Izimpande zokukhiqizwa kwezingulube zanamuhla

Ibhalwe nguKarena Farrer 

Njengoba ngizulazula odedangendlale be-inthanethi ngolunye usuku oluhle kakhulu luka-September libalele, angizange ngiwakholwe amehlo ami lapho ngithola incwadi ekhuluma ngezingulube, eyanyatheliswa ngo-1886, eyathengiswa endalini. Ngabe sengicabanga: “Lokhu akunakuba njalo, ngokuqinisekile iphutha lingene lapha, futhi eqinisweni lisho u-1986.” Alikho iphutha! Kwakuyincwadi enobuhlakani eyabhalwa u-S. Cumberland, eyanyatheliswa ngo-1886 futhi inesihloko esithi: “Izingulube zaseGuinea – izilwane ezifuywayo zokudla, uboya nokuzijabulisa.”

Ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ezinde kamuva, ngathola isaziso sokungihalalisela sokuthi ngangingoyena ofake isicelo esiphezulu, futhi ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho incwadi yayisezandleni zami, isongwe kahle futhi iboshwe ngeribhoni...

Ngiphenya emakhasini, ngithole ukuthi umbhali uhlanganisa wonke ama-nuances wokondla, ukugcinwa kanye nokuzalanisa ingulube efuywayo ngokombono wokuzalanisa ingulube namuhla! Incwadi yonke iyindaba emangalisayo yezingulube ezisekhona nanamuhla. Akunakwenzeka ukuchaza zonke izahluko zale ncwadi ngaphandle kokusebenzisa incwadi yesibili, ngakho nganquma ukugxila kuphela “ekufuyweni kwezingulube” ngo-1886. 

Umbhali ubhala ukuthi izingulube zingahlukaniswa ngamaqembu amathathu:

• “Izingulube zohlobo lwakudala ezinezinwele ezibushelelezi, ezichazwe nguGesner (Gesner)
  
• “IsiNgisi esinezinwele zocingo, noma esibizwa ngokuthi i-Abyssinian”
  
• "IsiFulentshi esinezinwele zocingo, esibizwa ngePeruvian"
  

Phakathi kwezingulube ezinezinwele ezibushelelezi, uCumberland wahlukanisa imibala eyisithupha ehlukene eyayikhona ezweni ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa yonke imibala yayibonakala. AmaSelfies kuphela (umbala owodwa) amhlophe namehlo abomvu. Incazelo enikezwe umlobi wale nto iwukuthi abantu basePeruvia basendulo (abantu, hhayi izingulube !!!) kumele ukuthi kudala bezalanisa izingulube ezimhlophe ezimsulwa. Umbhali futhi ukholelwa ukuthi uma abalimi bezingulube bebenekhono futhi bekhetha ngokucophelela, bekungenzeka ukuthola eminye imibala ye-Self. Yiqiniso, lokhu kuzothatha isikhathi, kodwa uCumberland uqinisekile ukuthi izithombe ozishuthe zona zingatholakala ngayo yonke imibala nemithunzi engenzeka: 

"Ngicabanga ukuthi yindaba yesikhathi nomsebenzi wokukhetha, omude futhi onzima, kodwa asingabazi ukuthi i-Selfs ingatholakala kunoma yimuphi umbala ovela kuma-tricolor gilts." 

Umbhali uyaqhubeka nokubikezela ukuthi ama-Selfies cishe azoba isibonelo sokuqala sezingulube eziqinile phakathi kwabafundi, nakuba lokhu kuzodinga amandla nokubekezela, njengoba i-Selfs ibonakala ingavamile kakhulu ”(ngaphandle kwezingulube ezimhlophe). Izimpawu zivame ukubonakala enzalweni. UCumberland uphawula ukuthi phakathi neminyaka emihlanu yokucwaninga ngokuzalanisa izingulube, akazange ahlangane nomuntu omnyama ngempela, nakuba athola izingulube ezifanayo.

Umbhali uphinde ahlongoze ama-gilts okuzalanisa ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zawo, isibonelo, ukuhlanganisa imibala emnyama, ebomvu, e-fawn (beige) nemibala emhlophe ezodala umbala we-tortoiseshell. Enye inketho ukuzalanisa ama-gilts ngamaski amnyama, abomvu noma amhlophe. Uze aphakamise ukuzalanisa izingulube ngamabhande ombala owodwa noma omunye.

Ngikholelwa ukuthi incazelo yokuqala yama-Himalaya yenziwa nguCumberland. Ukhuluma ngengulube emhlophe enezinwele ezibushelelezi enamehlo abomvu namadlebe amnyama noma ansundu:

“Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, kwavela uhlobo lwengulube enezinwele ezimhlophe, amehlo abomvu namadlebe amnyama noma ansundu e-Zoological Garden. Lezi zinsalela kamuva zanyamalala, kodwa njengoba kwenzeka, izimpawu ezindlebeni ezimnyama nezinsundu ngeshwa zivame ukuvela ngezikhathi ezithile kuma-litter of gilts amhlophe.” 

Yebo, ngingaba nephutha, kodwa mhlawumbe le ncazelo yayiyincazelo yamaHimalaya? 

Kwavela ukuthi izingulube ze-Abyssinian zaziwuhlobo lokuqala oludumile eNgilandi. Umbhali ubhala ukuthi izingulube zase-Abyssinian zivame ukuba zinkulu futhi zisinda kunezinwele ezibushelelezi. Anamahlombe abanzi namakhanda amakhulu. Izindlebe ziphakeme kakhulu. Ziqhathaniswa nezingulube ezinoboya obushelelezi, ezivame ukuba namehlo amakhulu kakhulu anenkulumo ethambile, enikeza ukubukeka okukhangayo. UCumberland uphawula ukuthi abase-Abyssinians bangabalwi abaqinile neziqhwaga, futhi banomlingisi ozimele. Uthole imibala eyishumi ehlukene kanye nemithunzi kulolu hlobo oluhle kakhulu. Ngezansi itafula elidwetshwe nguCumberland ngokwakhe ekhombisa imibala evunyelwe ukusebenza: 

Izingulube ezinoboya obushelelezi Izingulube zase-Abyssinian Izingulube zasePeru

Okumnyama okucwebezelayo Okumnyama  

I-Fawn Smoky Black noma

Intuthu Eluhlaza Emnyama

Inyamazane Emhlophe Ephaphathekile

Okumhlophe Okumhlophe Okubomvu-nsundu

Okumpunga okukhanyayo Okubomvu-nsundu Ngokukhanyayo okubomvu-nsundu

  Okumnyama okubomvu-nsundu  

Ensundu emnyama noma

I-Agouti Ensundu emnyama noma

I-Agouti  

  Namabala ansundu ngokumnyama  

  Okumpunga okumnyama Okumpunga okumnyama

  Okumpunga okukhanyayo  

imibala eyisithupha imibala eyishumi imibala emihlanu

Uboya bezingulube ze-Abyssinian akufanele budlule amasentimitha angu-1.5 ubude. Ijazi elide kunamayintshi angu-1.5 lingase liphakamise ukuthi le gilt iyisiphambano nesiPeruvia.

Ama-gilts asePeruvia achazwa ngokuthi anomzimba omude, anesisindo esinzima, anezinwele ezinde, ezithambile, ezingaba amayintshi angu-5.5 ubude.

UCumberland ubhala ukuthi yena ngokwakhe wazala izingulube zasePeruvia, izinwele zazo zafinyelela amasentimitha angu-8 ubude, kodwa izimo ezinjalo azivamile. Ubude bezinwele, ngokusho komlobi, budinga umsebenzi owengeziwe.

Izingulube zasePeruvia zavela eFrance, lapho zaziwa khona ngaphansi kwegama elithi "angora pig" (Cochon d`Angora). UCumberland uphinde ubachaze njengabanogebhezi oluncane lwekhanda uma kuqhathaniswa nomzimba wabo, nokuthi bathambekele kakhulu ezifweni kunezinye izinhlobo zezingulube.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umbhali ukholelwa ukuthi izingulube zifaneleka kakhulu ukugcinwa ekhaya nokuzalanisa, okungukuthi, isimo "sezilwane zokuzilibazisa". Imiphumela yomsebenzi ingatholakala ngokushesha, uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izilwane, njengamahhashi, lapho iminyaka eminingi kufanele idlule ukuze kuvele futhi kuhlanganiswe izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene:

“Asikho isidalwa esimiselwe ukuzilibazisa okwedlula izingulube. Ijubane eziqhamuka ngalo izizukulwane ezintsha linikeza amathuba ajabulisayo okuzalanisa.”

Inkinga yabafuyi bezingulube ngo-1886 yayiwukuthi babengazi ukuthi benzeni ngezingulube ezingafanelekile ukuzaliswa ("ukhula," njengoba uCumberland ezibiza kanjalo). Ubhala ngobunzima bokuthengisa ama-gilt angahambisani nemithetho:

“Uhlobo lobunzima obeluvimbele ukufuywa kwezingulube kuze kube manje ekubeni yinto yokuzilibazisa ukungakwazi ukuthengisa “ukhula”, noma ngamanye amazwi, izilwane ezingazanelisi izidingo zomfuyi.

Umbhali uphetha ngokuthi isixazululo sale nkinga ukusetshenziswa kwezingulube ezinjalo zokulungiselela ukupheka! “Le nkinga ingaxazululeka uma sisebenzisa lezi zingulube ukupheka izitsha ezahlukene, njengoba zazifuywe ngale njongo.”

Esinye sezahluko ezilandelayo empeleni simayelana nezindlela zokupheka zokupheka izingulube, ezifana kakhulu nokupheka ingulube evamile. 

UCumberland ugcizelela kakhulu ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwezingulube kudingekile kakhulu futhi, esikhathini esizayo, abalimi kufanele babambisane ukuze bafeze izinhloso zokuzalanisa izinhlobo ezintsha. Kudingeka bahlale bethintana futhi beshintshana ngemibono ukuze basizane, mhlawumbe baze bahlele amakilabhu edolobheni ngalinye:

“Uma amakilabhu ehlelwa (futhi ngikholwa ukuthi azoba khona kuwo wonke amadolobha embusweni), akunakwenzeka ukubikezela ukuthi imiphi imiphumela emangalisayo engalandela.”

UCumberland uphetha lesi sahluko ngokuthi uhlobo ngalunye lwe-gilt kufanele lwahlulelwe kanjani futhi luchaza imingcele esemqoka okufanele icatshangelwe: 

Ikilasi Izingulube ezinoboya obushelelezi

• Izithombe ozishuthe zona ezihamba phambili zombala ngamunye
  
• Okumhlophe Okuhle kunamehlo abomvu
  
• I-Tortoiseshell engcono kakhulu
  
• Okumhlophe Okuhle kunamadlebe amnyama 
  

Amaphuzu anikezwa:

• Lungisa izinwele ezimfushane
  
• Iphrofayela yekhala yesikwele
  
• Amehlo amakhulu, athambile
  
• Umbala onamabala
  
• Ukumaka Ukucaca Kokungezona Wena
  
• Usayizi 
  

Isigaba sezingulube sase-Abyssinian

• The best Self color gilts
  
• Izingulube ze-Tortoiseshell ezingcono kakhulu 
  

Amaphuzu anikezwa:

• Ubude bovolo abukho ngaphezu kwama-intshi angu-1.5
  
• Ukukhanya kombala
  
• Ububanzi behlombe, okufanele buqine
  
• Moustache
  
• Ama-Rosettes eboya ngaphandle kwama-patches phakathi nendawo
  
• Usayizi
  
• Isisindo
  
• Ukuhamba 

Ikilasi lezingulube zasePeruvia

• The best Self color gilts
  
• Abamhlophe Abangcono Kakhulu
  
• Best variegated
  
• Abamhlophe abahamba phambili abanezindlebe ezimhlophe
  
• Okumhlophe Kakhulu kunamadlebe amnyama nekhala
  
• Izingulube ezingcono kakhulu zanoma yimuphi umbala ngezinwele ezilengayo, ezinezinwele ezinde kakhulu 

Amaphuzu anikezwa:

• Usayizi
  
• Ubude bejazi, ikakhulukazi ekhanda
  
• Ukuhlanzeka koboya, akukho ukuthandelana
  
• Impilo jikelele kanye nokuhamba 
  

Ah, ukube uCumberland ubenethuba lokuthamela okungenani imibukiso yethu yesimanje! Ubengeke yini amangale ukuthi yiziphi izinguquko eziye zaba khona izinhlobo zezingulube kusukela ngalezo zikhathi ezikude, ukuthi zingaki izinhlobo ezintsha eziye zavela! Ezinye zezibikezelo zakhe mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezingulube ziye zagcwaliseka uma sibheka emuva futhi sibheka amapulazi ethu ezingulube namuhla. 

Futhi encwadini kukhona imidwebo eminingana engingahlulela ngayo ukuthi izinhlobo ezinjengamaDashi noma uFudu zishintshile kangakanani. Cishe ungaqagela ukuthi le ncwadi intekenteke kangakanani futhi kufanele ngicophelele kakhulu emakhasini ayo ngenkathi ngiyifunda, kodwa naphezu kokonakala kwayo, iwucezu olubalulekile lomlando wezingulube! 

Umthombo: CAVIES Magazine.

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