I-Chamois: Okufanele Ukwazi

I-chamois wuhlobo lwezilwane ezincelisayo ezihlala e-Alps. Umzingeli ubabiza ngokuthi “chamois”. Kokubili amaduna nezinsikazi ze-chamois zinezimpondo ezingasoze zalahlekelwa ukuphila kwazo. Amaduna anoboya emhlane, okubonakala kakhulu eboyeni bawo basebusika. I-"Gamsbart" nayo yenziwe ngalezi zinwele. Kodwa lokhu akuyona intshebe yangempela, kodwa umhlobiso wesigqoko samadoda e-Austria nasesifundeni saseBavaria.

I-chamois ingaphezudlwana kwemitha ubude ukusuka empumulweni kuya ezinqeni. Kukhona nomsila omfushane. Izinsikazi zifinyelela kumakhilogremu angamashumi amane, abesilisa bafinyelela kwamashumi amahlanu. Izimpondo ziqondile ngezansi futhi zigobe emuva ngenhla.

Imilenze yinde futhi inamandla. I-Chamois ingasakaza izinselo ukuze ibambe kangcono emadwaleni. Uboya nombala kushintsha nezinkathi zonyaka: ehlobo uboya bubomvu ngokunsundu. Ebusika iminyene futhi insundu ngokumnyama, icishe ibe mnyama.

I-chamois yahlala e-Alps. Kunama-chamois amaningi e-Styria, isifunda sombuso sase-Austria. Angatholakala nasezingxenyeni zase-Italy, eFrance, eJalimane, eSwitzerland, naseBalkan. I-chamois ithanda izindawo eziphakeme nezingamatshe, kodwa hhayi amahlathi. Zithanda ukuhlala phezulu, phakathi kwamamitha ayi-1500 kanye nama-2500 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle. Banezinhliziyo ezinkulu ezikwazi ukumpompa umoya-mpilo owanele emzimbeni ngisho nasemoyeni omncane. Igazi labo libuye livumelane kahle nomoya omncane.

I-chamois iphila kanjani?

Ama-Chamois abadla imifino. Zidla utshani namakhambi kodwa futhi zidla amaqabunga ezihlahla ezifana nama-alpine roses. Ebusika, ama-mosses nama-lichens akhona. Bathanda ukunqamula amathiphu ehlumela ezihlahla zikaphayini. Kodwa izazi zamahlathi azikujabuleli lokho. I-Chamois iyizilwane ezelusayo. Ngakho zilala phansi ngemva kokudla, ziphinde zikubuyisele ukudla okuvela esikhumbeni sehlathi, zikuhlafune kahle, futhi ekugcineni zikugwinye kuze kufike esiswini.

Ezinsikazi zibizwa ngokuthi izimbuzi. Zihlala emhlambini namaphuphu azo. Umhlambi uqukethe izilwane ezifika emashumini amathathu futhi zinamathelana ngokuqinile ehlobo. Ebusika kuthe ukukhululeka kancane. Abesilisa abadala bahlala bodwa. Abizwa ngama-bucks. Ekwindla, yonke inkunzi izama ukuba umholi womhlambi. Uma amaduna amaningana efuna umhlambi wodwa, azolwa wodwa. Abanamandla kuphela abawinayo.

Ukukhwelana kwenzeka ngoNovemba. Eyeduna ihlangana nensikazi ngayinye. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa yizinyanga eziyisithupha ezinhle. Ama-chamois amancane ngokuvamile yizingane kuphela. Kuyaqabukela ukuthi kube namawele noma amawele amathathu. Ziphuza ubisi lukanina izinyanga ezintathu. Isilwane esincane "isilwane" noma "i-gamskitz".

Izimbuzi ezincane zingaba namazinyane azo ngemva kweminyaka emibili emihle. Izimbuzi ziphila cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili. Amabhakede kufanele aneliseke ngeminyaka engaba ngu-15.

Ama-chamois kufanele aqaphele amabhere, izimpisi, nama-lynx ngoba asohlwini lwawo. Ukhozi olusagolide ngezikhathi ezithile ludla inyamazane. Amadwala awayo noma ama-avalanche ngezinye izikhathi abulala ama-chamois. Ebusika obushubile, ama-chamois amancane, amadala, noma abuthaka ngokuvamile abulawa indlala. Kukhona nezifo eziyingozi ezifana nobumpumputhe be-chamois obuholela ekufeni.

Ukuzingela akulona neze usongo ku-chamois. Bangakwazi ukukhuphuka kangcono kakhulu kunabazingeli futhi ngokuvamile bayabadlula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abazingeli bavumelana bodwa ngokuthi zingaki izilwane abavunyelwe ukuzibulala ukuze izitokisi zihlale zifana. KuseSwitzerland kuphela ezingelwe kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, labo ababhekele ezokuvakasha benqaba. Abavakashi abaningi bafuna nokubona izilwane ezihambisana nazo ezintabeni. Bangaphansi kwe-Alps.

Yiziphi izilwane ezihlotshaniswa ne-chamois?

Kunezinhlobo eziyisithupha ezihlangene zakha uhlobo lwe-chamois. Ngaphandle kwe-chamois noma i-alpine chamois, i-chamois yasePyrenean yaziwa ngendawo yomngcele waseSpain naseFrance. Ezinye izinhlobo ezine nazo ziqanjwe ngezindawo ezisatshalaliswa ngazo. Izindawo zabo zamanje zimakwe ngokubomvu ebalazweni. Ezindaweni ezimpunga, baphila kuze kube yiNkathi Yamatshe.

I-Chamois ihlobene nezimbuzi nezimvu. Zingezabovid, kanye nezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane. Kodwa azihlanganise lutho nezinyamazane, ngoba azinazo izimpondo, kodwa izimpondo.