UMary Allen
Amaxhama enza usapho olukhulu phakathi kwezilwanyana ezanyisayo. Intsingiselo yegama lesiLatini elithi "Cervidae" ngu "antler bearer". Onke amaxhama amadala aneempondo. Inyamakazi ihlukile, njengoko iimazi nazo zineempondo. Onke amaxhama atya izityalo, ikakhulu ingca, amagqabi, ubulembu, kunye namahlumela amancinci e-conifers.
Zingaphezulu kwama-50 iintlobo zamaxhama ehlabathini. Ixhama elibomvu, ixhama elifusi, ixhama, ixhama, neelk zezolu sapho kwaye zikwafumaneka eYurophu. Iinyamakazi zikwafumaneka naseAsia, nakuMntla Merika nakuMzantsi Merika. Nkqu eAfrika, kukho uhlobo olunye lwamaxhama, yinyamakazi yaseBarbary. Nabani na okhankanya ixhama kwilizwe elithetha isiJamani lidla ngokuthetha ixhama elibomvu, kodwa oko akulunganga ncam.
Elona xhama likhulu nelinzima yixhama. Elona lincinane yipudu esemazantsi. Ihlala kwiintaba zaseMzantsi Melika kwaye ilingana nenja encinane okanye ephakathi.
Kuthekani ngeempondo?
Iimpondo yinto yophawu lwexhama. Iimpondo zenziwe ngethambo kwaye zinamasebe. Akufunekanga babhidaniswe neempondo. Kuba iimpondo zinecone eyenziwe ngethambo kuphela ngaphakathi kwaye ineempondo ngaphandle, oko kukuthi ulusu olufileyo. Ukongezelela, iimpondo azinamasebe. Ubukhulu becala zithe tye okanye zingqukuva kancinci. Iimpondo zihlala zihleli ubomi babo bonke, njengoko zisenjenjalo kwinkomo, iibhokhwe, iigusha nezinye izilwanyana ezininzi.
Amaxhama amancinci akakabi nayo impondo. Kananjalo abakakhuli ngokwaneleyo ukuba babe nolutsha. Inyamakazi endala ilahlekelwa ziimpondo zayo emva kokukhwelana. Igazi lakhe liyanqanyulwa. Emva koko iyafa kwaye ikhule kwakhona. Oku kunokuqala ngokukhawuleza okanye kwiiveki ezimbalwa. Kwimeko nayiphi na into, kufuneka yenziwe ngokukhawuleza, kuba ngaphantsi konyaka inkunzi yenkomo iya kufuna i-antlers kwakhona ukukhuphisana nabasetyhini ababalaseleyo.