Isifunda esikude nesikhangayo seTorres Strait, ephakathi kweNew Guinea neQueensland, e-Australia, sekuyisikhathi eside sigcwele izinganekwane nezinganekwane. Phakathi kwezindaba ezithakazelisayo eziye zaheha abantu bendawo kanye nabathandi bokuzilibazisa ngokufanayo yimpicabadala yophondo olukhulu owaziwa ngokuthi i-Kusa Kap. Kuthiwa sinamaphiko amangalisayo afinyelela kumamitha angu-22, lesi sidalwa esifihlekile sibathakasele futhi sabaxaka labo abahlangabezane naso. Ngakho-ke, liyini iqiniso lenganekwane ye-hornbill enkulu yaseNew Guinea?
Umsuka wenganekwane ye-Kusa Kap
Ukukhulunywa kokuqala okubhaliwe nge-Kusa Kap kungalandelelwa emuva kusazi sezemvelo sekhulu le-18 uLuigi d'Albertis, okukhulunywa ngaye nguKarl Shuker encwadini yakhe yango-2003 ethi “Izilwane Ezicasha Kubantu” ekhasini 168. Lapho u-d'Albertis ehlola iTorres Strait, wahlangana nabantu bendawo ababekhuluma ngophondo olukhulu oluhlala endaweni.
Ngokwezincazelo zabo, le nyoni ebabazekayo yayinamaphiko angamamitha angu-16 kuya kwangu-22 ukwedlula kude noma yiziphi izinhlobo ze-hornbill ezaziwa, kuhlanganise nezinyoni. i-hornbill enkulu yamaNdiya futhi i-rhinoceros hornbill. Ikhono lenyoni elikhulu okuthiwa likwazi ukuthwala ama-dugong ngezinzipho zayo ezesabekayo lanezela nakakhulu enkingeni yayo. Abomdabu babethi umsindo wamaphiko aso lapho undiza ufana nokuduma kwenjini yesitimu, okwenza kube nezwi elimangalisayo elizungeze lesi silwane esingavamile. Ezinganekwaneni zabo, abomdabu bayibiza ngokuthi "Kusa Kap".
Ukuhlangana kwe-hornbill enkulu noma i-Kusa Kap kucashunwe kuyo Imvelo, (Nov. 25, 1875), V. 13, p. 76:
Incwadi ethokozisayo ivela ephephandabeni layizolo iDaily News evela kuMnu. Smithurst, unjiniyela wesikebhe esithathe uhambo lokukhuphuka ngomfula osanda kutholwa iBaxter eNew Guinea, okukhulunywe ngaye enkulumeni kaSir Henry Rawlinson eGeographical Society ngesonto eledlule. Umfula ubonakala ungomangalisayo, futhi kusobala ukuthi wawungakwazi ukuhamba ibanga elide phakathi nezwe. Iqembu elihlolayo lithole ukuthi amabhange ahlanganisa ikakhulukazi amaxhaphozi omhlume, nakuba, ngasekupheleni kohambo, kwatholakala usebe oluphezulu lobumba olune-Eucalyptus globulus. Ambalwa abantu bomdabu ababonwa, nakuba kwakunezimpawu ezivamile zokuthi baseduze. UMnu Smithurst ubhekisela enyoni ephawulekayo kakhulu, okuyinto, kuze kube manje njengoba sazi, engakachazwa kuze kube manje. Abomdabu bathi ingandiza ne-dugong, ikhangaru noma ufudu olukhulu. UMnu. Smithurst uthi wabona futhi wadubula umfanekiso walesi silwane esimangalisayo, nokuthi “umsindo obangelwa ukubhakuzisa kwamaphiko aso ufana nomsindo wesitimela esidonsa isitimela eside kancane kakhulu.” Uthi “yayibonakala icishe ibe amamitha ayishumi nesithupha noma ayishumi nesishiyagalombili ukunqamula amaphiko njengoba indiza, umzimba wayo onsundu ngokumnyama, isifuba esimhlophe, intamo yinde, noqhwaku olude futhi luqondile.” Odambeni oluqinile osebeni lomfula uMnumzane Smithurst uthi wabona izinyathelo zesilwane esithile esikhulu, “azithatha njengenyathi noma inkabi yasendle,” kodwa akazange abone mkhondo walesi silwane. Lezi zitatimende zinhle kakhulu, futhi ngaphambi kokuba siziqinisekise kungcono silindele ukushicilelwa kwe-akhawunti esemthethweni yohambo. Iqoqo elihle kakhulu lamatshe, amatshe, izinyoni, izinambuzane, izitshalo, ubulembu, nama-orchid enziwe, elizohanjiswa kusazi semvelo ukuze sithole umbono wakhe. Izinsuku zokuxhumana kukaMnu. Smithurst zisuka ku-August 30 kuya ku-Sept. 7. —Imvelo, (Nov. 25, 1875), V. 13, p. 76.
I-cryptid giant hornbill: Iqiniso noma inganekwane?
Nakuba ama-akhawunti e-Kusa Kap angase abonakale emangalisa, abangele izimpikiswano phakathi kwabacwaningi nabashisekeli. Abanye baphikisa ngokuthi ukubona i-hornbill enkulu kungase kube ukuhunyushwa okuyiphutha noma ihaba, njengoba ukulinganisa ubukhulu bezinhlobo ezingajwayelekile kungaba inselele. Ngokwesibonelo, abaqaphi bamapaki baye baphawula ukuthi ofakazi bavame ukucabangela ngokweqile ubukhulu bezidalwa ezingajwayelekile. Lokhu kuhluka kokulinganisa kosayizi kungachaza ukuthi kungani ukuvuleka kwamaphiko e-Kusa Kap okubikwe ezazisweni zangempela zehla ukusuka kumafidi angu-22 ukuya kumafidi angu-16-18 ngenkathi umzingeli onolwazi ezama ukuyidubula.
Ubunikazi be-Kusa Kap
Ukuze ukhanyisele ukuthi ingubani i-Kusa Kap, kubalulekile ukucabangela ezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni ezihlala endaweni. Olunye uhlobo oluthile oluye lwaxhunyaniswa nale nganekwane uphondo olunentamo ebomvu. Le nyoni enkulu, eyaziwa ngokukhala kwayo ngendlela ehlukile lapho indiza, iye yabonwa imatasatasa nokuhlwitha ama-dugong. Ukuziphatha kwe-hornbill enentamo ebomvu, kuhlanganiswe nezici zayo zomzimba, kuholele ekutheni abanye abacwaningi, kuhlanganise no-AC Haddon, bacabange ukuthi kungase kube ugqozi ngemuva kwenganekwane ye-Kusa Kap. Nokho, uphenyo olwengeziwe nokuhlaziywa kuyadingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe le nkolelo-mbono.
Indaba kaKaudab noBakar
Ekujuleni kwenganekwane ehehayo ye-Kusa Kap kukhona indaba ethinta inhliziyo yothando, umona, nokuhlengwa. Indaba igxile ku-Kaudab, umzingeli we-dugong onekhono, kanye nonkosikazi wakhe omuhle, u-Bakar. Ukuphila kwabo okungathandeki kuthatha inguquko engalindelekile lapho uGiz, umoya wesifazane onobuqili, edliwa umona futhi ezama ukucekela phansi injabulo yabo. U-Giz, i-dogai enekhono lokushintsha isimo, uheha u-Bakar ngaphansi kwamanzi futhi umshiye esiqhingini sase-Kusar.
Njengoba eyedwa futhi eyedwa, u-Bakar uphila esiqhingini ngokuphila ngembewu ye-kusa. Ngokuyisimangaliso, uyakhulelwa futhi abelethe isidalwa esimangalisayo—ukhozi oluncane. U-Bakar uqamba inyoni ethi Kusa Kap, ngemva kwembewu eyadlala indima ebalulekile ekukhulelweni kwakhe. Ngokunakekela okuzinikele kuka-Bakar, i-Kusa Kap ikhula ibe isidalwa esihle kakhulu esinamandla namaphiko okwenza izinto ezimangalisayo.
Izenzo zobuqhawe zika-Kusa Kap
Njengoba u-Kusa Kap ekhula, uqala uchungechunge lwezenzakalo ezivivinya amandla akhe futhi zimsondeze ekuhlanganiseni kabusha u-Bakar no-Kaudab. Ukusuka ekukhuphukeni kuye ezindaweni eziphakeme kanye nokuthumba ama-dugong kuye ekunikezeni izinsiza ezibalulekile ukuze asinde umama wakhe, izenzo zobuqhawe zika-Kusa Kap zibonisa ukwethembeka nokuzimisela kwakhe. Eqondiswa uthando olungantengantengi ngomndeni wakhe, umoya ongantengantengi we-Kusa Kap umholela ekunqobeni phezu kobunzima.
Indima kaGiz kunganekwane
U-Giz, i-dogai enonya owenza ukuziphindiselela ku-Kaudab no-Bakar, wengeza ungqimba oluthakazelisayo kunganekwane ye-Kusa Kap. Umona wakhe kanye nesifiso sikaKaudab kumqhubela ezinyathelweni ezeqisayo, okuholela ekuhlukaneni kombhangqwana. Nokho, isenzo sokugcina sobulungiswa nokuphindisela kuka-Kusa Kap siqeda ukubusa kuka-Giz kokwesaba. Ngokumbamba futhi emdedela kude ne-Dauan, i-Kusa Kap iqinisekisa ukuthi i-Giz ihlangabezana nokushona kwakhe, iguqulela ekubeni i-Dogail Malu, ulwandle lwe-dogai.
Ukuxhumana kukaKusa Kap neNew Guinea
Ngenkathi inganekwane ye-Kusa Kap izungeza isifunda saseTorres Strait, kukhona ukufana okuthakazelisayo okutholakala eNew Guinea. Njengoba uLuigi d'Albertis elandisa indaba yale nyoni enkulukazi, ehlala eduze nomfula i-Mai Kusa. Ukufana kwenganekwane ye-Kusa Kap akunakuphikwa, kukhomba ukuxhumana okungaba khona phakathi kwakho kokubili. Ukuhlola okwengeziwe kwalokhu kulandisa kunganikeza imininingwane ebalulekile ngemvelaphi kanye nemvelo yalezi zidalwa zezinyoni ezinkulu.
Ukuthakasela “ngama-pterosaur aphilayo”
Ukuheha kwenganekwane ye-Kusa Kap kuthuthukiswa nakakhulu ngokuhlotshaniswa kwayo nama-pterosaur aphilayo. Kwamanye ama-akhawunti nezithombe, i-Kusa Kap iboniswa njengenyoni enamaphiko anezimpaphe nomsila onezimpaphe, okukhumbuza ama-pterosaur ezikhathi zasendulo. Lokhu kuxhumana phakathi kwe-Kusa Kap nama-pterosaurs kuqinisa umcabango futhi kubhebhezela ukuthakaseleka okuqhubekayo ngalezi zidalwa zenganekwane.
Imicabango yokugcina
Imfihlakalo ye-hornbill enkulu yaseNew Guinea, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Kusa Kap, iyaqhubeka nokuthakazelisa futhi ifake uzungu kubantu emhlabeni wonke. Kusukela kubukhulu bayo obungavamile kanye nekhono okusolwayo lokuthwala ama-dugong ukuxhumanisa nezinganekwane zasendulo, i-Kusa Kap ime njengobufakazi bezimangaliso eziyindida ezihlala emhlabeni wethu. Nakuba iqiniso lenganekwane lingase lihlale lingaqondakali, izinganekwane nama-akhawunti azungeze i-Kusa Kap zisikhumbuza amandla ahlala njalo ezinganekwane kanye nokuyenga okuhlala njalo kokungaziwa.
Ngemva kokufunda ngenganekwane engaqondakali ye-Kusa Kap, funda ngayo I-Kongamato - i-pterosaur ephilayo e-Congo?
