Amaxoxo angesinye sezilwane eziphila emhlabeni nasemanzini eziphila emhlabeni wethu. Bona, naphezu kokubukeka kwabo kwe-nondescript, bahle futhi bayakhanga ngendlela yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akusizi ngalutho ukuthi amaxoxo asetshenziswa njengomlingiswa ophambili ezinganekwaneni zaseRussia, futhi ezinye izizwe zikhonza le amphibian.
Inyama yezinhlobo ezithile zamaxoxo emazweni amaningi omhlaba iyisibiliboco esiyintandokazi, futhi wonke umuntu uyazi ngokudla imilenze yamaxoxo eFrance. Emazweni asempumalanga, ikakhulukazi eJapan, eVietnam naseChina, sekuvulwe nezindawo zokudlela lapho bondla khona laba bantu abaluhlaza.
Kusukela kwavela iTestamente Elidala, kwakwaziwa ngemvula yamaxoxo, futhi kuwo wonke umlando wesintu, kubhalwe inani elikhulu lobufakazi obunjalo. Kubukeka sengathi kuyathakatha ngempela, kepha ngasikhathi sinye kuyethusa. Isibonelo, ngo-1912 kwaba nemvula enjalo eMelika. Bese kuthi cishe ama-amphibiya ayi-1000 amboze umhlaba ngongqimba lwama-cm 7. Ngo-1957 nango-1968, kwawa imvula efanayo yamaxoxo eNgilandi. Ososayensi abakaze bakwazi ukuchaza leli qiniso.
1. Amehlo amasele anesakhiwo esikhethekile. Ngenxa yalokhu, babona phezulu, phambili nangasemaceleni. Kulokhu, amaxoxo angabona ngasikhathi sinye ezindizeni ezi-3. Okucacile kwalo mbono wamaxoxo ukuthi awavale amehlo abo. Lokhu kwenzeka futhi ngesikhathi sokulala.
2. Amaxoxo abe nejwabu leso lesithathu. Le amphibian idinga ijwabu leso lesithathu ukugcina amehlo enomswakama nokuwavikela othulini nasekungcoleni. Ijwabu leso lesithathu lamaxoxo lisobala futhi libhekwa njengohlobo lwezibuko.
3. Amaxoxo ayakwazi ukubamba konke ukudlidliza emoyeni, kodwa into ethakazelisa kakhulu ukuthi ezwa emanzini ngenxa yendlebe yangaphakathi, nasemhlabathini ngesikhumba namathambo ngenxa yokudlidliza komsindo komoya.
4. Ukuba semhlabeni, njengezinye izilwane eziningi, amaxoxo aphefumula ngamaphaphu awo. Emanzini, "bahogela" umoya-mpilo ngomzimba wabo wonke.
5. Kusukela kuzalwa nokukhula, amaxoxo anomsila, kepha lapho esekhulile ayawachitha.
6. Umphathi werekhodi elingana nomzimba wakhe uqobo phakathi kwamaxoxo - uGoliyati. Ubukhulu bayo buhlaba umxhwele impela, ngoba umzimba wayo ungama-32 cm ubude futhi unesisindo esingaphezu kuka-3 kg. Ngenxa yemilenze yayo enkulu yangemuva, lolu hlobo lwexoxo luyeqa ebangeni elingamamitha amathathu.
7. Ngokwesilinganiso, ixoxo lingaphila kusuka eminyakeni eyisithupha kuya kwengu-8, kepha kube nezimo lapho isikhathi sokuphila sezinhlobo ezinjalo sifinyelela eminyakeni engama-32-40.
8. Ukwakheka kwezinyawo zexoxo kuyahluka ngokuya ngendawo yasemanzini enjalo. Isibonelo, izinhlobo zasemanzini zamaxoxo zinemilenze eboshiwe evumela ukuthi zibhukude ngokuphelele emanzini. Ezinhlotsheni zezihlahla zamaxoxo, kukhona amaswidi athile eminwe, ewasiza ukuthi ahambe kalula esihlahleni.
9. Uma ixoxo lihamba emhlabeni, kusebenza i-atrium eyodwa kuphela, futhi ubuchopho buthola umoya-mpilo ngegazi lokushiswa. Uma i-amphibian enjalo ingena emanzini, iminyango emi-2 yenhliziyo iqala ukusebenza ngasikhathi sinye.
Kuma-amphibians ayi-5000 achazwe yizazi zezinto eziphilayo, ama-88% angamaxoxo.
11. Akuwona wonke amaxoxo "angakhokhoba". Ixoxo i-goliath libhekwa njengesimungulu, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zalo zize zicule nhlobo. Amanye amaxoxo awakwazi ukucula kuphela, kepha futhi ayakhononda, futhi ayakhala, futhi ayabubula.
12. Ixoxo lisebenzisa amehlo alo ukududulela ukudla emqaleni. Akanalo ikhono lokwenza izinto ezinjalo ngolimi, ngakho-ke amasele asebenzisa amehlo abo ukwenza lokhu, ehlunga eminye yemisipha yawo. Kungakho amaxoxo ecwayiza njalo uma edla.
13. Amaxoxo amaningi ahlala enyakatho, emakhazeni amabi kakhulu, awela opopayi abamisiwe. Baqala ukukhiqiza i-glucose, engabandi, futhi ngokuqala kwentwasahlobo, ama-amphibian, abonakala sengathi afile, aqala "ukuvusa".
14. Izindlala zexoxo lesihlahla zikhipha ama-hallucinogens, angadala ukukhubazeka kwememori, ukulahleka kokwazi nokubonakaliswa kwemibono.
15. Amaxoxo, ngokungafani nabanye abameleli besigaba sasemanzini, awanayo intamo, kepha angatshekisa ikhanda lawo.
16. Bambalwa abantu abazi, kodwa amaxoxo ahlala ekhipha isikhumba sabo esidala. Lokhu kwenzeka nsuku zonke. Ngemuva kokuba ixoxo selikhiphe isikhumba salo, liyalidla ukuze libuyisele izinqolobane zokugcina, ezigcinwa "ezingutsheni" ezilahliwe.
17. Kunohlobo oluyingqayizivele lwexoxo emhlabeni. Inzalo yabo inkulu kakhulu kunabazali uqobo. Abantu abadala balolu hlobo bangakhula baze bafike ku-6 cm, kanti onoshobishobi babo bafinyelela ku-25 cm ubude, emuva kwalokho bancipha ngosayizi njengoba bekhula futhi "bekhula". Lolu hlobo lwe-amphibian lubizwa ngokuthi "ixoxo elimangalisayo".
18. Ixoxo lase-Afrika elinoboya empeleni alinaboya. Eyesilisa yalolu hlobo ikhula imichilo yesikhumba ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Kodwa into emangalisa kakhulu ukuthi, njengoba bezalwa bengenazinzipho, bakwenza kalula kubo ngokwabo. Ukwenza lokhu, amaxoxo anjalo avele aphule iminwe yawo futhi, ngenxa yezicucu zamathambo, ahlaba isikhumba. Ngemuva kwalokho, bayahloma.
19. Kunezinhlobo eziphindwe kaningi kwesilisa kwelinye lamaxoxo ama-Amazoni kunabesifazane, ngakho-ke ngesikhathi sokuzala abazalisi nje kuphela abaphila, kepha nabesifazane abafile.
20. Ama-subspecies wexoxo lotshani, uma esengozini, azingcwaba emhlabathini acishe abe imitha elilodwa ukujula.
21. Kunenkolelo yokuthi ukuthinta ixoxo noma isele kubanga izinsumpa, kodwa akunjalo neze. Isikhumba sama-amphibians anezindawo zamagciwane.
22. UKokoi uthathwa njengexoxo elinobuthi kakhulu emhlabeni. Unobuthi obumangalisayo, obubi kakhulu kunobo bemfezi.
23. Esikhathini esingengakanani esidlule, kwakhiwa isikhumbuzo samaxoxo eJapan. Lokhu kwaqalwa ngabafundi bezokwelapha. Ngenkathi beqeqeshwa, kwakudingeka babulale abantu abanjalo abangaphezu kuka-100 000. Ngokufaka itshe lesikhumbuzo, banquma ukuhlonipha inkumbulo yama-amphibians futhi bazwakalisa ukubonga kwabo.
24. Kudala, lapho abantu babengenaso isiqandisi, ixoxo lalithunyelwa esitsheni sobisi, ngaleyo ndlela livinjelwe ukuthi lingamuncu.
25. Amaxoxo ahlala emhlabeni nasemanzini. Kungakho benobudlelwano obusondelene nalezi zinto ezimbili. AmaNdiya aseMelika akholelwa ukuthi amasele alawula izimvula, futhi inala yawo eYurophu yayihlotshaniswa nesivuno esikhulu.
26. Emva kokuba ixoxo selidedelwe laya endle, libuyela endaweni yalo yokuqala noma lapho lalike labanjwa khona.
27. E-United States of America, umncintiswano wamaxoxo ubusenziwa minyaka yonke iminyaka eyikhulu. Bancintisana ngejump ende. Lo mcimbi ungokomzwelo impela. Izibukeli nabanikazi bamaxoxo bagula kakhulu futhi ngazo zonke izindlela bakhuthaza izilwane eziphila ezweni nasemanzini ukuze bakwazi ukwenza impumelelo enkulu.
28. Umsebenzi wokuqala wenganekwane owehlele kithina, lapho la ma-amphibian avele khona esihlokweni, ngumdlalo wamahlaya ka-Aristophanes "Amaxoxo". Yaqala ukufakwa ngo-405 BC. e.
29. EJapan, ixoxo lifanekisela inhlanhla, kanti eChina kubhekwa njengophawu lomcebo. Kungakho abantu abaningi befaka iselesele lesikhumbuzo ngohlamvu lwemali emlonyeni walo noma emsebenzini.
30. EGibhithe lasendulo, amaxoxo ayemunyiswa kanye namalungu ashonile omndeni ophethe kanye nabapristi, njengoba ayethathwa njengophawu lovuko.
