UMary Allen
Amasele ayizilwane ezihlala emanzini, okungukuthi izilwane ezinomgogodla. Amaxoxo, amasele, namaxoxo kwakha imindeni emithathu yama-anuran. Zihlala emanzini njengezilwane ezisencane bese zibizwa ngonoshobishobi. Ama-tadpoles anama-gill futhi abukeka ehluke kakhulu kumaxoxo amadala, akhumbuza kakhulu izinhlanzi ezincane. Kamuva zikhula imilenze futhi imisila yazo ihlehle. Lapho esevuthiwe abe amaxoxo, aphefumula ngamaphaphu awo.
Amasele ancamela ukuhlala eduze namachibi nemifula. Isikhumba sazo simanzi ngenxa yezindlala zamafinyila. Amaxoxo amaningi aluhlaza noma ansundu. Ezindaweni ezishisayo, kukhona namaxoxo anombala: obomvu, ophuzi, noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kwabaningi, ungathola ubuthi bomcibisholo.
Ixoxo elikhulu kunawo wonke yixoxo le-goliath: ikhanda nomzimba ndawonye kungaphezu kwamasentimitha angama-30 ubude. Lokho cishe ubude berula yesikole. Nokho, amaxoxo amaningi alingana kahle esandleni esisodwa.
Entwasahlobo ungezwa amaxoxo aduna ekhala. Bafuna ukuyisebenzisela ukuheha insikazi ukuze bakwazi ukukhwelana futhi babe nentsha. Ikhonsathi yamasele enjalo ingaba phezulu kakhulu.
Ikakhulukazi amaxoxo avamile ahlala emazweni ethu. Bathanda ukuhlala emahlathini, emahlathini noma engadini. Zidla izinambuzane, izicabucabu, izikelemu, nezilwane ezincane ezifanayo. Ngezinye izikhathi ziyasinda ebusika emigodini engaphansi, kodwa futhi zingaphila ngaphansi kwechibi. EYurophu, amachibi amaningi namachibi ayegcwele. Kukhona nezinambuzane ezimbalwa futhi ziyancipha ngenxa yezolimo eziqinile. Yingakho encipha futhi encipha amaxoxo. Imilenze yexoxo iyadliwa nakwamanye amazwe, kuhlanganise naseYurophu.
Ahluke kanjani amaxoxo kumaxoxo?
Umehluko omkhulu usesimeni somzimba. Amaxoxo mancane futhi alula kunamaxoxo. Imilenze yazo yangemuva yinde futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, inamandla kakhulu. Ngakho-ke bangagxuma kahle kakhulu futhi kude. Amaxoxo awakwazi ukwenza lokho.
Umehluko wesibili usendleleni ezalela ngayo amaqanda: ixoxo lesifazane livamise ukubeka amaqanda alo abe yizicucu, kuyilapho ixoxo liwabekela ngezintambo. Lena indlela enhle yokubona ukuthi iyiphi inzalo esemachibini ethu.
Kodwa-ke, umuntu akumelwe akhohlwe ukuthi akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuhlukanisa ngokunembile amaxoxo kumaxoxo. Bahlobene kakhulu. Emazweni akithi, amagama ayasiza: Ngexoxo lesihlahla noma ixoxo elivamile, igama vele liyasho ukuthi bangabakwamuphi umndeni.