UMary Allen
Izikhova ziwuhlobo lwezinyoni ezitholakala emhlabeni wonke ngaphandle kwe-Antarctica. Kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-200. Izihlobo zabo eziseduze yizinyoni ezidla inyama. Isikhova sasivele sibhekwa njengophawu lokuhlakanipha ngamaGreki asendulo.
Izikhova zibonakala kangcono ngamakhanda azo ayindilinga nemizimba. Ibukeka ibanzi futhi inkulu, kodwa lokho kungenxa yezimpaphe. Izimpaphe ezimpikweni zazo zithambile kakhulu futhi zihleleke emaphethelweni njengekama. Ngakho awukho umsindo obhuqayo lapho bemangala inyamazane yabo ebumnyameni. Uhlobo lwesikhova esikhulu kunazo zonke yisikhova sokhozi, esingakhula sibe ngaphezu kwamasentimitha angama-70.
Izikhova kunzima ukuzibona ngoba azindizi emini kodwa zicasha ezihlahleni, ezakhiweni nasematsheni. Ziphinde zifihleke kahle njengoba izimpaphe zazo zinsundu ngombala. Ezinye zikhanya kancane, ezinye zimnyama. Ngenxa yalokho, azibonakali kahle emigodini yazo yezihlahla nasemagatsheni.
Ziphila kanjani izikhova?
Izikhova zikwazi ukuzingela futhi izinhlobo eziningi zezikhova zithanda ukudla amagundane. Kodwa futhi zivame ukuzingela ezinye izilwane ezincane ezincelisayo nezinyoni. Ezinye izikhova zidla nezinhlanzi, izinyoka, iminenke namaxoxo. Amabhungane nezinye izinambuzane eziningi nazo ziyingxenye yokudla kwazo. Izikhova zivame ukugwinya inyamazane yazo yonke. Ngemva kokugaya, akhipha amathambo noboya. La mabhola abizwa ngokuthi uboya. Kulokhu, uchwepheshe uyaqaphela ukuthi isikhova sidleni.
Izikhova zilala emini futhi lapho kuhwalala ziqala ukufuna inyamazane yazo. Izikhova zingezwa kahle kakhulu futhi zinamehlo amakhulu, agqolozele, abheke phambili. Bayakwazi nokubona kahle ebumnyameni. Ungakwazi ukuphendula ikhanda lakho yonke indlela emuva ngaphandle kwezinkinga.
Zizalana kanjani izikhova?
Entwasahlobo, eyeduna isebenzisa izingcingo zayo ukuze ihehe insikazi ukuba ihlangane nayo. Izikhova azizakheli izidleke zazo, kodwa zizalela amaqanda azo emigodini yedwala noma yezihlahla, ezidlekeni zezinyoni ezishiywe dengwane, phansi, nasezindlini, kuye ngokuthi zinjani izinhlobo.
Isikhova sizalela amaqanda amaningana, njalo ngokwehlukana kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Inombolo incike ohlotsheni kanye nokudla. Isikhova singakwazi nokuzala kabili ngonyaka uma kukhona amagundane anele ukudla. Isikhathi se-incubation cishe yinyanga. Ngalesi sikhathi, iduna linikeza insikazi yalo ukudla.
Izikhova ezincane zineminyaka ehlukene kuye ngokuthi iqanda lazo labekwa nini. Yingakho bengamasayizi ahlukene. Ngokuvamile abasindayo kuphela abadala. Phela, umndeni wezikhova ophuzi onabantwana abathathu udinga amagundane angama-25 njalo ebusuku. Abaphumeleli njalo ukubajaha.
Amaphuphu amadala ashiya isidleke futhi agibele emagatsheni ngaphambi kokuba afunde ukundiza. Ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, abazali bazo bazifundisa ukuzingela. Ekwindla izilwane ezincane zishiya abazali bazo futhi zifune ukubambisana kwazo ngasekupheleni kobusika.
Ubani obeka izikhova engozini?
Entwasahlobo, eyeduna isebenzisa izingcingo zayo ukuze ihehe insikazi ukuba ihlangane nayo. Izikhova azizakheli izidleke zazo, kodwa zizalela amaqanda azo emigodini yedwala noma yezihlahla, ezidlekeni zezinyoni ezishiywe dengwane, phansi, nasezindlini, kuye ngokuthi zinjani izinhlobo.
Isikhova sizalela amaqanda amaningana, njalo ngokwehlukana kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Inombolo incike ohlotsheni kanye nokudla. Isikhova singakwazi nokuzala kabili ngonyaka uma kukhona amagundane anele ukudla. Isikhathi se-incubation cishe yinyanga. Ngalesi sikhathi, iduna linikeza insikazi yalo ukudla.
Izikhova ezincane zineminyaka ehlukene kuye ngokuthi iqanda lazo labekwa nini. Yingakho bengamasayizi ahlukene. Ngokuvamile abasindayo kuphela abadala. Phela, umndeni wezikhova ophuzi onabantwana abathathu udinga amagundane angama-25 njalo ebusuku. Abaphumeleli njalo ukubajaha.
Amaphuphu amadala ashiya isidleke futhi agibele emagatsheni ngaphambi kokuba afunde ukundiza. Ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, abazali bazo bazifundisa ukuzingela. Ekwindla izilwane ezincane zishiya abazali bazo futhi zifune ukubambisana kwazo ngasekupheleni kobusika.
Ubani obeka izikhova engozini?
Izikhova ezinkulu azinazo izilwane ezidla ezinye zemvelo. Izikhova ezincane zizingelwa ezinye izikhova, kodwa futhi nezinkozi noklebe, kodwa futhi namakati. Ama-Martens akathandi nje ukudla izikhova ezincane kuphela, kodwa namaqanda nezilwane ezincane ezivela ezidlekeni.
Emazweni ethu, zonke izikhova zomdabu zivikelekile. Ngakho abantu abavunyelwe ukubazingela noma bazilimaze. Noma kunjalo, izikhova eziningi ziyafa ngenxa yokushayisana kwezimoto nezitimela, noma ngenxa kagesi wezintambo zikagesi. Ngakho-ke, endle, lezi zinyoni ziphila iminyaka engaba mihlanu kuphela, kuyilapho e-zoo zingaphila iminyaka engu-20. Nokho, zisongelwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi izindawo zazo zokuhlala zemvelo ziya ngokuya zishabalala.