- Ikheli: Iziqhingi zaseGalapagos, eduze nesiqhingi saseBalti, e-Ecuador;
- Indawo: 24 km²
- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 28 m.
I-North Seymour ingenye yeziqhingi ezingabanjwanga eGalapagos , lapho izivakashi zivame ukuvakasha khona (kusukela esiqhingini saseSanta Cruz ). Ayikho impucuko nhlobo lapha, futhi izinyoni nezilwane zigijima konke. Lesi siqhingi siseduze kakhulu neBaltra. Ngokuphambene nayo yi-Itabaka Canal noBolshaya Dafna.
Kwenzekani?
I-Northern Seymour ingenye yeziqhingi ezincane kunazo zonke zaseGalapagos. Indawo yayo ingaba ngu-24 km & sup2. Yatholakala ngenxa yokuhamba komkhumbi ngesikhathi sokuzamazama komhlaba kwamandulo. Ukuphakama ngaphezu kwezinga elwandle kungamamitha angu-28 nje kuphela, ububanzi bube bukhulu.
Kukhona cishe azikho izihlahla. Ngaphandle kokuthi uPalo Santa ungumuthi onamagxolo aphuzi, ahlanganiswe nezimbali ezinhle kuphela ngenkathi yemvula futhi ephakathi kwamapare. Zonke ezinye izimila ziyizinhlobonhlobo zotshani ezigcwele izimbali ngesikhathi semvula.
Inhlabathi lapha ilukhuni, cishe akukho mhlabathi, njengamanzi ahlanzekile. Ukuhamba uhambo, qiniseka ukugqoka ijaji elibanzi. Futhi ungakhohlwa ngamabhodlela ambalwa amanzi!
Yini engingayibona?
Esiqhingini, izivakashi zihamba kuphela ngamathrekhi akhethekile. Kunamabhishi amancane amancane lapha. Kodwa abageza, kukhona i-Galapagos penguins ephilayo - izidalwa zizwakala, kodwa zithandekayo. Bafika emaqenjini futhi bagxume emanzini ngokugijima ngezinhlanzi. Izivakashi zibukela lesi senzo kude, ukuze zingaphazanyisi ibhalansi encane yezinto eziphilayo.
Ngaphezu kwama-penguin aseSeymour, kunezakhamuzi eziningi ezibhekene nezigqila zamabhantshi aseGalapagos - izilwandle, izimbali, ama-iguana, ama-frigates, ama-gannets ezinamabala aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezibomvu ezivela embusweni wezinyoni-izinhlobo ezingavamile, imilenze yamagannets enjenge-pink ekhanyayo. I-iguana zidwetshwe ezihlotsheni ezahlukene eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokuhlaza okwedlula ukwedlulela kunabanye babo kwezinye iziqhingi.
Uhambo luqala ngqo kusuka ogwini. Ukunyakaza kwenzeka nge-stony trail, ekujuleni kwesiqhingi. I-frigates ayesabi neze abantu, iyakhanyisa elangeni ngemifula futhi ibambe izikhumba ezibomvu ezikhanyayo, ziheha abesifazane. I-iguana cishe ididekile.
Umzila wokuhamba ngezinyawo uholela ekolishi le-frigate ogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga yalesi siqhingi. Amaphiko ale nyoni angamamitha amabili. Abesilisa banemibala egqamile, abesifazane banesizotha. Lapha kukhona izidleke, ama-frigates athatha ama-nestlings eSeymour. Inhloso yalolu daba ukubuka imidlalo yomshado yalezi zinyoni.
Khona-ke indlela iholela ebhishi lolwandle. Lapha, izivakashi zikhululekile kakhulu, ungabheka uhlangothi oluthile, hamba emanzini, ubuke izibopho zoboya.
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