Amathiphu e-Grunion Ukuzingela eSan Diego
Kusihlwa kwasehlobo yisikhathi esiphelele sokuba nesipiliyoni seSoCal, futhi uma kukhona okunye okuyiCalifornia yaseSouthern, khona-ke lesi simo siyakwazi ukuzenza umuntu: i-Grunion Run. Zibekele eceleni kwelinye lamabhishi aseSan Diego ebusuku nabantu abambalwa abambalwa. Umzila uphakeme futhi amagagasi ahamba kahle kakhulu kuze kufike emgqeni wesihlabathi. Ngokungazelelwe, njengoba umfudumala ujikeleza, ubona amakhulu ezinto ze-silvery, egijima esihlabathini.
Khona-ke, ngokushesha nje, umvuthwandaba olandelayo ungena ngaphakathi, bese uphuma, futhi u-silvery ucacisa. I-Yep, ufakaza udumo oludumile lwe-California grunion.
Yini amaGuni kanye nokuthi kungani beza emanzini eSan Diego?
I-California grunion (i- Leuresthes tenuis ) izinhlanzi ezincane ze-silvery cishe ngamasentimitha amahlanu kuya kwangu-6 ubude zitholakala kuphela ogwini lwaseCalifornia eningizimu nasenyakatho yeBaja California . Abaningi bethu bebengasazi ukuthi babekhona uma kungenjalo ngenxa yokuziphatha okungafani okwenziwe kulezi zinhlanzi. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlanzi, i-grunion iphuma emanzini ngokuphelele ukubeka amaqanda ayo enhlabathini emanzi yolwandle. Futhi lokho, bangane bami, kusenza sijabulele ukugijima kwe-California grunion, noma ngaphezulu ngokuphambene, impilo yokulala ngocansi.
Phakathi kwamabhishi asolwandle aseSan Diego, kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuSeptemba, enye yemijikelezo yokuphila ephawulekayo olwandle isuphelile lapho iCalifornia grunion ifika emanzini ukuze ihlume.
Ngokusho koMnyango Wezinhlanzi Nezemidlalo waseCalifornia, njengokungathi lokhu kuziphatha akumangazi ngokwanele, i-grunion yenza lezi zivakashi kuphela ngobusuku obuthile, futhi ngokujwayelekile ukuthi isikhathi sokufika kwabo ogwini kungabikezelwa kusengaphambili.
Lesi simo singabonakala emabhishi amaningi ase-California eningizimu. Ngokushesha emva kwamanzi aphezulu, ngobusuku obuthile, izingxenye zala mabhishi ngezinye izikhathi zihlanganiswa nezinkulungwane ze-grunion ezifaka amaqanda abo esihlabathini. Ngakho-ke, ukuthandwa kokubili ukubuka nokugubha ama-grunion.
I-Yep, uyifunda ngokuqondile: ukuzingela kwe-grunion.
Ngoba, nakuba ziyizinhlanzi, awuzibambe ngokubambisana nge-pole ne-line. Nope. Njengoba i-grunion ihlanza izinyawo zakho, kufanele uwaxoshe futhi ubambelele kalula uma ufuna ukubamba. Yilokho okwenza i-grunion ukuzingela ngakho-ke SoCal!
Njengoba lezi zinhlanzi ziphuma emanzini ukuze zifake amaqanda, zingase zithathwe ngenkathi zifakwe kanzima. Ngokuvamile kunabantu abaningi kunezinhlanzi, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi wonke umuntu uthola inhlanzi. Ngakho-ke, akukho gear yokudoba ebizayo (kuphela izandla zakho kanye ibhakede noma isaka ukubamba imiklomelo yakho). Oh yebo, kanye nelayisensi yokudoba ehloniphekile yombuso kanye nokuzimisela ukuthola umanyolo omncane.
Amathiphu e-Grunion Ukuzingela eSan Diego
Ukudoba i-grunion kuvunyelwe ngo-Ephreli noMeyi, kodwa yisikhathi esimnandi sokubona umkhuba wokuzala uma ungenasithakazelo ekubambeni noma yikuphi ukuhlangana. Awukwazi ukusebenzisa noma yini ngaphandle kwezandla zakho ukubamba inhlanzi futhi ayikho imigodi engabanjwa esihlabathini ukuze ibambe. Akukho mkhawulo wenombolo ye-grunion ongayithatha, kodwa ukwaziswa ukuba ubambe kuphela okwanele okungadliwa ngakho akekho ochithekayo.
Amabhishi angcono kunazo zonke ze-grunion agijima yi-Del Mar, i-La Jolla, i-Mission Beach ne-Coronado Strand. Uma usufuna ukuzingela, gcina ukukhanya okungenani njengoba kungase kusabise inhlanzi ekufikeni kwesihlabathi ukuze ubeke amaqanda.