01 ya 09
Tom Turkey
Chithunzi © Tom / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Mbalame zakutchire ( Meleagris gallopavo ) ndi mbalame yodziwika bwino komanso yamphamvu kwambiri. Zowonongeka ku North America, mbalamezi zafalitsidwa m'madera osiyanasiyana padziko lapansi ndipo nthawi zambiri zimakhala ngati nkhuku m'minda, ndipo zimatchuka ngati chakudya komanso kusaka. Mbalamezi zimakhala zosangalatsa kwambiri m'munda, komabe, nthawi zambiri amadabwa ndi mbalame zambiri zomwe zimadziwika bwino ndi turkeys zitatha kuzikidwa ndikugwiritsidwa ntchito patebulo.
Dzina Loyamba : Dziko la Turkey, Common Turkey
Dzina la sayansi : Meleagris gallopavoNkhono zazing'ono, zomwe zimatchedwanso toms, ndi zazikulu, mbalame zouluka zili ndi minofu yamphamvu ndi maonekedwe obiriwira . Zimamveka mosavuta ndi mafanizi awo a mchira, "ndevu" za nthenga zochepa pamapiri ndi nkhope zowala, kuphatikizapo zozizwitsa . Mphuno yawo imakhala yokongola kwambiri ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya maonekedwe ndi iridescence. Izi ndi mbalame za mitala , ndipo tom wamkulu, wolemera kwambiri amakhala ndi mwayi wabwino wokopa akazi kuti alowe nawo. Mawonetseredwe achiyanjano akuphatikizapo kumangirira ndikuwonetsa mchira wake pamene akuponya mapiko ake kuti awoneke aakulu ndi oopsya. Chizoloŵezi chodziwika bwino cha "gobble" ndi mbali ya khalidwe la chibwenzi cha tom.
02 a 09
Hen Turkey
Chithunzi © Ruthanne Reid / Flickr / Akugwiritsa Ntchito Chilolezo Nkhuku yamkazi imatchedwa nkhuku, ndipo ndi yosiyana kwambiri ndi mwamuna wake wa flamboyant mu dimorphic species. Amayi ambiri amawongolera ndi kusamalira anapiye aang'ono, ndipo mafinya awo amawoneka bwino kwambiri kuti athandize kupezetsa chitetezo chabwino pamene ali pachilumba kapena akunyengerera ana. Nkhono zazikazi sizikhala ndi mchira waukulu ndipo ndizochepa kwambiri kuposa amuna. Pamene zikazi zakutchire zakutchire zimakhala ndi zida, mabotolo aakazi ndi ofooka komanso osasangalatsa kuposa aamuna. Amayi ambiri samakhalanso ndi chifuwa cha ndevu, koma pafupifupi 10-15 peresenti ya nkhuku zowonjezera zidzakhazikitsidwa. Kawirikawiri, nkhuku ndizing'ono kwambiri kuposa toms.
03 a 09
Turkey Poult
Chithunzi © Ravenelle / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Mtedza wachinyamata umatchedwa nkhuku, ndipo nkhuku zapamwambazi zimatha kuchoka pa chisa ndikuyamba kudzidyera okha tsiku lothawa. Mphuno yawo imakhala yochuluka kwambiri kuti ikhale yotsekemera, ndipo imamera kwambiri ndi mthunzi wofiira kuti iwateteze ku zinyama. Ngakhale tizilombo tating'onoting'ono tingatchedwe kuti nkhuku kapena nkhuku, pamene amakula msinkhu koma sali odziimira okha, mnyamata wamng'ono akhoza kutchedwa jake ndipo mtsikana angatchedwe kuti jenny .
04 a 09
Gulu la Turkeys
Chithunzi © Shelly Prevost / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Mbalame zakutchire ndi mbalame zosakaniza zomwe zimayenda m'gulu laling'ono kapena laling'onoting'ono, kawirikawiri limakhala ndi mtsogoleri mmodzi wamphongo komanso 20 kapena kuposa nkhuku zomwe zimapanga ziweto zake. Pambuyo pa anapiye, mbalame zazing'ono zimakhalabe ndi abambo mpaka zitakula kukula ndipo zimayamba kufunafuna zibwenzi ndi magawo awo. Ng'ombe zingapo zimatha kubweretsa ana awo kuti azigwirizane nawo nthawi yozizira, kupanga ziweto zokhala ndi mbalame 150 kapena kuposa. Kumbuyo kwake, gulu la turkeys - lomwe limatchedwanso mtanda kapena gobble - limatha kutulutsa zakudya zambiri mwamsanga ndipo nthawi zonse sizilandiridwa kwa mbalame za kumbuyo.
05 ya 09
Dziko la Turkey Likuuluka
Chithunzi © Stephen Fischer / Flickr / Akugwiritsa Ntchito Chilolezo Chifukwa mbalame zakutchire ndi zazikulu, mbalame zolemera kwambiri, nthawi zambiri amaganiza kuti mwina sangathe kuwuluka kapena sizinthu zabwino ngati atenga mpweya. Ndipotu, tizilombo tating'onoting'ono timene timakhala ndi zamphamvu kwambiri ndipo timatha kufika makilomita 55 pa ola limodzi ndi mapiko awo akuluakulu, omwe amatha mapulaneti, ndipo nthawi zambiri amathawa kuthawa kapena kuopsezedwa. Nkhokwe zapakhomo, nthawi zambiri, zimagwiritsidwa ntchito makamaka kuti zifike polemera kwambiri zolemera poyerekeza ndi mnofu wa minofu ya m'mawere chifukwa cha nyama, ndipo sitingathe kuwuluka mosavuta.
06 ya 09
Turkey mu Mtengo
Chithunzi © The Mighty Tim Inconnu / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Malo amodzi omwe amawona kuti nkhuku zakutchire zimadyetsa pansi, koma zimakhazikika m'mitengo ndikuwulukira mumtengo wabwino ngati mdima umakhala madzulo alionse. Izi zimathandiza kuteteza nkhosa kuchokera kuzilombo zakutchire koma zimakhala zodabwitsa kwa mbalame zomwe siziyembekezera kuwona mbalame zazikulu pamwamba pa mitu yawo. Nthaŵi zina, ziphuphu zakutchire zimalowanso m'mitengo, kubudula zipatso kapena mtedza kuchokera ku nthambi, ngakhale kuti nthawi zambiri zimathamangira pansi kuti zipeze chakudya chomwe chagwa kale.
07 cha 09
Zima Zakale ku Turkey
Chithunzi © Robert Engberg / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Zilombo zakutchire sizingasunthike ndipo zimapezeka muzaka zawo zonse, ngakhale kuti nthawi zambiri zimakhala zovuta pamene zikufufuza chakudya chochuluka kwambiri. M'nyengo yozizira, nkhuku zowopsa zimapita kukawona mbalame zam'mlengalenga zomwe zataya mbewu kapena malo odyetserako nthaka kumene chimanga chophwanyika chilipo. Njira zawo zazikulu, zowopsa zimatha kuyambitsa mbalame zam'mlengalenga zomwe sizingathe kuyembekezera mbalame zazikuluzikulu, zanjala kumadya.
08 ya 09
Turkey Farm
Chithunzi © Curt Gibbs / Flickr / Kugwiritsa Ntchito Chilolezo Zinyama zapakhomo zimakhala zofanana ndi zinyama zakutchire koma zimakulira pansi pazirombo zomwe zimapatsidwa kuti zikhale ndi nyama. Pali mitundu yambiri ya minda ya Turkey, kuchokera kumagulu akuluakulu ogulitsa malonda ku malo ochepa omwe alipo. Nthawi zambiri zinyama zapakhomo zimakhala ndi mphuno zosiyana kwambiri ndi azibale awo. Ngakhale kusiyana kwakukulu ndi mbalame yoyera yokhala ndi mafiira ofiira, nkhuku zoweta zimatha kubwereranso mumthunzi wa tani, bulauni, pied ndi wakuda. Malingana ndi katundu wogwiritsidwa ntchito kuti aberekedwe ndi turkeys komanso momwe amakulira, amatha kuwoneka ngati osadziwika bwino ndi zinyama zakutchire.
09 ya 09
Ocellated Turkey
Chithunzi © Roberto González / Flickr / CC ndi 2.0 Dzina Loyamba: Ocellated Turkey, Pavo, Ucutz il Chichan
Dzina la Sayansi : Meleagris ocellata (amene kale anali Agriocharis ocellata )Ngakhale kuti nyamazi zimakhala zosiyana kwambiri ndi zinyama zawo zakutchire , mbalamezi zimakhala zofanana kuti nthawi zina zisokonezeke ndi zinyama zina zakutchire. Mitambo yamakono yotentha, koma imakhala yobiriwira kwambiri kusiyana ndi zakutchire zakutchire, maguwa awo a nkhope ndi ozungulira kwambiri ndipo mchira wawo uli ndi mapepala openya. Makhalidwe awo ndi zakudya ndi zofanana ndi zakutchire zakutchire, koma zowonjezera zimakhala zoletsedwa. Nkhono zam'madzi zimapezeka pa Peninsula ya Yucatan ya kumwera kwa Mexico, mpaka kufika kumpoto kwa Guatemala komanso kumpoto chakum'maŵa kwa Belize. Amapezeka m'nkhalango zam'madera otentha, m'nkhalango ndi m'nkhalango zowirira, komanso m'madera otentha kapena m'minda yambiri yaulimi, ndipo amakonda malo obiriwira.