Ukubala imikhombe: Mingaphi eseleyo ehlabathini namhlanje?

Kuyo yonke indawo, indalo iyasibiza kwaye ithimba ingqalelo yethu. Ukusuka kweyona ndawo incinci igqumayo ukuya kwesona sidalwa sikhulu, yonke indawo yezilwanyana zasendle ibubungqina bomlingo woMama woMhlaba. Esinye sezo zidalwa zimangalisayo, esaziwa ngobukho baso obumangalisayo neempondo ezikhethekileyo, ngumkhombe. Kodwa zingaphi kanye kanye ezi ngxilimbela ezikhoyo ehlabathini namhlanje? Namhlanje, siza kuthabatha ukhenketho oluneenkcukacha ngobomi babo, amasiko, ukutya kunye neendawo zokuhlala, ngelixa sibala imikhombe esinokuyifumana ngoku kwiplanethi yethu.

Izilwanyana zasendle zoMkhombe

Imikhombe ithathwa njengenye yezona ntlobo zininzi ze-mega-fauna ezisekhoyo. Ngenxa yobukhulu bazo, ezi zilwanyana zanyisayo ziye zahamba emhlabeni kangangezigidi zeminyaka. Nangona inkangeleko yayo ilukhuni, imikhombe yaziwa ngokuzola kwayo kunye nenkumbulo ebalaseleyo.

Ungafumana iindidi ezintlanu ezahlukeneyo imikhombe kwiindawo ezininzi zaseAfrika naseAsia. Uhlobo ngalunye luneempawu zalo ezizodwa kunye nokwahluka kokuziphatha. Imikhombe idla ngokuphila iminyaka emalunga nama-40-50 endle.

Iindawo zokuhlala zeRhino

Imikhombe ifunde ukuziqhelanisa neemeko neendawo ezahlukeneyo. Sinokufumana iintlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo kwi-savanna yase-Afrika, kumahlathi ashinyeneyo aseIndiya naseNepal, kumahlathi eJava naseSumatra e-Indonesia, nakwithafa lengca laseMzantsi Afrika.

Ezi zilwanyana zithanda iindawo zokuhlala apho kukho amanzi amaninzi, njengoko zichitha ixesha elininzi zintywiliselwe kumachibi odaka ukuze ziphole kwaye zizikhusele kwizifunxi-gazi. Ngelishwa, i ukutshatyalaliswa kwendawo yokuhlala Sesinye sezona zoyikiso ziphambili abajongene nazo namhlanje, nto leyo ebangela ukwehla kwamanani abo.

Ukutyisa uMkhombe

Imikhombe zizizilwanyana ezitya utyani kwaye itya ukutya okwahlukeneyo ngokuxhomekeke kuhlobo lwayo kunye nendawo ehlala kuyo. Abanye banemenyu ephambili yamagqabi emithi kunye nezihlahla, ngelixa abanye bekhetha imifuno kunye nengca.

• Imikhombe emhlophe, umzekelo, ikakhulu ngamadlelo.
• Imikhombe emnyama kunye neJavan zizikhangeli ezikhethekileyo, zisebenzisa umlebe wazo ongaphezulu we-prehensile ukubamba amagqabi kunye namasebe emithi.

Ukuziphatha kunye neSiko lemikhombe

Isimo sengqondo semikhombe sinokuhluka ngokuxhomekeke kwiintlobo. Abanye bathanda ukuhlala bodwa, ngelixa abanye bekhetha ukuhlala bodwa. Zaziwa njengendawo, ngakumbi imikhombe eyindoda endala ephawula indawo yayo ngeendunduma zobulongwe kwaye iphawule ngomchamo wayo.

Imikhombe: Bangaphi Abaseleyo Ehlabathini?

Ngelishwa, imikhombe isengozini enkulu ngenxa ukuzingela ngokungekho mthethweni kunye nelahleko yendawo yokuhlala. Okwangoku, kukho malunga nama-27,000 emikhombe iyonke kwihlabathi jikelele.

• Umkhombe omhlophe osemazantsi ngowona mhlambi mkhulu onabantu abamalunga ne-18,000.
• Kwelinye icala, umkhombe omhlophe wasemantla ugqalwa njengongasekhoyo, kukho umntu omnye kuphela osavalelweyo.
• I-Javan rhinoceros kunye ne-Sumatran rhinoceros zezona zilwanyana zisengozini yokuphela kunye nabantu abangaphantsi kwe-100 nganye.

Umlo wokusinda kwemikhombe usaqhubeka kwaye uya ungxamiseka ngakumbi. Iinzame ezithe gqolo zokulondoloza iindawo zazo zokuhlala nokwalela ukurhweba ngeempondo zazo zibalulekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ubukho bezi ngxilimbela zibekekileyo ukwenzela izizukulwana ezizayo.