The I-Moremi Game Reserve eBotswana yaziwa ngemihlambi yayo emikhulu yezilwane zasemathafeni, ezihanjelwa izilwane ezizingelayo - amabhubesi nezimpisi. Besihlala eDuba Plains eKwedi Concession neWilderness Safaris, emaphethelweni eMoremi. Nokho, ukuvakasha kwethu kwakusekupheleni kwenkathi yezimvula, kangangokuthi izwe laligcwele amanzi. Izilwane eziningi azithandi ukuhlale zihamba emanzini, ngakho imihlambi emikhulu yayizulazule yaya endaweni ephakeme.
Amalechwe ayelapho, kunjalo; bayawathanda amanzi. Siphinde sabona imihlambi emincane ye-tsessebe, inkonkoni, impala, idube, i-kudu, i-waterbuck, nenyathi. Impilo yezinyoni, nayo, yayimangalisa ngenqwaba yabafuduki.
Esinye sezizathu ezikhethekile zokuvakashela ehlathini lase-Afrika ngesikhathi sezimvula ukubona izingane zizalwa futhi ziqala ukuthola indlela yazo emhlabeni.
Kithina, ngicabanga, ingxenye esikhumbulekayo kwakuwukubona amabhubesi. Sasondela kakhulu kubo ngemoto ye-safari futhi sababuka amahora amaningi. Saqala sahlangana nomama owayezulazula otshanini obude nezingane ezintathu zilandela ngemuva. Walala, wabapha ukudla; asihlushwe nakancane imoto yethu. Usejwayele izimoto zakwa-Wilderness Safari futhi abagibeli bamthwebula izithombe.
Kamuva saphinde samthola. Yayiwashiyile amawundlu ayo, yazibandakanya nezinye ezinsikazi zokuziqhenya ukuze zizingele. Babehlezi phezu kwe-hummock behlola indawo yesigameko. Imizimba yabo yayigcwele izimpukane - uphawu lokuthi iphunga lokubulawa kwabo kokugcina lalisekhona eduze kwabo. Babonakala becasulwa yizimpukane futhi bengakwazi ukukhululeka. Omunye wabo wanquma ukusukuma aye kwesinye isidlo - wayebona i-warthog buqamama.
Sayibuka iphuma iyozingela, kwangena elinye ibhubesikazi, liphuma libheke eceleni. Amanye amabhubesikazi amabili awazange ahlushwe avele ahlala abukela kanye nathi. Amabhubesikazi amabili lapho ezingelwa anyonyobela otshanini, eqoshama ngezikhathi ezithile futhi abuke inyamazane yawo. Empeleni, abenzanga okubi kakhulu, kodwa lapho sebephakathi kwamamitha angaba ngu-20 ukusuka emkhayeni wama-warthog, bafikelwa wumoya futhi bawubeka phezulu buqamama. Amabhubesikazi abuka ukudla kwawo kushabalala ezihlahleni.
Amabhubesi akule ndawo yaseKwedi Concession anomkhuba othinta kabi. Ezinsikazi zibulalana zodwa. Akekho obonakala engazi ukuthi kungani lokhu sekuqalile ukwenzeka. Kwakukhona ibhubesi lamaduna elalibusa phezu kokuziqhenya iminyaka eminingi; babaziwa ngokuthi Abafana BakaDuba. Bashona kudala, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi akukaze kube khona owesilisa njalo nezinsikazi. Kunensikazi eyodwa, ebizwa ngokuthi I-Silver Eye, okucatshangwa ukuthi inecala lokufa kwamawundlu.
Manje, ukuze asindise ukuphila kwamawundlu awo, amabhubesikazi awagcina efihlekile futhi ekude namanye. Iqembu laseDuba Plains lithemba ngobuqotho ukuthi amawundlu esiwabone enonina azosinda kulo nyaka futhi asize ekudaleni amandla amasha ngaphakathi kokuziqhenya. Isikhathi kuphela esizosho.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Esinye sezizathu ezikhethekile zokuvakashela ehlathini lase-Afrika ngesikhathi sezimvula ukubona izingane zizalwa futhi ziqala ukuthola indlela yazo emhlabeni.
- One of them decided to get up and have a go at another meal – she could see some warthog in the distance.
- The team at Duba Plains sincerely hope that the cubs we saw with their mother will survive this year and help to create some new dynamics within the pride.
