konke mayelana nebhubesi elimhlophe

Ibhubesi elimhlophe ngokungangabazeki lingesinye sezilwane ezimangalisa kakhulu ongakubona endaweni yazo yemvelo noma ekuthunjweni eziqiwini naseziqiwini. Nokho, zisengozini, yingakho sizama ukuzigcina ziphila futhi sikhuthaza ukuzalwa kwezingane ezintsha ezigcina lo mbala ofanayo oyinqaba.

Lapha sizochaza ilukuluku ngebhubesi elimhlophe, kungani lisengozini yokushabalala nokuthi ningasebenzisana kanjani ukuze niligweme.

Ibhubesi elimhlophe: ukuguqulwa kofuzo

amabhubesi amhlophe ngokwezakhi zofuzo ziyizinhlobo ezincane ezifana nebhubesi laseNingizimu Afrika noma ibhubesi laseTransvaal (I-Panthera leo krugeri) futhi zitholakala kwezinye iziqiwi zemvelo ze ENingizimu Afrika nakuma-zoo emhlabeni jikelele. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi amabhubesi amhlophe ase-Afrika. Amabhubesi amhlophe awawona ama-albino, kodwa i-leucist.

Iyini i-leucistic?

Lokhu kusho ukuthi banayo umbala obonakalayo emehlweni, izidladla, nezindebe. Ngakho-ke bangaba i-hazel noma igolide, amehlo ampunga aluhlaza noma aluhlaza okotshani, kuyilapho isilwane esiyi-albino singenawo umbala ku-iris. Isici se-leucistic sibangelwa ukuguquka okuphindaphindiwe kofuzo lwe-tyrosinase (TYR), i-enzyme ebhekele ukukhiqizwa kwe-melanin.

Ngakho ukuncipha kokukhiqizwa kwe-pigment kunciphisa umbala wejazi, kuphela ukushiya okuncane kwe-pigmentation ekupheleni kwamathiphu. Ngakho-ke, lapho ibhubesi liba nombala omncane kubo bonke uboya balo, liyoba luhlaza. Ngenxa yalokho, lokhu okuhlukile kwamabhubesi kusuka kokumhlophe kuya kokucishe kube mhlophe. Amaduna anomhlwenga ophaphathekile namabala emsileni esikhundleni sokuba mnyama noma abe mnyama njengoba sijwayele ukuwabona.

Elinye iqiniso elimangalisayo amabhubesi amhlophe ahluka ngalo ukuthi anjalo eqinile futhi eqinile kunezinye izinhlobonhlobo zamabhubesi, zingafinyelela ngisho Ubude obungamamitha angu-3 kwabesilisa namamitha angu-2 kwabesifazane.

Livelaphi ibhubesi elimhlophe?

Ukusatshalaliswa kwendawo okungokwemvelo kwala mabhubesi kufaka phakathi amazwe amane aseningizimu ne-Afrika:

• ENingizimu Afrika. Ngokukhethekile ukusuka eKruger National Park, lapho kunabantu abaningi kakhulu
• IsiZulu
• Mozambique
• Botswana

Mangaki amakhophi akhona njengamanje?

Okwamanje kukhona kuphela 13 amabhubesi amhlophe endle, ngokwezibalo ezishicilelwe ngu I-Global White Lion Protection Trust, inhlangano yaseNingizimu Afrika egxile ekuvikeleni nasekulondolozeni lesi silwane. Nokho, lelo nani liye landa abacishe babe ngama-300 abathunjiwe njengoba amabhubesi amhlophe ezalwa futhi akhulela ezindaweni ezivikelekile ezizinikele ekuvikeleni nasekukhuthazeni ukusinda kwezilwane.

Inhloso yomhlaba wonke yokongiwa kwala mabhubesi inikeza ithemba lokukwazi qinisa lolu hlobo lofuzo oluyinqaba futhi uluyise ekubuyiselweni esikhathini esizayo endaweni yayo yemvelo. Eqinisweni, ku 2004 waqala ukuqaliswa kabusha kokuchanyuselwa. Lamawundlu abuyiselwa kancane kancane ekuziqhenyeni kwamabhubesi asendle, futhi aba nezinga lempumelelo elifana nelamabhubesi asendle ekuzingeleni nasekuzivumelaniseni nendawo ezungezile.

Ngonyaka 2013 Kwaqalwa ucwaningo lwesampula lokuhlonza umaka wolibofuzo onquma umbala omhlophe webhubesi, kwatholakala ukuthi namuhla kukhona Imihlambi emi-3 yamabhubesi amhlophe eTimbavati. Ngaphezu kwalezo ezitholakala ku-zoological nuclei. Eqinisweni, ku 2021, lapha eSpain, ikakhulukazi eSeville, ha wazalwa ibhubesi elimhlophe lokuqala azikho izinkinga zempilo.

Ibhubesi elimhlophe linokubaluleka okukhulu kwamasiko emiphakathini yendabuko yendawo, yingakho isizathu esikhulu salo msebenzi siwukuthembela kulokho kubaluleka ukuze sisize ukuvikela Kusuka eKruger kuye kuCanyon Biosphere (K2C), lapho kukhona inani elikhulu kunawo wonke kula mabhubesi.

Kungani ishabalale?

Njengamanje ezisohlwini lwabasengcupheni ngu- IUCN. Kubalulekile ukwazi izinsongo zayo ukuze kwakhiwe uhlelo lokongiwa kanye nokubuyiselwa kwebhubesi elimhlophe. I izimbangela ezinkulu Yilezi:

• izinga eliphansi lokuzalwa. Iqiniso lokuthi kufanele zikhuliswe ekuthunjweni kwenza ukukhiqizwa kwazo kube nzima. Kunezinga eliphezulu lokufa kokubeletha ngenxa yezifo, kanye nezingane ezimbalwa ezizalwayo kanye nokuzalanisa okwenza ukuphila kube nzima.
• ukushushumbiswa kwezilwane. INingizimu Afrika yilapho kutholakala khona abantu abaningi. Lapho, “amapulazi okulondoloza imvelo” asetshenziselwa ukuqhubekisela phambili lesi silwane esiyinqaba, inkinga iwukuthi izikhathi eziningi abantu ngokwabo abavunyelwe ukuphila endle, futhi badayiswa kuma-zoo kwezinye izindawo. Lokhu kunomthelela omubi ukuphila kwabo ngoba abanikwa indawo yabo yemvelo ukuze bathuthuke bebodwa.
• ukulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala yemvelo. Ukwengeza kulokhu ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nobubi ekuphathweni kwabantu endaweni (ukwakhiwa, ukugawulwa kwezihlahla, uthango, ukungcola...), lokhu kusho ukuthi amabhubesi amhlophe anendawo encane nencane futhi anokudla okuncane futhi ukufinyelela emanzini.

Ngingasiza kanjani ukongiwa kwayo?

Ziningi izindlela esingasiza ngazo ukongiwa kwamabhubesi amhlophe. Okumqoka wukuthi abantu bazi ngokubaluleka kocwaningo ngokuphathwa, ukongiwa kanye nendawo yemvelo yebhubesi elimhlophe. Kuningi izinhlangano zezemvelo nezesayensi, kuzwelonke nakwamanye amazwe, efuna ukusekelwa umphakathi ukuze ukwazi ukwenza izinyathelo ezingenzeka zokubuyisela lezi zilwane endaweni yazo yemvelo.

Amaphrojekthi agxile ekuvikelweni kwabantu abasendaweni yabo yemvelo anenzuzo kakhulu kunalawo agxile ekusindeni kwale feline ekuthunjweni, isibonelo, inketho yokuhweba lezi zibonelo iyasuswa.
Ngakho, Unganikela ngezinhlamvu zakho zesihlabathi ngezindlela ezilandelayo:

• Sabalalisa okwenziwa yilawa maphrojekthi
• Yiba yivolontiya kunoma iyiphi yalezi zinhlelo
• Yenza uhlobo oluthile lomnikelo wezimali ukuze ubasize ngesibonelelo

Lapha sikushiyela i-trailer yefilimu UMia nebhubesi elimhlophe, kufanelekile kuze kube komncane wendlu futhi Kuyindlela yokufinyelela okwengeziwe kunembeza wabo bonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, okuhlaba umxhwele ukuthi izigcawu ezenzeka nebhubesi elimhlophe azikho izithombe ezenziwe ngekhompyutha ezisetshenziswayo, ziyiqiniso! Ngithemba ukuthi lolu lwazi lube usizo kuwe ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nebhubesi elimhlophe nokuthi ungasiza kanjani.