Ukulindela ubomi beproti kuhluka kakhulu kuxhomekeke kwiintlobo zezilwanyana zezilwanyana. Ukuba ii-Amazons zinokukholisa abanini babo ngaphambi kweminyaka engama-70, kunye ne- cockatoo 30-40, ngoko iintaka eziphakathi kunye ezincinci zihlala ixesha elide lobomi. Kwinqaku lethu, sithintela kumbuzo wokuba i-parasite ihlala ixesha elingakanani ekhaya. Lona luthandwa kakhulu kwaye lihle kakhulu kwiintaka, zibukeka ziqikelele ngokuthelekiswa nabanye abazalwana. Ngako oko, le ncwadana kubalandeli abaninzi kufuneka ifike ngokufanelekileyo.
Iphi iiprototi zasekhaya zavela phi?
Kithina eYurophu, la ma-parrots avela e-Afrika kunye nesiqhelo somlingo saseMadagascar. Kukho iintlobo ezininzi zabantu abangabonakaliyo-abadobi, abavelelekileyo, abanamakhantsi-aphezulu, i-strawberry-headed nabanye. Intsomi enhle ithi emva kokufa kwesinye isiqhelo esivela kwisibini, owesibini uyafa ngenxa yexinzelelo. Nguye owakhonza njengesizathu sokuba negama elihle le ntaka zeentaka. Kodwa ebomini bentaka, nangona babonisa ukuzinikela okugqithiseleyo, basayazi indlela yokufumana umhlobo omtsha okanye intombi xa kukho intlekele. I-parasol ayikwazi ukuhlala yedwa kwaye iya kuyaneliseka yenkampani yakho, nje kuphela isibini sithatha ngokwesiko kwaye sijonge ngakumbi.
Zingaphi iminyaka iiprotro zihlala ngothando?
Kukholelwa ukuba ezi ntaka ziphakathi kwezona zizintlonelo zokugcina izidalwa. Badla ukutya okusemgangathweni, kwaye into ekhethekileyo ukuyijonga ayifanelekanga. Kodwa, njengezinye iintlobo ezincinci zama-parrots, abantu abangenasiphelo abahlali ixesha elide. Umyinge wokulindela ubomi le ntaka ngokunyamekela ngokumalunga neminyaka eyi-10 okanye eyi-15. Ngoko ukuba uceba ukuthenga isilwanyana somlilo ixesha elide, jonga i-macaw okanye enye iprorot enkulu. Nangona ukwazi ukuba baninzi abaphilileyo abahlekileyo kunye neenqwelomoya ezinqwenelekayo, abaninzi bayakhetha ukhetho lwabo kuzo. Bayizithobekile, banemibala enhle kwaye banokubangela ukuba inkosi yabo imnandi kakhulu.