Amalulwane ayehluka ngosayizi, ukudla nendawo yokuhlala, kepha cishe zonke izinhlobo zezilwane ezincelisayo zihamba ebusuku. Kunezinganekwane eziningi, izinganekwane nezindaba ngalezi zilwane.
Ngama-600s BC. e. U-Aesop ongumGreki owakha izindwangu utshele inganekwane ngelulwane eliboleke imali ukuze liqale ibhizinisi lalo. Icebo lelulwane lahluleka, waphoqeleka ukuba acashe usuku lonke ukuze angabonwa yilabo ayecela imali kubo. Ngokomlando ka-Aesop, lezi zilwane ezincelisayo zazisebenza ebusuku kuphela.
Ososayensi bathole ukuthi i-anticoagulant ematheni e-vampire bat ingasetshenziswa ngokuzayo ukwelapha abantu abanesifo senhliziyo. Futhi, ososayensi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba bazamile "ukukopisha" ama-enzyme ayesematheni e-vampire bat ukuvimbela isifo senhliziyo.
1. Amalulwane aphakathi kwezakhamizi zakudala kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngokwemiphumela yocwaningo, amalulwane okuqala ezithelo avela eMhlabeni eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-50 edlule. Ngokuziphendukela kwemvelo, lezi zilwane ezincelisayo azizange zishintshe ngaphandle.
2. Ilulwane elilodwa lidla omiyane abangafika ku-600 ngehora. Uma silinganisela lokhu kusisindo somuntu, khona-ke le ngxenye ilingana nama-pizza angama-20. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amalulwane awanakho ukukhuluphala ngokweqile. Imethabolism yabo ishesha kakhulu kangangokuba bangagaya ngokuphelele ukukhishwa kukamango, ubhanana noma amajikijolo ngemizuzu engama-20.
3. Ngokungafani nezinyoni, lapho i-swing yenziwa ngayo yonke ingalo yangaphambili, amalulwane aphakamisa iminwe yawo yokusabalala.
4. Isitho somqondo esiyinhloko esivumela amalulwane ukuba ahambe esikhaleni ukuzwa. Lezi zilwane ezincelisayo zisebenzisa i-echolocation. Babona imisindo amaza angafinyeleleki kubantu, abese ehunyushelwa kuma-echoes.
5. Amalulwane awaboni. Eziningi zazo zibona kahle, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zizwela ngisho ekukhanyeni kwe-ultraviolet.
6. Amalulwane ahamba ebusuku, kuthi ngesikhathi sasemini alale ebheke phezulu, awele emanyaleni.
7. Sekuyisikhathi eside amalulwane abhekwa njengezidalwa eziyingozi nezingaqondakali ngoba ahlala ezindaweni abantu abazesabayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, avela kuphela lapho kuqala ubumnyama futhi anyamalale ekuntweleni kokusa.
8. Eqinisweni, amalulwane omndeni omncane we-vampire aphuza igazi awatholakali eYurophu. Bahlala kuphela eMzansi naseMelika Ephakathi. Amagundane e-vampire anjalo aphuza igazi lezilwane ezinkulu nezinyoni, kepha kwesinye isikhathi ahlasela abantu abalele. Abakwazi ukuzila isikhathi eside kunezinsuku ezi-2. Lawa malulwane athungatha inyamazane yawo esebenzisa ama-infrared receptors akhethekile, futhi ezwa nokuphefumula kwesisulu sawo.
9. Izimpiko zamalulwane zakhiwa ngamathambo eminwe, ambozwe ngesikhumba esincane. Izikhumba ezisezimpikweni zezilwane ezinjalo zihlala cishe ngama-95% omzimba wazo. Ngenxa yabo, ilulwane lilawula ukushisa komzimba, umfutho wegazi, ukushintshaniswa kwegesi nokulinganisela kwamanzi emzimbeni walo.
10. EJapan naseChina, ilulwane liwuphawu lwenjabulo. NgesiShayina, amagama athi "bat" nelithi "inhlanhla" azwakala efanayo.
11. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi izilwane ezinjalo ziphila iminyaka eyi-10-15. Kodwa ezinye izinhlobo zamalulwane asendle zihlala kuze kube yiminyaka engama-30.
12. Amalulwane angashintsha ukushisa komzimba wawo ngama-degree angama-50. Ngesikhathi sokuzingela, imetabolism yazo incipha kancane, futhi lezi zilwane ezinegazi elifudumele zingafriza zibe yisimo seqhwa.
13. Ilulwane elincane kakhulu lezingulube lalinesisindo esingu-2 gram, kanti impungushe enkulu kunazo zonke eyayinomqhele wegolide yayinesisindo esingu-1600 gram.
14. Amaphiko ezilwane ezincelisayo afinyelela ku-15 kuye ku-170 cm.
15. Naphezu kobuncane bayo, ilulwane alinazo izilwane ezidla ezinye ngokwemvelo. Ingozi enkulu yezempilo yezilwane ezinjalo ezincelisayo ivela ku "white nose syndrome". Lesi sifo sibulala izigidi zamalulwane minyaka yonke. Lolu hlobo lwesifo lubangelwa ukhunta, oluthinta amaphiko nesifonyo samalulwane ngesikhathi sokulala kwawo.
16. Njengamakati, amalulwane ayazihlanza. Bachitha isikhathi esiningi begcina inhlanzeko yomuntu siqu. Ezinye izinhlobo zamalulwane zize zivumelane. Ngaphezu kokuhlanza imizimba yabo ekungcoleni, amalulwane alwa nama-parasites ngale ndlela.
17. Amalulwane ahlala kuwo wonke amazwekazi ngaphandle kwase-Antarctica. Bahlala yonke indawo kusuka e-Arctic Circle kuya e-Argentina.
18. Ikhanda lamalulwane lizungeza ama-degree angama-180, kuthi izitho zabo zangemuva ziphendulwe ngamadolo abo emuva.
19. Umgede waseBracken, ose-United States of America, uyikhaya lamakolwane amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Likhaya labantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-20, okulingana cishe nenani labahlali baseShanghai.
20. Amalulwane amaningi asekhulile anenkonyane elilodwa kuphela ngonyaka. Zonke izingane ezisanda kuzalwa zidla ubisi kusukela ekuzalweni kuye ezinyangeni eziyisithupha. Kukulesi sikhathi lapho baba usayizi wabazali babo.
21. Amalulwane angabahlengi bezitshalo. Ngenxa yabo, izinambuzane ezisongela izitshalo ziyabhujiswa. Yile ndlela amalulwane asindisa ngayo abanikazi bomhlaba kuze kufike ku- $ 4 billion minyaka yonke.
22. Amalulwane aneholide lawo. Igujwa minyaka yonke ngoSepthemba. Abezemvelo yibona abasungule lo mcimbi. Ngakho-ke bazama ukuvimbela abantu ukuthi bakhohlwe ukuvikela lezi zilwane ezincelisayo.
23. Enye imbewu ayihlumi ngaphandle uma idlula ohlelweni lokugaya amalulwane. Amalulwane asakaza izigidi zembewu ezingena esiswini ngenxa yezithelo ezivuthwe. Cishe ama-95% ehlathi lemvula elibuyisiwe selikhulile kusuka kulezi zilwane.
24. Lapho amalulwane anezindlebe aqala ukulala ubuthongo, akhipha ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungu-18 ngomzuzu, uma kuqhathaniswa nokushaya okungu-880 ngenkathi ephapheme.
25. Inyama yelulwane yezithelo ibhekwa njengokudla kwendabuko eGuam. Ukuzingelwa kwalezi zidalwa kulethe izinombolo zazo ezingeni lokuthi zifakwe ohlwini lwezinto ezisengozini yokuqothulwa. Umkhuba wokudla amalulwane embusweni waseGuam usalokhu ukhona namanje, ngakho-ke inyama yamalulwane ilethwa lapho ivela phesheya.
26. Ngisho nangesikhathi esibanda kakhulu, amalulwane ayazifudumeza ngaphandle kwanoma ngubani. Zinamaphiko amakhulu, ngakho-ke zingazungeza kalula umzimba wazo wonke nazo. Ngenxa yalokhu, ukwahlukaniswa okuphelele kwenzeka, okungavumeli lezi zilwane ukuba zifrize ngisho nasemakhazeni amakhulu.
27. Isikhwishikhwishi esikhishwa amalulwane asihlali njalo emlonyeni wabo. Eziningi zalezi zidalwa ziyakhwifa ngamakhala azo.
Amalulwane ahlala elalela umholi wawo.
29. Indle yelulwane ibizwa nge- "guano" futhi ingumanyolo odumile ezindaweni eziningi ezishisayo ezinenqwaba ye-nitrogen ne-phosphorus.
30. Kuze kube manje, cishe zingu-1 100 izinhlobo zamalulwane ezirekhodiwe, okwenza kube yingxenye eyodwa kwezine yesigaba sonke sezilwane ezincelisayo.
