UMary Allen
Amadube yizilwane ezincelisayo ezihlala engxenyeni eseningizimu ye-Afrika. Bangabomndeni wamahhashi. Amadube awuhlobo oluncane olwakhiwe izinhlobo ezintathu. Lezi yidube leGrevy, idube lentaba, nedube lamathafa. Baphila ngendlela ehluke kakhulu.
Amadube adla kakhulu utshani. Zingase futhi zibe nzima kakhulu. Bakhetha indawo evulekile enezihlahla ezimbalwa. Izinselo zazo ziyakwazi ukumelana nendawo eqinile nenamatshe. Kodwa abadinga ngempela amanzi njalo.
Amawele ayivelakancane kakhulu. Iwundlu lingasukuma cishe ngemva kwehora lizelwe. Ibe isiphuza ubisi kunina bese ilandela umhlambi.
Amadube angagijima amakhilomitha angama-30 kuya kwangama-40 ngehora isikhathi eside. Nokho, uma kunengozi enkulu, zingagijima ngesivinini esingaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-60 ngehora isikhathi esifushane. Ngaphandle kwalokho, amadube azivikela ngesibindi ezitheni zawo, eziwakhahlela ngezinselo. Yingakho nesitha sabo esikhulu, ibhubesi, siqaphile. Ngokuvamile, amakati amakhulu ayizitha ezibaluleke kakhulu zamadube. Umuntu nezibhamu zabo uyisitha esibalulekile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amadube akhiqizwa kabusha ezindaweni eziningi zokulondoloza izilwane ukuze alondoloze abantu bawo.
Esinye isitha sincane futhi sithanda ukuhlala eboyeni bedube. Ziyizinambuzane nezinye izilwane. Ngakho-ke amadube ahlomisa uboya bomunye ngokuhlafuna uboya bomunye ngamazinyo. Izinyoni ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-magot chopper zivame ukuhlala emihlane. Igama liyasho ukuthi benzani: banquma izimpethu eboyeni bedube. Amadube anjalo futhi awalwi nalezi zinyoni.
Kungani amadube enemigqa?
Amadube aziwa ngemithende yawo. Kuye ngezinhlobo, kukhona amashumi amathathu kuya kwamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Agijime ehle ehle emhlane aze azungeze imilenze. Idube ngalinye linephethini yalo yemigqa. Iziphambano zamadube esiwela ngazo umgwaqo ziqanjwe ngalo.
Abacwaningi abavumelani ngokuqondile ngokuthi kungani amadube enemithende. Noma kunjalo, bayazazi izitha zabo endaweni, ngaphezu kwawo wonke amabhubesi, kodwa nezingwe, izingulule nezimpisi. Nokho, imicu ivikela izimpukane nezimpukane. Ocwaningweni, futhi, bagcina bembalwa kakhulu emaphethini anemigqa. Kubalulekile futhi ukuthi umoya ongenhla kwemigqa emnyama ushise ngaphezu kwemigqa emhlophe. Lokhu kudala ukugeleza komoya okupholisa uboya kancane.
Ungakwazi yini ukugibela amadube?
Amadube asejwayele kakhulu endle kangangokuthi awakwazi ukuwathambisa. Akuvamile ukuba umuntu aphumelele ukugibela idube noma ukulibophela enqoleni. Ngenxa yalokhu, amadube awakaze abe izilwane ezifuywayo. Bazivikela ezitheni noma ezidalwa ezingaziwa njengabantu abakhahlelwa amanqina. Noma ziluma, isibonelo, iminwe yomuntu. Awukwazi ukusondela kwabesilisa ikakhulukazi.
Ngenxa yokuthi ezinsikazi zinenselele yokugcina ekuthunjweni futhi abesilisa abakwazi ukugcinwa nhlobo, abazaleli nalapho. Ngakho awukwazi ukuzikhiqiza futhi uzijwayeze ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Ikakhulukazi, idube leduna lingawela nesinye isilwane sohlobo lwamahhashi. Inzalo yabo isuke iyinyumba. Ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ukuqhubeka nokuzalana nalezi nzalo.
Iziphambano phakathi kwe-zebra mare nenye i-stallion zibizwa ngokuthi ama-zebroids. Zimbili ezihlukene ezaziwayo: i-zorse ne-zest.
I-Zorse iyisiphambano phakathi kwe-zebra mare kanye nehhashi lasekhaya. Igama lavela elithi “zebra” nelithi “ihhashi” lesiNgisi elithi “ihhashi”. I-zorse ibukeka njengehhashi elifuywayo kunedube.
I-zeel isiphambano phakathi kwehhashi ledube nehhashi lembongolo. Yilokho okwenzekayo ngezinye izikhathi endle. Abantu baye baphumelela nakho.
Amadube kaGrevy aphila kanjani?
Amadube e-Grevy anemigqa eminingi, efika kwengamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Futhi iwuhlobo lwamadube olukhulu kunawo wonke: ukusuka ekhanda kuya phansi, izilwane zingaba ngamamitha amathathu ubude futhi zifike ku-150 amasentimitha ukuphakama emahlombe. Abesilisa basinda kancane kunezinsikazi futhi kwesinye isikhathi banesisindo esingaphezu kwamakhilogremu angama-400.
Amadube kaGrevy ahlala ezindaweni ezinotshani noma ezindaweni ezihlala emathafeni. Amaqembu ajwayele ukuzenzela umathanda lapho izilwane eziningi zidla endaweni eyodwa. Nokho, kula maqembu asikho isilwane esiholayo, futhi aphinde ahlukane ngokushesha. Amaduna avame ukuhlala yedwa. Abanye bathi indawo okungeyabo, kanti abanye bayazulazula. Ezinsikazi ziyakwazi ukusebenzelana nabantu futhi zakha amaqembu aqinile, ikakhulukazi uma zinethole nazo. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa sithatha cishe izinyanga eziyi-14.
Amadube e-Grevy ahlala eMpumalanga Afrika, ikakhulukazi e-Ethiopia naseSudan. Inani labantu lilinganiselwa ezilwaneni eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili kuya kwezintathu kuphela. Abantu bazingela ukuze bathole uboya babo futhi besaba ukuthi bazodla ukudla kwezilwane ezifuywayo. Futhi, ezinye zezindawo abahlala kuzo zihlukene kangangoba abasakwazi ukuhlanganisa amaqembu ngamanye ukuze bazalane futhi ngaleyo ndlela bashintshisane ngezakhi zabo zofuzo. Usengozini futhi uvikelekile.
Ahlala kanjani amadube asezintabeni?
Amadube asezintabeni anemigqa engaba ngu-45, kodwa isisu silula futhi asinamithende. Lezi zilwane zingamamitha amabili namasentimitha angamashumi amabili ubude ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi futhi zifinyelele kumasentimitha angu-140 ukuphakama emahlombe. Abesilisa bafinyelela ku-340 kilograms, abesifazane kancane kancane.
Amadube asezintabeni ahlala ezindaweni ezinamatshe ezinemithambeka eyimiqansa. Ziyizingwadule zangempela. Izinselo zabo eziqinile ziyakwazi ukumelana nazo kahle. Izitshalo ezimbalwa ezikhona zibanele inqobo nje uma bethola amanzi. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, zidla utshani obuqinile. Zihlala ngemihlambi emincane. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ihhashi lehhashi elinezinsikazi nezilwane zazo ezincane. Inkunzi yehhashi endala izoxoshwa encane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa cishe unyaka.
Amadube asezintabeni ahlala eningizimu nasempumalanga ye-Afrika, namuhla kuphela emazweni aseNingizimu Afrika naseNamibia. Kulolu hlobo lwezilwane ezincane, idube lasentabeni yaseKapa, sekusele izilwane ezingaba ngu-1500 kuphela. Kuyiqili lokho, kodwa abasongelwa ngokushabalala. Kunamadube asezintabeni zaseHartmann angaba ngu-70,000 XNUMX.
Ahlala kanjani amadube asemathafeni?
Amadube aseThafeni anemigqa engaba ngamashumi amathathu kuphela, ebanzi kakhulu. Kunezinhlobo ezingaphansi eziyisithupha, ngasinye sazo uchwepheshe angasibona ngohlobo lwemigqa. Amadube asemathafeni made kancane ukusuka ekhanda kuye phansi kodwa mafishane kunamadube asezintabeni. Imilenze yakho mifishane. Isisindo sicishe silingane nesamadube asezintabeni.
Amadube asemathafeni ahlala ezindaweni eziphakeme ngaphezu kolwandle. Zidla izinhlobonhlobo zotshani. Zihlala ngokwemihlambi emincane njengamadube asezintabeni. Kukhona namaqembu amahhashi amancane. Ngamunye wabo kamuva uzozama ukuxosha ihhashi elidala emhlambini wakhe. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa yizinyanga eziyi-12 kuya kweziyi-13.
Amadube asemathafeni asatshalaliswa emazweni amaningi kusukela e-Ethiopia kuya eNingizimu Afrika. Inani labo lilinganiselwa ezilwaneni ezingaba ngu-660,000. Ezinye izinhlobo ezincane azisongelwa, kodwa ezinye zisengozini enkulu. I-quagga, enye yalezi zinhlobo ezincane, isivele yashabalala.