UMary Allen
Indawo apho kukho amarhamncwa amaninzi. Ke ngoko, amaqwarhashe, njengazo zonke iintlobo ze-equine, azizilwanyana ezizingelayo kodwa aphuhlise umoya ombi kakhulu kunamahashe namaesile, izalamane zawo ezisondeleyo. Xa zihlaselwa ngamarhamncwa afana neengonyama, iingwenkala okanye iingcuka, zizikhusela ngamazinyo neempuphu.
Ngaba amahashe namaqwarhashe anokukhwelana?
Yiloo nto ebizwa ngokuba yi-hybrids yeqwarha nehashe. Kaloku uyise wethole elincinane elinamachokoza amhlophe lihashe lehashe. Ekubeni amahashe namaqwarhashe esondelelene, anokuba nabantwana kunye, kanye njengamaesile namahashe.
Ubizwa ngokuba yintoni umnqamlezo phakathi kweqwarhashe nehashe?
I-Zorse (i-portmanteau yeqwarha nehashe) ibhekisa ngokukodwa kumnqamlezo ophakathi kwehashe neqwarha, odla ngokufana ngakumbi nehashe kuneqwarha.
Ngaba amahashe needonki ziyakwazi ukukhwelana?
Iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zamahashe kunye needonki zidla ngokubizwa ngokuba ziimeyile. Xa sithetha ngokungqongqo, ezi ntlobo zimbini zahlukeneyo: imeyile – umnqamlezo phakathi kwedonki nehashe lehashe – kunye nehinny – umnqamlezo phakathi kwehashe nedonki.
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!
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.
Ivela phi inyama yeqwarha?
Loluphi uhlobo lweqwarhashe lenyama yomkhenkce enzulu eNetto ayibhalwanga kwipakethe. Nangona kunjalo, umntu unokucinga ukuba ngamaqwarhashe asethafeni. Umenzi wenyama uyingenisa eMzantsi Afrika, apho olu hlobo luxhaphake kakhulu. Iqwarhashe likaGrevy lihlala eKenya nase-Ethiopia kuphela.
Ingaba iqwarha lingcamla njani?
Uphawu lungaphezu kwayo yonke incasa enamandla kakhulu kunye ne-spicy, eyona nto ikhumbuza inyama yenkomo. Ngamanye amaxesha kukhankanywa iincasa ezifana neenkomo okanye ixhama.
Kunye nehashe lasendle (apho ihashe lasekhaya lalifuywa khona), idonki yaseAfrika (apho idonki yasekhaya ihla khona), idonki yaseAsia kunye nekiang, iintlobo ezintathu zeqwarhashe zenza uhlobo kunye nosapho lwamahashe (Equidae, Equus) .
Yavela njani idonki?
Imazi yedonki ikhulelwa malunga neenyanga ezilishumi elinesibini ngaphambi kokuba izale ithole. Incinci iyakwazi ukuhamba ngokukhawuleza kwaye incanca ngunina kangangeenyanga ezisibhozo. Iidonki zasendle zihlala kwindawo engumqwebedu, njengakwintlango enamatye akuMntla Afrika. Iidonki zinokuphila ukuya kutsho kwiminyaka engama-50.
Kutheni amaqwarha ekhangeleka ngolu hlobo?
Bafumanisa ukuba le migca iwakhusela ngokwenene amaqwarhashe kubahlaseli. Umzekelo kwiingonyama, ezithanda ukutya inyama yeqwarhashe, nakwiimpukane zetsetse, ezihlaba amaqwarhashe zifunxe igazi lawo.
Zingaphi iichromosome elinazo iqwarhashe?
Isizathu: inani leechromosomes eziqulethe ulwazi lwemfuzo alifani. Amahashe aneechromosome ezingama-64, iidonki zine-62, kanti amaqwarhashe aneziyi-44.