UMary Allen
Njengoba inesifumbu ekhanda lalo kanye nentamo egobile enjenge-swan, ihansi eliyi-hump limelela uhlobo lwalo oluhle. Kodwa imvelaphi yawo iwenza abe uhlobo olukhethekile lwamahansi.
Ihansi eliyisimungulu lihlukile kwezinye izinhlobo zamahansi. Yilona lodwa elingehli ku-greylag goose kodwa liwuhlobo olufuywayo lwehansi lasendle (Anser cygnoides). Nakuba intamo yalo igobile njengedada, akubuzwa ukuthi ihansi eliyisimungulu alinawo amadlozi amadada. Nokho, umlando oqondile womsuka wawo awukwazi ukunqunywa.
Njengoba uHorst Schmidt ebhala encwadini ethi «Gross-und Wassergeflügel», kucatshangwa ukuthi amahansi ayisimungulu abelokhu ekunakekelweni kwabantu amakhulu eminyaka ambalwa. Imvelaphi yabo kukholakala ukuthi iseChina noma eJapan. Kukhona futhi izinkomba zekhulu le-15 lapho amahansi amakhulu amhlophe anamaqhubu nesikhumba somphimbo ayegcinwa eNdiya, njengoba uSchmidt eqhubeka ebhala emsebenzini wakhe. Amahansi asakazeka kusukela empumalanga kuya entshonalanga ngaphesheya kwePheresiya kuya eRussia. EJalimane, kukhulunywa okokuqala ngqa emuva eminyakeni engaba ngu-250, lapho kuchazwa okokuqala amahansi anamaqhubu amnyama agqamile. E-Switzerland, lolu hlobo seluhlale lubonakala emibukisweni kazwelonke yenkukhu iminyaka engu-83. Babenokumelwa okukhulu kakhulu ngo-1982 nezilwane ezingu-21 eNational eBern.
Indlela Evela E-Asia nase-Afrika
Ekuqaleni, ihansi eliyisimungulu lalaziwa ngamagama ahlukahlukene njengehansi lehansi, icilongo, noma ihansi lamaShayina. Kukhona futhi i-anecdote ehlekisayo encwadini kaSchmidt. UMongameli wokuqala wase-USA, uGeorge Washington, unikezwe amahansi ayisimungulu. Ngalesosikhathi uMbusi uMorris wanika uMongameli amahansi nezinye izingulube futhi wakuletha e-United States ngokuqondile esuka eChina, okwaholela ekutheni amahansi ayizimungulu asakazeke kabanzi eNyakatho Melika.
Uhlobo lwesibili lwalolu hlobo lwaphuma e-Afrika. Ngumfowabo omkhulu we-hump goose owaziwayo. Ihansi eliyisimungulu elikhulu kakhulu lase-Afrika lifinyelela isisindo somzimba esingamakhilogremu angu-7 kuya kwangu-8, kanti ihansi eliyisimungulu linesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-4 kuya kwangu-5.
Nokho, lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zinombala ofanayo wezimpaphe. Azaliswa ngemibala empunga-nsundu kanye nomhlophe. Amahansi ayizimungulu ase-Afrika afika eMelika esuka eMadagascar bese eya eYurophu. Aphinde ehle e-swan goose futhi afane nehansi eliyisimungulu ezingxenyeni eziningi. Umehluko ocacile yi-dewlap eqinile, engatholakala njengesikhumba sesikhumba noma isikhwama esincane ngaphansi komphimbo. Esinye sezici zohlobo lwehansi i-dewlap ephindwe kabili esiswini, engabonakala kakhulu lapho usukhulile. Ukushaywa kwamazolo okukodwa noma imbala elahlekile kungabhekwa njengephutha emqhudelwaneni wonobuhle.
Njengoba emile nentamo egobile njengedada, amahansi ayisimungulu azibonakalisa eyizidalwa ezinhle phakathi kwezinhlobo zawo. Umzimba oxakile noma intamo ewugqinsi, emfishane iphinyisiwe. Isibalo esincanyana senziwa yi-medium-high stand kanye namaphiko amade nabanzi alele eduze nomzimba. Ikakhulukazi nezilwane ezincane, akuvamile ukuthi amaphiko abanzi atshekele ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa kwezimpaphe. Ijagoni yobuchwepheshe ibhekisela kulawa maphiko njengamaphiko atshekisayo. Zakha lapho ama-quill ekhula ephuma ku-primaries futhi, egcwele igazi, azungeza ngaphandle ngaphansi kwesisindo.
Izwi Eliphezulu kanye namaqhubu Amnyama
Encwadini yakhe, uSchmidt uchaza iqhinga lomfuyi omdala. Kwadonswa isitokisi sentokazi phezu kwekhanda nomzimba walawa mahansi kwakhululwa ikhanda nemilenze lapho kuvuleka khona. Ngenxa yesitokisi, amaphiko ahlala eduze nomzimba futhi awabe esagoba ngaphandle. Le ndlela kuthiwa iphumelela kakhulu kunokubamba amaphiko ndawonye nerabha noma itheyiphu. Kodwa imibono iyahluka phakathi kochwepheshe. Abanye bakhuthaza ukugqoka amasokisi, abanye bamelene nokusebenzisa izilwane ezinjalo zokuzalanisa. Kunalokho, bacebisa ukuthi kuhlatshwe amahansi anjalo ngoSuku LukaMartin ngoNovemba.
Ngezwi elikhalayo, amahansi ayisimungulu angakwazi ukuzwakala kumnikazi wawo. I-hump yasebunzini elimnyama ivelele njengesici esijwayelekile. Lokhu kubuthakathaka kancane ku-goose kunase-gander. Ikakhulukazi ezilwaneni ezindala, i-hemispherical hump iyanda ngosayizi. Ngombala omhlophe, uqhwaku kanye ne-hump akuzona ezimnyama, kodwa ngombala obomvu-ophuzi. Izilwane ezimhlophe zivame ukuba namandla kancane kune-grey-brown.
Umbala wezimpaphe zokumpunga-nsundu ukhombisa umugqa onsundu ngokucijile entanyeni engemuva kuya emahlombe. Isitobhi sangaphambili nesifuba esingenhla zimhlophe ngokuphaphathekile. Ngaphezu koqhwaku olumnyama, kunamehlo ansundu ngokumnyama, imilenze kuphela ekhazimula ngokusawolintshi-bomvu. Okumpunga-okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kubonwa njengomthelela wombala wesithathu. Izindawo ezinombala onsundu zimbozwe izimpaphe eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma ezimpunga. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuhluka kombala akukakabonwa eSwitzerland.