IGolden Gate Estates, indawo yabucala ehlala ngaphakathi eFlorida Everglades, lilitye elifihlakeleyo. Kulapha apho usapho lakwaRosen, olususela kwiminyaka ye-1960s, lwayila iskimu somhlaba sokuzuza kuso. Inxalenye yepropathi eyolulwe kangangeekhilomitha ngaphandle kwendlu enye eyakha yakhiwa kubo.
Isiqwenga salo mhlaba, esaziwa njengeAlligator Alley, sathengwa ngurhulumente waseFlorida ngeenjongo zokubuyisela imeko yaso yasekuqaleni. Le ndawo isendle ngokufanelekileyo, kwaye likhaya kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezinto eziphilayo kubandakanya iibhere, ii-bobcats, amaxhama, iihagu, kunye nee-panther, phakathi kwezinye izidalwa.
Ibali lasekhaya linalo, lokuba lo mhlaba umangalisayo ukwalikhaya labanye abahlali. Babizwa ngokuba ziiSquallies. Izidalwa ezimfutshane ze-humanoid ezinemiphunga efana nehagu zezona nkcazo zibalaseleyo kwezi zinto. Ukuba ukhe wayibona ifilimu yowe-1980 Amehlo aBucala, eneenkwenkwezi uDon Knotts kunye noTim Conway, ungaziqonda ezi zilwanyana ukuba ziyafana nesilo esibi kakhulu, kodwa kubungakanani obuncinci.
Ngenxa yobume bazo obufutshane, ezi zidalwa zibizwa ngokuba ngabantwana. Kwakucingelwa ukuba likhaya kubantu abadala abangama-30-50 ngexesha elinye. Abanye bakholelwa ukuba imbinana yabo isenokuhlala kule ndawo nakweminye imimandla yaseFlorida.
Iba khona njani le squallies, ikholelwa ukuba yeyabanye uhlobo lovavanyo arhente karhulumente. Ngokucacileyo, izinto zihambe gwenxa njengoko ziye zatshintshela ebantwini behagu. Amabali avele ngokukhankanya ilebhu elahliweyo- kwindawo ethile kufutshane neDeSoto Boulevard kunye ne-Well Well Road. Kulapha, apho ezi zinto zadalwa okanye zazalelwa ukuba zithethe. Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuba iiSquallies zivela ekuzaleni ngokuhamba kwexesha. Ukusuka koku, bafumana ukonakalisa inani lezifo.
Uninzi lwentsomi lukhankanya indawo ethile eyaziwa njengeNaithlorendum Sanctuary. Kulapha ukuba nabani na odlulayo, wadutyulwa ngumntu omdala onomsindo. Nokuba wayengenguye okanye hayi, wayeyinxalenye yoluntu lwezenzululwazi okanye umgcini wezokhuseleko akaziwa.
Uluvo lweparanoia luthathe le ndawo njengoko abantu baboyikisela ubomi babo kunye nabanye ngelixa babehlala apha. I-squallies yayikholelwa ukuba ibamba nawuphina umntu osondeleyo aze ayitye iphila. Ukusukela ngeminyaka yoo-1960, iziganeko ezingaqhelekanga ekuthiwa ziyenzeka ngokubhekisele kwiiSquallies, kodwa uninzi lwazo azange zibhalwe.
Ngaba le ngu umda we dolophu? Ngokuqinisekileyo kunokwenzeka. Kodwa emva ngomhla we-14 kaJuni ka-2011, amapolisa aseFlorida abhala ingxelo yendoda ebanga ukuba yonakalise isithuthuthu sayo ngenxa yokubona "umntu otyholayo" ephuma phambi kwakhe.
Emva kwexesha, iFlorida Highway Patrol ikhankanye le ndoda Mnumzana James Scarborough oneminyaka engama-49 ukusuka eGolden Gate Estates wafumana ukonzakala okuncinci kwesi sehlo. Ukwabanga ukuba ucinezelwe yindoda ejonge ihagu emva kokonakalisa isithuthuthu sakhe. Ngokusisiseko, ezi squallies zizizwana ezixhaphakileyo ezizulazula simahla.
Ibali leFlorida squallies lifana nentsomi ye- Ihagu Indoda yeCannock Chase, E-UK. Kukho amakhulu ezi mabali zabantu abothusayo kwihlabathi liphela, nangona oko kungazenzi ezi ndaba zinganiki mdla.
