01 ka 09
Ukubukeka Embukisweni We-Maritime Aquarium's Dragons
Ingabe ama-dragons angempela? Zikhethele uma ubheka ama-dragons ayisishiyagalolunye e-Connecticut's Maritime Aquarium - kuhlanganise nalesi silo esingavamile. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Ingabe ama-dragons angempela? Ungabi esheshayo ukusho, "Cha." Akunjalo uma ungavakashele i-Maritime Aquarium eNorwalk e-Connecticut kodwa ukukhanga kwanezela ama-dragons ekudaleni kwayo izidalwa eziboniswa ngo-2015.
Ama-dragons awasekho embukisweni, kodwa lesi sihloko esibhalwe phansi sizokukhombisa lezi zidalwa ezithakazelisayo.
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Kunezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zama-dragons wangempela embukisweni, "I-Dragons! Eqinisweni noma Inganekwane" futhi enye ingavamile, ayikho enye indawo e-US lapho ungayibona khona.
"Ungathanda ukuya e-aquarium ukubona ingane encane eyidrako?" Ngabuza indodakazi yami eneminyaka engu-12 ubudala. Yiqiniso, impendulo yakhe yentshiseko yayiyi: "Yebo!" Njengabantwana abaningi ubudala bakhe, uyathandeka ngama dragons. Lezi zinduku zokuphefumula ezinamaphiko, zenza ukubonakala okuvame ukuvela njalo hhayi ezincwadini nakuma-movie kuphela, njengeHarry Potter evelele, okuhloswe ngabantu abasha kanye nentsha, kodwa ekuzijabuliseni okukhulile okukhulile njenge-HBO's Game of Thrones uchungechunge.
Noma kunjalo, ngimangele ukufunda ama-dragons enza ukubukeka ... i-Connecticut! Futhi ngokukhethekile ukuthakazelisa ukuthi i-Aquitum yaseMaritime ingomunye wama dragons abamnyama angu-31 kuphela eMelika - futhi yedwa kuphela ekubukeni komphakathi. Ngakho-ke, sasiya eningizimu siyobona lesi sidumbu esingavamile, esiqinile.
02 ka 09
Ingane nje
Kunendawo eyodwa kuphela kuleli zwe ukubona inyoka engavamile eyisikhombisa: i-Connecticut !. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Ukusabela kwami kokuqala lapho sibona idrako elimnyama, okuyinto empeleni i-melanistic kakhulu engavamile ye-Asian water monitor (i- Varanus salvator macromaculatus ), yayiyi: "Akuyona ingane!" Kodwa isibonakaliso sichaze ukuthi uzokhula ukuba abe yisilonda esinamandla: esikhulu kakhulu esingamamitha ayisithupha ubude namamitha angu-60. I-lizard eyinhloko kuphela igobolondo le-Komodo.
I-Melanism, esiyifunde, iyinto ehlukile ye-albinism: Kuyinto engaphezu kwe-pigment, ngokungafani nokuntuleka kwe-pigment ebonwe kuma-albinos. Ukuqapha kwamanzi izilonda ngokuvamile zimpunga ngezindawo eziphuzi nemivimbo emnyama.
Udrako omnyama ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka wase-Maritime Aquarium awuzange uphonse noma yikuphi ukushisa noma ukugoqa noma yikuphi izitha noma ukuphakama phezu kwanoma yikuphi izindonga zezindonga. Into ethakazelisayo kakhulu ayeyenzayo yayiyi-molting. Noma kunjalo, kwakungcono ukuzicabangela ukuthi ama-dragons of lore - mhlawumbe angenamandla kangakanani ekuqeqesheni i- Dragon yakho -waye waphefumulelwa yisilonda esingavamile njengale. Zonke ezinye izidonshu ezimnyama kuleli lizwe ngezandla zangasese, ngakho-ke abalandeli be-dragon bazofuna ukuthatha leli thuba ukuze babone ukudala okuyingqayizivele yemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezidonsa eziningi ukubona!
03 ka 09
I-Sea Dragons Weedy
Indodakazi yami kanye nomngane wakhe omkhulu kakhulu bashintsha yi-Weedy Sea Dragons ekubukeni eMaritime Aquarium. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Ama-Sea Dragons weedy asuke ezwakala njengezidalwa eziqoshiwe ze-cartoon (noma i-band rock). Kodwa izindiza zethu eziyizintandokazi ezithandekayo e-Connecticut's Maritime Aquarium empeleni ziyinhlanzi e-Australia yase-Australia (i- Phyllopteryx taeniolatus ) ehlanganiswe ngokuphelele endaweni yayo: izigodi zamakhorali nemibhede yasolwandle. Njengezihlobo zabo eziseduzane - izilwane zasolwandle - abesilisa balezi zinhlobo ezimnandi zokubukela baphatha amaqanda nezinsana "zokuzalwa".
Kukhona ukukhuluma ngama-dragons olwandle emabalazweni asendulo ngisho nakuTestamente Elidala yeBhayibheli, kodwa la madoda amancane asongelwa ukwedlula usongo. Lezi zinhlobo okwamanje zihlukaniswe njengeziseduze ezisongelwa yi-International Union for Conservation of Nature.
04 ka 09
Yami, Yiziphi Izinto Ezinkulu Unayo
Amanye ama-dreagon wangempela nakanjani yizinto ezibuhlungu. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Akusilo lonke usuku osondela ngalo ukuze ubone izinkungu ezibukhali ngaphakathi komlomo we-Dragon Moray Eel ( Enchelycore pardalis ). Ngangijabula lapho kwakukhona ingilazi phakathi kwami nalesi sigameko. I-Dragon Moray Eels ingakhula ibe yizinyawo ezintathu ubude futhi idle kakhulu noma yini engayithola emilonyeni yawo. Zibonakala njengezikwesabekayo futhi ziyinkimbinkimbi njenganoma yikuphi udrako owasungulwa yingqondo yomuntu.
05 ka 09
I-Dragons ingaba mhle, kakhulu
Ngisho noma ephefumule umlilo, ngingacabanga ukuthi ngiyithandana nale dragon. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Ngokuqhathanisa, i-Australian Water Dragon ( Intellagama lesueurii ) cishe ihle kakhulu! Futhi izwi liwukuthi, labafana bayesaba kancane. Bazogxila emanzini ngesikhathi sokuphazanyiswa okuncane futhi bangakwazi ukuhlala bamanzi isikhathi esingaphezulu kwehora. Ama-dragons enobungane ahlala emculweni nasenkulumweni yanamuhla: Anamehlo ahlakaniphile futhi anomoya onjengawo njengalokhu idrako yangempela-ukuphila.
06 ka 09
I-Bearded Dragon
I-hipster yezwe ledrako ngezinye izikhathi igcinwa njengesilwane. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Le idrako ebhekene nesibane ivela e-Australia, futhi. I-Dragon Bearded (i- Pogona vitticeps ) ngumhlali ogwadule othukuthelisa ama-spiky yakhe enamahlombe nesigxobo sezintamo lapho ethukuthela. Uma ngabe uke waphupha ngokuba nodrako wesilwane, lokhu kungase kungukuzalwa kwakho.
07 ka 09
I-Dragon Flying Dragon
Ngesikebhe sayo somsila, i-Dragon Sailfin ingadumuka ezindaweni eziphakeme bese ihamba. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius Bheka lento. I-Dragon Sailfin yase-Indonesia (i- Hydrosaurus amboinensis ), engakwazi ukukhula cishe ngamamitha amane ubude, isuka emagatsheni aphezulu emanzini, isebenzisa umsila wayo omile ngomkhumbi. Izindwangu aziveli ngokuqondile kuma-dinosaurs, ngakho-ke mhlawumbe okhokho babo bokuqala babengamadlingozi amakhulu abahamba kancane futhi baphefumulela umlilo. Kuyajabulisa ukucabanga.
08 ka 09
Stranger Than Fiction
I-Dragons Eboyiwe (ngakwesokunxele) ne-Dragon Horned Dragon (ngakwesokudla) banezici ezimangalisayo ezizwakala njengezinto zokwenza zikholwe. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius I-"Dragons" Yama-Maritime Yase-Maritime! Eqinisweni Noma Inganekwane? " kubonisa ukuthi kufana nokufana phakathi kwezinhlobo zangempela, izidonshu eziphilayo nezilwane eziyingqikithi esaziyo ezincwadini, kuma-movie nakwa-TV. I-Dragon enamathele (i- Chlamydosaurus kingii ) ingabhubhisi intamo yayo intamo ukuze ibonakale ikhudlwana futhi inzima kakhulu. Ukubonisa ukuphawula kufana nendaba elandelanayo: "Amantombazane alala amaqanda amancane angu-8 kuya kwangu-23 esihlahleni esingaphansi komhlaba, futhi ama-hatchlings aphuma ezizimele ngokugcwele futhi akwazi ukuzingela futhi asebentise ukuzijabulisa kwabo." Ingabe lokho akuzwakala njengento ethi JK Rowling izosungula?
Futhi Izintaba Zenqwaba Yezintaba (Acanthosaura capra) ... zikholwa noma cha ... ushintshe umbala ngokusekelwe kwemizwa yabo!
09 ka 09
I-Chinese Dragon
Amadragons ayingxenye enkulu yesiko lamaShayina, futhi leli gazi lamanzi laseShayina aliyona nje uphawu - ungumuntu wangempela. © 2015 Kim Knox Beckius I-Chinese Water Dragon Dragon ( Physignathus cocincinus ) ecacile iqukethe izici ezizwakalayo, futhi. Isibonelo, ixhumana namanye ama-dragons amanzi ngokugcoba izingalo zayo nokushaya ikhanda.
E-China, ama-dragons abonise amandla, amandla kanye nenhlanhla kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo: Ziyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko lamaShayina. Ngithemba ukuthi uzothola inhlanhla ukubona lezi zidonsa eziyisishiyagalolunye zangempela lapho uvakashela i-Maritime Aquarium, lapho ungathola khona impilo yokuphila kolwandle yaseLong Island Sound ngezindlela eziyingqayizivele kubandakanya ama-jellies ama-jiggling ngezandla zakho nokufaka ama-stingrays.
Uma uya ... I-Aquarium yaseMaritime itholakala ku-10 North Water Street eNorwalk, Connecticut. Kuyindlela ehamba ngehora elilodwa ukusuka e-Grand Central Station eNew York City. Thatha iMetro-North kuya esiteshini sesitimela saseNingizimu Norwalk, bese ulandela lezi zikhombisi-ndlela zokuhamba.