i-Aviary Robin Weber.
Ama-penguin ayisithupha adonsele e-Aviary eminyakeni emithathu eyedlule, kuhlanganise nama-penguin amabili yakamuva ngo-Disemba 2014 okuthiwa i-Happy and Goldilocks.
Basuke bekhulile kakade kodwa basenabo "izimpaphe zezingane zabo," izimpaphe ezimhlophe ezilula uma kuqhathaniswa nombala omnyama nomhlophe wabalingani babo abadala. Bazoqala ukukhula izimpaphe ezindala uma beneminyaka engaba ngu-18 ubudala, ngokusho kukaChris Gaus, u-avoculturalist ophezulu, owengamela ama-penguin.
Ama-Penguin ase-Afrika akhule abe ngamakhilogremu angu-6 kuya ku-10 futhi amasentimitha angu-18 ubude. Bangadla amaphesenti angu-14-20 wesisindo somzimba wabo nsuku zonke.
"Sihamba ngezinhlanzi eziningi," kusho uGaus. "Abahlukumezi abathandeki. Bayodla izinhlanzi ezihlukahlukene. "
Le nsizwa encane isacubungula insimu yabo, futhi inesifiso esikhulu, ngokuvamile iqoqa izinyawo zabasebenzi ukuhlanza indawo yabo. Lapho izivakashi zizobukeka, i-penguins yezingane iqhubekela phezulu ewindini ukuze ibuke emuva, kusho uGaus.
Ama-penguin amancane aneqembu elikhulu labangane. Ama-penguin angu-19 ahlala ePenguin Point - abesilisa abangu-10 nabesifazane abangu-9.
Abavakashi bangabheka impilo yansuku zonke yamapenguin e-Penguin Point futhi bangabuka ngisho nezilwane ngokusebenzisa iwindi elingaphansi kwamanzi ukuze bathole umbono we-360 degree. Ukuhlanganiswa kwama-penguin ukuvumela amaqembu amancane ukuba athole "i-nose-to-beak" nezilwane.
Ukuze ubuke ama-penguin nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, hlola i-Penguin Cam.
Ama-Penguin ase-Afrika akhethwe ngokuthi "angengozini enkulu," okusho ukuthi lezi zinhlobo zingase ziphele endle. Kuphela amashumi angu-18,000 wokubeletha asele endle. Ngo-1900, kwakukhona amapenguphu angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.4. Izilwane zihlala ogwini oluseningizimu naseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Afrika.
I-Gaus ibonisa ukwehla kwabo ekungcoliseni nokunciphisa ukudla ngenxa yokungcola nokudoba ngokweqile.
I-Aviary iyingxenye yohlelo lokuzalanisa olubizwa ngokuthi "uhlelo lokusinda kwezinhlobo" olusebenzayo ukwakha kabusha lezi zinhlobo.
I-Aviary nayo inesibhedlela esikhulu sezindiza, lapho uDkt. Pilar Fish eqala khona izivumelwano ezisetshenziswa ezinye izakhiwo. Phakathi komsebenzi wakhe yinkqubo yokwelapha imilenze ephukile yezinyoni ezinomlenze eside kanye nokwelashwa kwe-pneumonia ye-fungal.
Futhi ngokukhethekile ekulondolozeni, ukuzalisa, ukukhiqiza, izindawo zokucwaninga emhlabeni wonke, nokuzama ukusindisa izilwane ekuqothulweni.
I-Aviary ihlose ukulondeka futhi ifuna "ukugqugquzela inhlonipho ngemvelo," kusho u-Weber.
I-Aviary, esesenyakatho ye-North Side ku-700 Arch Street, iyindawo ehamba kuyo yonke indawo, ethandwa imindeni, ubusuku obusuku, izingane ezincane, nabantu abadala. I-Aviary izici zihamba-ngokusebenzisa imbukiso, izandla-okuhlangenwe nakho, imibukiso ehlangene, namathuba okunikeza izinyoni izinyoni.
Ivulekile kusuka ku-10-5 nsuku zonke, ngokuhlukile okumbalwa njengoba kuphawulwe lapha.