UMary Allen
Esinye sezici ezihlukile zeSaluki umlando wayo omude, okwenza kube uhlobo lwezinja oludala kakhulu emhlabeni.
Iphumaphi iSaluki?
Abanduleli banamuhla bama-greyhounds asePheresiya bagcinwa njengezinja zokuzingela eMpumalanga ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka edlule, njengoba kuboniswa imidwebo yasendongeni yaseSumerian kusukela ku-7000 BC. C. Izinja ezinezimpawu ze-Saluki.
Lezi zazidumile naseGibhithe lasendulo. Kamuva bafika eChina bedlula ngoSilk Road, lapho uMbusi waseShayina uXuande ababulala khona emidwebeni yakhe.
Lisho ukuthini elithi “Saluki”?
Igama elithi Saluki lingasuselwa edolobheni langaphambili i-Saluq noma egameni elithi Sloughi, elisho ukuthi "greyhound" ngesi-Arabhu futhi manje selisetshenziselwa ukuchaza uhlobo lwezinja lwegama elifanayo.
Salukis eYurophu naseMpumalanga Ephakathi
AmaSaluki awazange afuywe eYurophu kwaze kwaba ngu-1895. Ngisho nanamuhla, lolu hlobo lwezinja lujabulela idumela eliphezulu ikakhulukazi eMpumalanga Ephakathi, lapho amaSaluki aphuma ezizukulwaneni zase-Arabia kuphela engabiza ngaphezu kwama-euro angu-10,000. Yize imidlwane yakwaSaluki evela kubafuyi base-Europe ithengeka kakhulu ngama-euro ayi-1000 kuye kwangama-2000, isabiza kakhulu kunezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezinja.