Springbok: Ihlathi Elidumile Lase-Afrika
I-Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) iyisilwane esiyingxenye yezilwane ezihamba ngezinyawo ezinokukhanya komzimba, esibhalwe njengophawu lwezwekazi lase-Afrika. Lezi zinyoni zaziwa ngendlela yazo yokugijima, okuholela kumibukiso emangalisayo, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi somjaho. I-Springbok ibonakala kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, yaziwa ngokuba neziqu ezimbili eziphakathi uma ihamba, okwenza kube lula ukuyijabulela ngezindawo ezichichimayo nezimnandi.
I-Springbok itholakala ngokuyinhloko eNingizimu Afrika, Namibia, naseBotswana, futhi iyathokoziswa kakhulu kakhulu ngokusendaweni yedlanzana lemakhaza, lapho izindawo ezijulile njengama-plain nomfula zitholakala endaweni zayo. I-Springbok inganweba ubukhulu bayo phakathi kwekholoni ezizimele kanye nezinye izinyoni ezijabulisayo ze-Afrika.
Izinto eziningi ezihlobene ne-Springbok zifaka phakathi izimo zayo zempilo, ukudla, nemikhuba yokuphila. Lezi zinyoni zisebenza njengezikhumbuzo zezemvelo, zihlala ngezikhathi ezahlukene zomthunzi, futhi ziyakwazi ukuphila ezimeni ezinzima. Ukukhanya okukhanyayo nesimo esithandwayo se-springbok kudala umphumela wokukhuthaza ukuhamba ngesikhathi sokuphila kwazo.
I-Springbok iyinto ebalulekile emongweni wempilo yendawo, futhi izinhlobonhlobo zayo ziyasizakala ekutadisheni inhlanzeko yezilwane. Ngaphandle kwezinga springbok lenhlanzeko, i-springbok ibalulekile empilweni yokuhlalisana phakathi kwezilwane nemvelo. Ukuphila kwayo, okungafaki nje imikhankaso yokudla, kudinga ibhalansi esebenzayo nezindlela zokuziphatha ezingenakuphazamiseka.
Izici eziqhakazile ze-Springbok zihlanganisa umbala wayo, okuyinto ehlotshiswe kakhulu phakathi kwesikhumba sayo. Ubulili bobucayi bamakhosi nababesifazane buveza indlela ebandakanya ububanzi obuhlukile bokuphilisa, umehluko owaziwa kalula phakathi kwezilwane ezidla inyama. Lokhu kuhlotshiswa kuhlobene nezinye izinyoni esezikhokhelwa yisimo semvelo sasinye.
Okwamanje, i-springbok isenziwa njengemodeli yokulondoloza izilwane emhlabeni wonke, zikhumbula nabaphenyi bezilwane ezikhalipha izinto ezicolile. Ukuphila kwayo kuthinteka kakhulu emashumini ezinkulungwane ezedlule ezihlobene nezisekelo zayo zengxenye yezilwane ezinkulu. Ukuze kuhlonishwe izifiso nezinqubomgomo zayo, uhulumeni nabakhiqizi kumele bahlanganyele ekugcineni inhlanzeko yokuphila kwazo, okuwukuhlala phansi kumzimkhulu.
Ukwazi kahle i-springbok kuyakhuthaza, futhi kushintsha indlela abantu abaphila ngayo emhlabeni. Iziqu ze-springbok zisebenza njengezithombe zokuhamba, futhi imiphumela yazo ibonisa impilo yokuhlalisana, imfudumalo yezinhlangano phakathi kwama-Afrika. Lokhu kwenza kube nesimo esihle, esiyizinto ezibalulekile ohlotsheni lwezomnotho e-Afrika.