UMike Inkukhu engenakhanda, owaphila izinyanga eziyi-18 ngemuva kokunqunywa ikhanda.
NgoSepthemba 10, 1945, umnikazi uLloyd Olsen waseFruita, eColorado wayehlela ukudla uMike esidlweni sabo sakusihlwa. Ekugcineni, izembe lakhe lasusa inqwaba yekhanda lalo, kepha laphuthelwa umthambo oyindilinga, kwasala indlebe eyodwa kanye nobuchopho obuningi, futhi uMike wayesakwazi ukulinganisa ebhakedeni futhi wahamba ngokungahambi kahle. Lapho uMike engafi, u-Olsen esikhundleni sakhe wanquma ukunakekela le nyoni. Wayiphakela ingxube yobisi namanzi nge-eyedropper, futhi wanikeza izinhlamvu ezincane zommbila. Izinsuku zaphenduka izinyanga uMike waqhubeka nokuphila enempilo ngaphandle kwekhanda lakhe.
Lapho udumo lwakhe selusunguliwe, uMike waqala umsebenzi wokuvakasha emaceleni enkampanini yezinye izinkinga ezifana nosana olunamakhanda amabili. Wathwetshulwa nenqwaba yomagazini namaphepha, wabonakala naku- Isikhathi futhi Ukuphila omagazini. UMike waboniswa emphakathini ngezindleko zokwamukelwa ngamasenti angama-25. Ngesikhathi ethandwa kakhulu, umnikazi wenkukhu wayehola ama-US $ 4,500 ngenyanga - okulingana nama- $ 52,000 ngonyaka ka-2020. UMike yena wayenenani elingu- $ 10,000 - elilingana ne- $ 115,000 ngo-2020.
Ngo-Mashi 17, 1947, e-motel ePhoenix lapho emisa khona ngenkathi ebuya ohambweni, uMike waqala ukuklinya phakathi nobusuku. Wayekwazile ukuthola inhlamvu yommbila emphinjeni wakhe. Abakwa-Olsens bengahlosile babeshiye imijovo yabo yokudla nokuhlanza ezinhlangothini ngayizolo, ngakho-ke abakwazanga ukusindisa uMike. U-Olsen wathi wayeseyithengisile le nyoni, okwaholela ekutheni izindaba zikaMike aqhubeke nokuvakasha ezweni lonke emuva konyaka we-1949. Eminye imithombo ithi ithayela lezinkukhu elinqunyiwe lalingakwazi ukuthatha umoya owanele ukuze likwazi ukuphefumula, ngakho-ke laliminyanisa ukufa emotel.
Kutholakale ukuthi izembe beligeje umthambo oyimbiza futhi ihlwili livimbele uMike ukuthi angophi aze afe. Yize iningi lekhanda lakhe lalinqunyiwe, ingxenye enkulu yobuchopho bakhe yashiya kanye nendlebe eyodwa kwasala emzimbeni wakhe. Njengoba imisebenzi eyisisekelo njengokuphefumula, ukushaya kwenhliziyo, njll kanye nezenzo eziningi zenkukhu ezilawulwa yisiqu sobuchopho, uMike wakwazi ukuhlala enempilo impela. Lesi yisibonelo esihle sama-generator ezimoto aphakathi nendawo avumela imisebenzi eyisisekelo ye-homeostatic ukwenziwa ngaphandle kwezikhungo zobuchopho eziphakeme.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinyoni zinezitho zesibili zokulinganisela esifundeni se-pelvic, isitho se-lumbosacral, esilawula ukuhamba kwe-locomotion ngokuzimela ngaphandle kwesitho se-vestibular esithintekayo endizeni. Lokhu kusetshenziselwe ukuchaza ukuthi inkukhu engenakhanda ingahamba kanjani ibhalansi, ngaphandle kokucekelwa phansi kwesistimu ye-cranial vestibular.
