Amazipho
Izipho noma amazipho liyisitho esigobile nesicijile esitholakala ekugcineni kozwane noma umunwe ezinhlotsheni eziningi zezilwane ezincelisayo ( izilwane ezincelisayo, izihuquzi, izinyoni ). Ezinye izilwane ezingenamgogodla njengezimbungulu nezicabucabu zinezakhiwo ezifanayo, eziboshwe ekugcineni komlenze noma i-tarsus zokubamba indawo njengoba zihamba. Izingxawu zenkalankala, nomholo kanye nofezela, zaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi ama-chelae azo, ngezinye izikhathi abizwa ngokuthi amazipho.
Izipho langempela lwenziwe ngesakhamzimba esiqinile esibizwa ngokuthi i-keratin . Izipho lisetshenziselwa ukubamba nokuphatha izisulu ezilwaneni ezidla inyama ezifana namakati nezinja, kodwa lingasetshenziswa futhi ngezinjongo ezifana nokumba, ukukhwela izihlahla, ukuzivikela nokuzilungisa, kuleyo miqhinqo nakweminye.
Izitho ezifanayo eziyisicaba futhi ezingafiki eqophelweni elibukhali zibizwa ngokuthi izinzipho hhayi amazipho. Izitho ezifana nezinzipho ezingakheki ekugcineni kwezigalo kodwa eziphuma kwezinye izingxenye zonyawo zibizwa ngokufanele ngokuthi. [1]
- ↑ Rand, A.L. (1954). "On the Spurs on Birds' Wings". The Wilson Bulletin 66 (2): 127–134. http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v066n02/p0127-p0134.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2012.