UMary Allen
Isikhumba sedube naso simnyama. Imigqa emhlophe ivela ngaphambi nje kokuzalwa. Imigqa emhlophe ivikela kangcono izilwane ezimnyama ezinambuzaneni ezilumayo.
Ingabe wonke amadube anemigqa emnyama nemhlophe?
Ingabe amadube amhlophe anemigqa emnyama? Akulungile! Kuze kube manje, bekucatshangwa ukuthi lo mbuzo ungaphendulwa ngale ndlela: Iningi loboya bedube bumhlophe - njengoboya esiswini noma ngaphakathi kwemilenze. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izilwane zimhlophe - futhi zinemigqa emnyama.
Imiphi imithende amadube anayo?
Ngakho-ke imigqa emnyama eboyeni bedube ifudumele kakhulu kunaleyo emhlophe. Lomehluko wamazinga okushisa udala ukuvunguza komoya okuncane ukuze kwakheke phezu koboya bedube, obupholisa isikhumba sesilwane usuku lonke.
Ingabe wonke amadube anephethini efanayo?
Ngingawuphendula lo mbuzo ngokuthi “cha” ozwakalayo. Ngenxa yokuthi idube ngalinye linephethini yemigqa ehlukile, azikho izilwane ezinephethini efanayo ncamashi. Ngakho isilwane singabonakala ngokucacile ngokusekelwe ephethini yemigqa. Ngokuya ngendawo yokuhlala, iphethini yemigqa ingaba buthakathaka noma ibe namandla.
Idube linemigqa emingaki?
Njengamahhashi, amadube anomhlwenga. Iphethini yemigqa ejwayelekile yohlobo oluthile idwetshwa ngayinye yesilwane ngasinye. Inani elihlukene lemigqa ezinhlotsheni zedube ezintathu liyamangaza: kuyilapho idube laseGrevy linemigqa engaba ngu-80, idube lentaba linemigqa engaba ngu-45 kuphela kanti idube lasemathafeni linemigqa engaba ngu-30 kuphela.
Kungani idube limhlophe qhwa?
Esibelethweni, amadube anoboya obumnyama. Isikhumba sedube naso simnyama. Imigqa emhlophe ivela ngaphambi nje kokuzalwa. Imigqa emhlophe ivikela kangcono izilwane ezimnyama ezinambuzaneni ezilumayo.
Ungakwazi yini ukuwela ihhashi nedube?
I-Zorse (i-portmanteau yedube nehhashi) ibhekisela ngokukhethekile esiphambanweni phakathi kwehhashi nedube, ngokuvamile elifana kakhulu nehhashi kunedube. I-Zorse inemigqa efana ne-hologram ebonakala ishintsha isimo kuye ngokuthi i-engeli yokubuka kanye nesikhathi sosuku.
Kungani amadube enolaka?
Ngokuvamile, amadube abonisa ukuziphatha okunolaka, ikakhulukazi lapho kuziwa ekuvikeleni indawo yawo.
Usibiza ngokuthini isiphambano phakathi kwembongolo nedube?
Imbongolo iwela nehhashi ledube, umphumela uba “i-Ebra”.
Idube libiza malini?
Idube ngama-euro ayi-1000, i-springbok ngama-500 – ukwenza ibhizinisi ngohambo lokuzingela.
Ungakwazi yini ukuba nedube njengesilwane esifuywayo?
Mayelana nokuqina, amadube nawo ahambisana namaponi futhi angagcinwa kalula esitebeleni esivulekile. Noma kunjalo, anolaka kakhulu futhi anokhahlo kunehhashi lapho esebenza nawo futhi aphendula ngokushesha umbani. Ngakho-ke abantu abakhathazekile akufanele bagcine idube!
Kungani amadube engakwazi ukugitsheliswa?
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amadube aphila ngendlela ehluke kakhulu e-Afrika. Omunye umbono wokuthi kungani kunzima kangaka ukuzithambisa ukuthi banezitha eziningi lapho, njengamabhubesi nezimpisi. Yingakho beqaphe ngokukhethekile futhi bevikela. Angaluma kabi, akhahlele kanzima futhi ahambe kalula uma, isibonelo, i-lasso iza indiza.
Lidlani idube?
Zidla isamba sezinhlobo ezingama-23 zotshani, kodwa ezizithandayo utshani obumnandi. Idube lasezintabeni lithanda izitshalo ezinamahlamvu amade futhi ezinoshukela, kodwa lithanda utshani obumnandi njengedube lamathafa. Ngaphezu kotshani, idube leGrevy lidla nemifino, amahlamvu, amagatsha nezimbali.
Limelelani idube elinemigqa yedube?
Noma ubani owayema endaweni yokuwela idube wayenikezwa uqwembe olubonisa idube. Isifinyezo esithi “zebra” sasimele “uphawu lomshayeli ocabangelayo”. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ngokushesha wonke amaJalimane abiza indawo yokuwela abahamba ngezinyawo ngokuthi "i-zebra crossing".
Ingabe amadube angamahhashi anemigqa?
Nakuba amadube engamahhashi, yiwo kuphela anemithende. Asazi kahle-hle ukuthi kungani lokhu kunjalo. Kodwa yini esanda kucaca: imivimbo ayifaneleki ngokuphelele ukufihla. Ngoba izitha eziyinhloko zamadube, amabhubesi, aziyiboni nhlobo imigqa ikude.
Libukeka kanjani idube?
Amadube afinyelela ubude bomzimba wekhanda obungamasentimitha angama-210 kuya ku-300, umsila ungamasentimitha angama-40 kuya ku-60 ubude kanti ubude behlombe bungamasentimitha ayi-110 kuya ku-160. Isisindo sihluka phakathi kuka-180 no-450 kilogram. Idube le-Grevy liyidube elikhulu kunawo wonke kanye nohlobo lwamahhashi asendle amakhulu kunawo wonke.
Amadube azifihla kanjani?
Ngokombono wamanje, uphawu lokuhweba oludumile lwedube luyindlela yokucasha enelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi: imithende kuthiwa ifiphalisa ama-contour esilwane emehlweni ezilwane ezizidlayo.
Amadube ambona kanjani unina?
Izimpawu zamajazi alo zenza idube libe sobala. Imigqa emnyama engemuva elimhlophe iphinde ibe nsundu ngokubomvu kwezinye izinhlobonhlobo. Isilwane ngasinye sinephethini ngayinye. Ngokwesibonelo, amathole aqaphela unina ngalokhu nangephunga lawo.
Idube layithola kanjani imithende?
Ngokwenkolelo-mbono yokuzalwa, izici zezidalwa eziphilayo kuthiwa zavela emzabalazweni wokuphila ngokusinda kwezinamandla. Ngenxa yalokho, izinguquko ezingahleliwe kuthiwa ziye zaba khona ngokuhamba kwesikhathi: Idube lathola imithende ngokuziphendukela kwemvelo njengendlela yokuzifihla.
Libizwa ngani idube lesifazane?
Amadube esilisa nensikazi ahluka kancane kuphela – izintamo zamahhashi zivame ukuba namandla kunezimbila. Idube lamathafa lihluka kudube lentaba ngemithende yethunzi elinsundu ngemuva nangemuva nangenxa yokuthi imilenze ayinazindandatho ezimnyama kuye phansi.
Uyinika ingane zebra?
Uma ubaba eyidube nomama eyimbongolo, inzalo yabo ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi iZeseli noma iZebreseli.
Ulibiza ngani idube lendoda?
Kulo mbuzo wendida ethi "idube lendoda nekamela" thina eqenjini lokusesha amagama okwamanje sazi isisombululo esisodwa kuphela (inkunzi)!
Ingabe amadube angaba namawele?
Amawele ayivelakancane kakhulu. Iwundlu lingasukuma cishe ngemva kwehora lizelwe. Ibe isiphuza ubisi kunina bese ilandela umhlambi.
Ungakwazi yini ukuthambisa idube?
Abantu base-Afrika kade bazi ukuthi amadube awakwazi ukuthambisa, kodwa abamhlophe bebengakatholi lutho. Bakwazile nokuqopha impumelelo yomuntu ngamunye.