Hagu: Into omawuyazi

Iihagu zizilwanyana ezanyisayo. Kwibhayoloji, benza uhlobo olumalunga ne-15 yeentlobo. Yihagu yasendle kuphela ehlala eYurophu. Ezinye iintlobo zisasazwa e-Asiya nase-Afrika, oko kukuthi “kwiLizwe eliDala”.

Iihagu zahluke kakhulu. Elona lincinci yihagu yasendle yepygmy evela eAsiya. Inobunzima beekhilogram ezilishumi elinesibini. Nantso indlela inja encinci enobunzima ngayo. Eyona inkulu yihagu enkulu yasehlathini ehlala kwiindawo ezishushu zaseAfrika. Bakwazi ukufikelela kwiikhilogram ezingama-300.

Intloko emide enempumlo iqhelekile kuzo zonke iihagu. Amehlo mancinci. I-canines ayinayo iingcambu kwaye ikhula kubo bonke ubomi. Balolana ngokusilana. Abazingeli bawabiza “amabamba”. Iinkunzi zinkulu kunemazi kwaye ziyingozi kakhulu ekulweni.

Ziphila njani iihagu?

Iihagu ziyathanda ukuhlala emahlathini okanye kwindawo ezinemithi efana neesavanna. Ubukhulu becala bahamba ebusuku. Emini zilala kumatyholo ashinyeneyo okanye emingxunyeni yezinye izilwanyana. Kufuneka kubekho amanzi kufutshane. Baziindadi ezikwaziyo ukuqubha kwaye bathanda nokuhlamba ngodaka. Emva koko omnye uthi: Uyabhadula. Oku kucoca kwaye kukhusele ulusu lwakho. Zikwasusa izifunxi-gazi, oko kukuthi izinambuzane. Iyazipholisa kananjalo, kuba iihagu azikwazi ukubila.

Uninzi lweehagu luhlala kunye ngokwamaqela. Ngokuqhelekileyo, kukho iimazi ezimbalwa kunye namantshontsho azo, amantshontsho eehagu. Imazi endala ibizwa ngokuba “yimazi”. Iinkunzi ezindala, kunye neehagu, ziphila zodwa.

Iihagu ziyakutya phantse nantoni na ezinokuyifumana okanye zombe emhlabeni ngesiqu sazo: iingcambu, iziqhamo, namagqabi, kodwa nezinambuzane okanye iintshulube. Izilwanyana ezinethambo lomqolo ezincinci zikwakwimenyu yazo, njengenyama ebolileyo, oko kukuthi izilwanyana ezifileyo.

Iihagu ezihlala kwizitali zethu “ziihagu eziqhelekileyo zasekhaya”. Kukho iintlobo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zezi namhlanje. Baphuma kwiihagu zasendle. Zafuywa ngabantu. Xa iihagu zihlala endle eMelika namhlanje, zibaleka iihagu zasekhaya.

Zabakho njani iihagu zasekhaya?

Kakade kwixesha le-Neolithic, abantu baqala ukuqhelana neengulube zasendle kwaye bazizala. Eyona nto indala yafunyanwa kuMbindi Mpuma. Kodwa naseYurophu ukuzaliswa kweehagu kwaqala kwangethuba. Kancinci, imigca yokuzala nayo ixubene. Namhlanje kukho malunga namashumi amabini eehagu ezaziwayo, kunye nezininzi ezingaziwayo. Kuba ihagu yasekhaya lelona lungu laziwayo kwintsapho yezilwanyana zayo eJamani, isoloko ibizwa ngokuba yi "hagu".

KumaXesha Aphakathi, yayizizityebi kuphela ezazikwazi ukuthenga inyama yehagu. Abantu abangathathi ntweni babedla ngokutya inyama yeenkomo ezingasancancisiyo ngenxa yokuba zazindala kakhulu. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha abantu abahluphekayo babefuya ihagu enye okanye ngaphezulu. Basebenzisa ithuba lokuba iihagu zitya phantse nantoni na ezinokuyifumana. Ezidolophini, maxa wambi babezulazula ezitratweni ngokukhululekileyo, besitya inkunkuma. Iinkomo bezingenakuyenza loo nto.

Ekubeni iihagu zizilwanyana ezifuywayo, unokuziqhubela edlelweni okanye ehlathini. Ngaphambili, loo nto yayisoloko ingumsebenzi wamakhwenkwe. Emasimini iihagu zazisidla okuseleyo emva kokuvuna, kunye nazo zonke iintlobo zengca nemifuno. Ehlathini, ngaphandle kwamakhowa, babethanda ngokukhethekileyo ii-beechnuts kunye ne-acorns. Ngeyona ham yaseSpain, iihagu zinokutyiswa kuphela ngee-acorns namhlanje.

Iihagu zasekhaya zihlala zibonwa zimdaka. Kodwa akunjalo. Ukuba banendawo eyaneleyo kwisitali, benza ikona kwindlu yangasese. Xa bezigaqa eludakeni olumanzi, lucoca ulusu lwabo. Ukongezelela, ubushushu bomzimba wabo buyancipha. Oku kuyimfuneko kuba iihagu azikwazi ukubila. Kwaye ngenxa yodaka olomileyo, nabo abatshiswa lilanga. Nabo balumke kakhulu, njengeenkawu. Oku kunokuboniswa kwimifuniselo eyahlukeneyo. Oku kubenza bafane nezinja, umzekelo, iigusha neenkomo.

Kukwakho nabantu abangafuni tu ukuyitya inyama yehagu kuba inkolo yabo ichasene nayo. AmaYuda namaSilamsi amaninzi ajonga iihagu njengezilwanyana “ezingcolileyo”. Abanye abayifumani inyama yehagu isempilweni.

Iihagu zasekhaya zigcinwa njani ngendlela efanelekileyo namhlanje?

Iihagu zasekhaya yimfuyo kuphela. Amafama okanye abafuyi beehagu bagcina iihagu zasekhaya ukuze zixhelwe kwaye bathengise inyama yazo. Ngokomyinge, wonke umntu utya malunga nekhilogram yenyama ngeveki. Malunga nesibini kwisithathu sayo inyama yehagu. Ngoko kufuneka iihagu ezininzi ezifuywayo: [[eJamani kukho ihagu enye kubemi abathathu, eNetherlands, kukho neehagu ezimbini kubemi abathathu.

Ukuze iihagu ezifuywayo zizive zikhululekile, kufuneka zikwazi ukuphila njengezinyanya zazo, iihagu zasendle. Oku kusenjalo kwiindawo ezininzi ehlabathini lonke. EYurophu, ubona oko kuphela kwifama yezinto eziphilayo. Kodwa nalapho, akuyomfuneko ngokwenene. Kuxhomekeke kwilizwe ezihlala kulo iihagu kwaye leliphi itywina lokuvunywa elisebenzayo efama. Inyama yeehagu ezonwabileyo nayo ixabisa kakhulu.

Kwifama enjalo, kukho ishumi elinesibini lezilwanyana kunamakhulu ambalwa. Banendawo eyaneleyo eshedini. Kukho iindiza emgangathweni abanokuthi bagqogqe kuzo. Bayakwazi ukufikelela ngaphandle yonke imihla okanye bahlala ngaphandle kwaphela. Bayawubhuqa umhlaba, bazigalele. Ukwenza oku kwenzeke, udinga indawo eninzi kunye nocingo olulungileyo ukuze iihagu zingakwazi ukubaleka. Kwiifama ezinjalo, zikwasebenza kunye neentlobo ezikhethekileyo. Iimazi azinawo amantshontsho amaninzi kwaye zikhula ngokucothayo. Oku kukwanento yokwenza ne-lining, engokwemvelo.

Inyama yezilwanyana ezinjalo ikhula kancinane. Kukho amanzi amancinci kwi-pan yokuqhotsa, kodwa inyama eninzi ishiywe. Kodwa ikwabiza kakhulu.

Uyifumana njani eyona nyama ininzi?

Uninzi lweehagu ngoku lufuyelwe kwiifama ezisempilweni. Zihlala zibizwa ngokuba “ziifektri zezilwanyana” kwaye zibizwa ngokuba ziifama zasefektri. Olu hlobo lokuzala kweehagu alunakekeli ngqalelo kwizinto ezikhethekileyo zezilwanyana kwaye lwenzelwe ukuvelisa inyama eninzi kangangoko ngomzamo omncinci kangangoko.

Izilwanyana zihlala kwimigangatho eqinileyo enemingxuma. Umchamo unokubaleka kwaye ilindle linokukhutshwa ngombhobho. Kukho amacandelo ahlukeneyo enziwe ngemivalo yentsimbi. Izilwanyana azikwazi ukugrumba kwaye zihlala zidibana kancinci kakhulu.

Isondo sokwenyani azikho ezi mazi. Ukufakwa kwamadlozi kwenziwa ngumntu ngesirinji. Imazi yehagu ikhulelwe phantse iinyanga ezine. Kwizilwanyana, oku kubizwa ngokuba "ukukhulelwa". Emva koko ukuya kutsho kumantshontsho eehagu angama-20 ayazalwa. Kwaba, bamalunga ne-13 abasindayo ngokomndilili. Logama nje lo mboniso usancanca amantshontsho akhe, amantshontsho ehagu abizwa ngokuba ziihagu ezincancisayo. “I-span” ligama elidala elithetha “ititi”. Apho amantshontsho ancanca ubisi lwawo. Ixesha lokonga lithatha malunga nenyanga.

Emva koko amantshontsho eehagu akhuliswa aze atyebe phantse iinyanga ezintandathu. Emva koko bafikelela kwiikhilogram ezili-100 kwaye baxhelwe. Ngoko yonke loo nto ithatha malunga neenyanga ezilishumi xa iyonke, kungekhona nonyaka.