UMary Allen
Ukuboniswa kwee-canines ezigobileyo kunokubonwa kwii-bas-reliefs zakudala kunye nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo. Umzobo wokuqala wohlobo ufunyenwe kumangcwaba ePiramidi yeCheops; izinja nazo zinokufunyanwa kumakhaka, ezindongeni, nakwimizobo, kwaye kukho neeBasenjis ezomisiweyo. Imyuziyam yeMetropolitan yoBugcisa eNew York inomfanekiso oqingqiweyo wobhedu waseBhabheli weBasenji kunye nomnini wakhe.
IiBasenji zazifuyelwe ukuzingela. Ezi canine zazisetyenziselwa ukukhupha izilwanyana kwiindawo ezifihlakeleyo kunye neminatha yabazingeli, kwaye zaziluncedo ekufumaneni nasekuboniseni iindawo zokufihla amaqanda kunye nokugcina iilali zingenazo iimpuku. Uninzi lwezinja zizingela ngokubona (njengama-greyhounds) okanye ivumba (njengee-beagles), kodwa i-Basenjis isebenzisa zombini ukubona kunye nevumba ukufumana amaxhoba abo.
EKenya, izinja zisetyenziselwa ukurhwebesha iingonyama ziphume kwimingxunya yazo. Abazingeli bamaMasai basebenzisa ezine kwezi zinja ngexesha ukuze bafumane iingonyama baze bazikhulule ziye endle. Yakuba ingonyama ishiye ukhuseleko emhadini wayo, abazingeli baya kurhangqa ikati enkulu.
Apha ngezantsi uya kufumana i-12 eyona tattoos yenja ye-Basenji:
