UMary Allen
Ulusu lweqwarhashe nalo lumnyama. Imigca emhlophe ivela kanye phambi kokuzalwa. Imigca emhlophe ikhusela izilwanyana ezimnyama kwizinambuzane ezilumayo.
Ngaba onke amaqwarhashe anemigca emnyama nemhlophe?
Ngaba amaqwarhashe amhlophe anemigca emnyama? Ayilunganga! Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, bekucingwa ukuba lo mbuzo unokuphendulwa ngolu hlobo: Uninzi loboya beqwarhashe bumhlophe – njengoboya obusesiswini okanye ngaphakathi emilenzeni. Oku kuthetha ukuba izilwanyana zimhlophe - kwaye zinemigca emnyama.
Yeyiphi imigca amaqwarhashe anayo?
Imigca emnyama kuboya beqwarha ke ngoko ishushu kakhulu kunaleyo imhlophe. Lo mahluko wamaqondo obushushu ubangela ukuba kubekho umoya omncinci ovuthuzayo phezu koboya beqwarhashe, obupholisa ulusu lwesilwanyana imini yonke.
Ngaba onke amaqwarhashe anepateni efanayo?
Ndingawuphendula lo mbuzo ngo “hayi” ovakalayo. Ngenxa yokuba iqwarha ngalinye linemigca eyahlukileyo, azikho izilwanyana ezineepateni ezifanayo ncam. Ngaloo ndlela isilwanyana sinokubonwa ngokucacileyo ngokusekelwe kwipateni yemigca. Ngokuxhomekeke kwindawo yokuhlala, ipateni yemigca ingaba buthathaka okanye yomelele.
Mingaphi imigca yeqwarhashe?
Njengamahashe, amaqwarhashe anemane. Ipateni yemigca eqhelekileyo yolu didi izotywa ngokwahlukeneyo kwisilwanyana ngasinye. Inani elahlukileyo lemigca kwiintlobo ezintathu zeqwarha liyamangalisa: ngelixa iqwarhashe leGrevy linemigca emalunga nama-80, iqwarhashe lentaba linemigca emalunga nama-45 kuphela kwaye amathafa angama-30 kuphela.
Kutheni iqwarha limnyama mhlophe?
Esibelekweni, amaqwarhashe anoboya obumnyama. Ulusu lweqwarhashe nalo lumnyama. Imigca emhlophe ivela kanye phambi kokuzalwa. Imigca emhlophe ikhusela izilwanyana ezimnyama kwizinambuzane ezilumayo.
Ngaba uyakwazi ukuwela ihashe ngeqwarha?
I-Zorse (i-portmanteau yeqwarha nehashe) ibhekisa ngokukodwa kumnqamlezo ophakathi kwehashe neqwarha, odla ngokufana ngakumbi nehashe kuneqwarha. I-Zorse inemigca efana nehologram ebonakala itshintsha ukumila ngokuxhomekeke kwi-engile yokujonga kunye nexesha losuku.
Kutheni amaqwarha enobundlobongela?
Ngokuqhelekileyo, amaqwarhashe abonisa ukuba ndlongondlongo, ngakumbi xa kuziwa ekukhuseleni indawo yawo.
Uwubiza ntoni umnqamlezo phakathi kwedonki neqwarha?
Idonki iwela nemazi yeqwarhashe, umphumo uba yi “Ebra”.
Lixabisa malini iqwarha?
IZebra nge-1000 ye-euro, i-springbok ye-500 - indlela yokwenza ishishini ngeehambo zokuzingela.
Ungalifumana iqwarha njengesilo-qabane?
Ngokuphathelele ukomelela, amaqwarhashe nawo ahambelana neeponi kwaye anokugcinwa lula kwisitali esivulekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, banobundlobongela kwaye barhabaxa ngakumbi kunehashe xa besebenzisana nabo kwaye basabela ngokukhawuleza kombane. Ngoko ke abantu abaxhalabileyo akufuneki bagcine iqwarhashe!
Kutheni engakwazi ukukhwela amaqwarhashe?
Kwelinye icala, amaqwarhashe aphila ngendlela eyahluke ngokupheleleyo eAfrika. Enye ingcamango ngesizathu sokuba kube nzima kangaka ukululamisa yeyokuba zineentshaba ezininzi apho, njengeengonyama neengcuka. Yiyo loo nto bephaphile ngakumbi kwaye bekhusela. Zinokuluma kakubi, zikhabe ngamandla kwaye zihambe ngokulula ukuba, umzekelo, ilasso iza ibhabha.
Litya ntoni iqwarha?
Zitya iindidi ezingama-23 ezahlukeneyo zengca, kodwa ezizithandayo yingca eswiti. Iqwarhashe lasezintabeni likhetha izityalo ezinamagqabi amade kunye nezinencasa, kodwa lithanda ingca eswiti kanye njengeqwarha lasemathafeni. Ukongeza kwingca, iqwarhashe leGrevy likwatya iimbotyi, amagqabi, amasetyana kunye neentyatyambo.
Limela ntoni iqwarha elikwimigca yeqwarhashe?
Nabani na owayemisa kwindawo yokunqumla iqwarhashe wayenikwa ilitye elibonisa iqwarhashe. Isishunqulelo esithi “zebra” simela “uphawu lomqhubi onenkathalo”. Ukusukela ngoko, kungekudala onke amaJamani abiza indlela yokuwela abahamba ngeenyawo “izebra crossing”.
Ngaba amaqwarhashe anemigca?
Nangona amaqwarha engamahashe, ngawo kuphela anemigca. Asazi kanye ukuba kutheni oku kunjalo. Kodwa yintoni esandul 'ukucaca: imivimbo ayifanelekanga ngokupheleleyo kwi-camouflage. Ngenxa yokuba ezona ntshaba ziphambili zamaqwarhashe, iingonyama, aziyiboni kwaphela imigca emgama.
Likhangeleka njani iqwarha?
Amaqwarhashe afikelela kubude bomzimba ongama-210 ukuya kuma-300 eesentimitha, umsila ungama-40 ukuya kuma-60 eesentimitha ubude kwaye umphakamo wamagxa ube yi-110 ukuya kwi-160 yeesentimitha. Ubunzima buhluka phakathi kwe-180 kunye ne-450 yeekhilogram. Iqwarhashe leGrevy lelona qwarhashe likhulu kunye nelona didi likhulu lamahashe asendle.
Azenza njani amaqwarhashe?
Ngokwenkcazo-bungcali yangoku, uphawu lokuthengisa oludumileyo lweqwarha yindlela yokwazi ukuzifihla: imigca ekucingelwa ukuba yenza mfiliba iikhonto zesilwanyana kumehlo amarhamncwa.
Amaqwarha amazi njani unina?
Iimpawu zayo zebhatyi yenza ukuba iqwarha licace. Imigca emnyama kwimvelaphi emhlophe nayo ibomvu-brown kwezinye i-subspecies. Isilwanyana ngasinye sinepateni yaso. Ngokomzekelo, amathole amazi unina ngokwenza oku nangevumba lakhe.
Iqwarha layifumana njani imigca?
Ngokutsho kwengcamango yokuzalwa, iimpawu zezinto eziphilayo kuthiwa zavela kumzabalazo wokuphila ngokusinda kweyona nto inamandla. Ngenxa yoko, iinguqu ezingalindelekanga kuthiwa ziye zabakho ngokuhamba kwexesha: Iqwarhashe lafumana imigca yalo ngendaleko njengendlela yokuzifihla.
Libizwa ngokuba yintoni iqwarhashe?
Inkunzi nemazi zebra zohluka nje kancinci – iintamo zamahashe zihlala zomelele kunezo zeemazi. Iqwarha lasemathafeni lahlukile kwiqwarhashe lasezintabeni ngemigca yethunzi elimdaka ngasemva nangasemva nangenxa yokuba imilenze ayinajinja ngomnyama ukuya ezantsi.
Umthiya ntoni umntwana weqwarha?
Ukuba uyise liqwarhashe nonina liesile, inzala yabo idla ngokubizwa ngokuba yiZeseli okanye iZebreseli.
Ulibiza ngokuthini iqwarhashe eliyindoda?
Kulo mbuzo wephazili yamagama "inkunzi yeqwarhashe kunye nenkamela" thina kwiqela lokukhangela amagama okwangoku sazi isisombululo esinye kuphela (inkunzi yehashe)!
Ngaba amaqwarhashe angaba namawele?
Amawele anqabile kakhulu. Intshontsho liyakwazi ukuma malunga neyure emva kokuzalwa. Emva koko isela ubisi kunina ize ilandele umhlambi.
Ngaba uyakwazi ukululamisa iqwarha?
Abantu baseAfrika kudala besazi ukuba amaqwarhashe akanakwenziwa mbuna, kodwa abamhlophe babengekafumani nto. Bakwazile nokurekhoda impumelelo yomntu ngamnye.