UMary Allen
Ilovane sisirhubuluzi, sisilwanyana esirhubuluzayo. Igama livela kwisiGrike kwaye lithetha "ingonyama yomhlaba". Kukho ngaphezu kwama-200 iintlobo ezahlukeneyo. Oyena mncinci mfutshane kunobhontsi womntu, ngelixa oyena mkhulu ukhula ukuya kuma-68 eesentimitha ubude. Uninzi lwamalovane lusengozini. Ngoko kufuneka ulumke ukuba bangafi.
Amalovane ahlala eAfrika, kumazantsi eYurophu, eArabhiya nakumazantsi eIndiya. Zithanda iindawo ezishushu ezinamahlathi amaninzi kuba zihlala emithini nasematyholweni. Apho bafumana izinambuzane ezithanda ukuzitya. Kwakhona ngamanye amaxesha batya iintaka ezincinci okanye amanye amalovane.
Amehlo oonotshetshe ahamba kakhulu kwaye aphuma entloko. Omabini amehlo abona izinto ezahlukeneyo. Oku kukunika umbono ojikelezileyo. Ukongeza, i-chameleons ibona ngokucacileyo, nokuba kukho into ekude. Ziyakwazi ukubhengeza ulwimi lwazo olude, oluncangathi ukuya kwixhoba. Ixhoba linamathela kulo okanye, ngokuthe ngqo, linamathele kulo.
Ilovane laziwa kakhulu ngokukwazi ukutshintsha umbala. Ikwenza oku ukunxibelelana namanye amalovane. Ukongeza, ilovane liba mnyama xa libanda: Oku kulivumela ukuba libufunxe ngcono ubushushu ekukhanyeni. Xa kushushu, esi silwanyana siye sibe khaphukhaphu ukuze imitha yelanga igqabhuke kuso.
Amalovane azala ngamaqanda njengazo zonke izirhubuluzi. Emva kokukhwelana, kuthatha malunga neeveki ezine ukuze amaqanda abe elungile. Ngexesha elinye kukho iziqwenga ezintlanu ukuya kuma-35. Emva kokuba amaqanda eqanduselwe, kungathatha iinyanga ezimbini ukuba aqandusele. Kwiindawo ezibandayo, kukwakho namalovane aselula aqandusela eqandeni esibelekweni aze azalwe emva koko.