Ama-African Grey Parrots Athengiswayo Ashibhile akuzona ezimibalabala eziphakeme phakathi kopholi bomhlaba, ngoba igama liyasikisela. Noma ngabe i-African grey yakho ingeyeCongo noma i-timneh subspecies, i-chook ingaba mpunga ikakhulu ngombala. Impunga yaseCongo African izoba namandla, umsila obomvu we-cherry, ngenkathi umsila we-Timneh African grey ungaba yimaroni.
Izipholi ezimpunga zase-Afrika zihlakaniphe kakhulu. Kuthiwa banengqondo efana neyamahlengethwa nezimfene. Zopholi abampunga base-Afrika banekhono lokulingisa kufika kwababili,000 eyodwa-of-a-uhlobo imisindo. Bayakwazi ukubona besebenzisa amagama amaningi abawafundayo, futhi bathathwa njengabahle uma ngikhuluma ngopholi.
U-Einstein, impunga yase-Afrika ekhulumayo, kunjalo kulokhu. U-Einstein ubelokhu ekhuluma nesiphepho eKnoxville, I-zoo yaseTennessee. Umqeqeshi ka-Einstein, UStephanie omhlophe, ithi ngamamayela emvelo ophololi abampunga base-Afrika ukujabulela ukulingisa imisindo. U-Einstein, noma kunjalo, kubonakala kufanelekile ekulingiseni. UWhite ukholelwa ukuthi u-Einstein angenza okukhulu kunalokho 2 kuzwakala okukodwa okunomusa, okuningi okungaba yimishwana yesiNgisi.
“uma ezwa okusemthethweni ayithandayo, uzoqala ukuyiphinda kaninginingi. Ngemuva kwalokho sizokubeka ekuqondeni,” Kusho umlungu.
Ingabe u-Einstein ungowesilisa noma intombazane?
Opholi abampunga base-Afrika bobulili ngabunye babukeka ngokufana, ngakho-ke akekho umuntu owaziyo ukuthi u-Einstein ungowesilisa noma uyintombazane. Odokotela bezilwane be-zoo bangafuna ukutshela ngegazi babheke, kodwa-ke i-zoo inqume manje ukuthi ingakwenzi. U-Einstein uphila ngokubonga ngegama likasosayensi wesilisa osezingeni eliphezulu, nesabizwana sowesifazane.
U-Einstein – umlando we-African grey okhulumayo
Upholi okhuluma grey wase-Afrika okhulumayo, achanyuselwa eCalifornia e 1987. Wayengasahlali e-zoo ekuqaleni. Wayehlala nezithandani zaseCalifornia. Hhayi emakethe, i-grey African grey yanikelwa ku-zoo in 1992 eminyakeni yobudala 5.
Ngenkathi u-Einstein efika ezu yaseKnoxville, ukhuphuke wasuka kupholi ongaziwa ompunga wase-Afrika waya ekubeni ngusaziwayo. U-Einstein ushintshe waba yi-hit ngokushesha ngaphakathi kwesibonisi sezinyoni esisha se-zoo. UTraffic ubewuthanda lo mbukiso, okusebenza ukundiza okuxekethile, ukuziphatha kwemvelo mayelana 14 izinyoni nezinye izilwane. Kepha, impunga yase-Afrika isivele yaba igama elikhulu.
U-Einstein akahlali ezu nsuku zonke. Futhi akagcini amagama akhe amagama futhi uzwakala ukuthi izicathulo zakhe zokugijima zifuna ukuthi afunde. Esikhathini esithile, impunga yase-Afrika yayihamba ngemoto isiya embukisweni nasekwazisweni wasekolishi. Konke ngasikhathi sinye, waqala ukucula “usuku lokuzalwa oluhle” kuye izicathulo zokugijima ezimangele kakhulu. Akekho owaziyo ngenkathi futhi walufunda kanjani lolu culo, kodwa wayeyazi.
U-Einstein akahlali engcono njalo umuntu odumile wombukiso wezinyoni wase-Knoxville. Naye futhi udumile “Kukhuluma inyoni” ezu kanye nezokuvakasha eKnoxville.
Yize u-Einstein ekulungele 22 Iminyaka yakudala njengoba ngibhala lokhu (ekuseni 2007), uzokwazi ukungaziphathi noma abambe njengomuntu wasendulo wama-22-yr. Zopholi abampunga base-Afrika banekhono lengqondo losana lwevintage oluneminyaka emi-5. Ngokomzwelo, zengeziwe njengomuntu wasendulo we-2-yr. Abantu abahlala nezipholi ezimpunga zase-afrika bahlala bekhumbuza lokhu.
Impunga yase-Afrika – umdlwane ofanele wena?
U-Einstein, impunga yase-Afrika ekhulumayo iyesabeka. Kufanele wazi, nokho, ukuthi akuwona wonke ama-grays ase-Afrika afana no-Einstein. I-zoo yaseKnoxville inenye ipholi empunga yase-Afrika okuthiwa u-Allie. U-Allie uthole imishwana embalwa kuphela. Mhlawumbe u-Allie unamahloni okukhuluma ngenxa yokuthi u-Einstein ulunge kakhulu. Mhlawumbe u-Allie manje akasakhuthazeki.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza amapholi amaningi ampunga ase-Afrika ayahlola ukukhuluma. Umnikazi ozimele, 10-12 izinyanga ezindala ezimpunga zase-Afrika eTexas – ngokungeziwe waqanjwa ngo-Einstein – ubongwa ngokwazi 122 imishwana, 94 imigomo, futhi 21 imisindo.