Lesi sigaba siphenya izinga lomuntu lokuxhashazwa kwezilwane—indlela thina njengabantu ngabanye nemiphakathi esithethelela ngayo, esisekela, noma esimelana ngayo nezinhlelo zonya. Kusukela kumasiko amasiko nokuncika kwezomnotho kuye empilweni yomphakathi nezinkolelo zomoya, ubudlelwano bethu nezilwane bubonisa izindinganiso esiziphethe kanye nezakhiwo zamandla esihlala kuzo. Ingxenye ethi “Abantu” ihlola lokhu kuxhumana, iveze ukuthi inhlalakahle yethu ixhumene ngokujule kangakanani nezimpilo esizibusayo.
Sihlola ukuthi ukudla okusindayo kwenyama, ukulima kwezimboni, nochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke kulimaza kanjani ukondliwa kwabantu, impilo yengqondo, kanye nomnotho wendawo. Izinkinga zempilo yomphakathi, ukungavikeleki kokudla, nokuwohloka kwemvelo akuzona izehlakalo ezingazodwa—kuyizimpawu zesimiso esingenakubekezelelwa esibeka phambili inzuzo phezu kwabantu neplanethi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lesi sigaba sigqamisa ithemba noguquko: imindeni yezilwane ezidla inyama, abasubathi, imiphakathi, nezishoshovu ezicabanga kabusha ubudlelwano babantu nesilwane futhi zakha izindlela zokuphila eziqinile nezinozwela.
Ngokubhekana nezimiso zokuziphatha, amasiko, kanye nemithelela engokoqobo yokusetshenziswa kwezilwane, nathi sibhekana nathi. Hlobo luni lomphakathi esifuna ukuba yingxenye yalo? Izinqumo zethu zibonisa noma zikhaphela kanjani izindinganiso zethu? Indlela eya ebulungisa—ezilwaneni nakubantu—iyafana. Ngokuqwashisa, uzwela, kanye nesenzo, singaqala ukulungisa ukunqanyulwa obhebhethekisa ukuhlupheka okungaka, futhi siye ekusaseni elinobulungisa neliqhubekayo.
Isihluku sezilwane yinkinga ephelele enomthelela omkhulu kuzo zombili izilwane ezihilelekile nomphakathi wonke. Ukulimala ngamabomu kokulimaza ngokomzimba noma ngokomzwelo ezilwaneni ngezinhloso zabantu, kungaba ukuzijabulisa, ukudla, noma yisiphi esinye isizathu, kuyindlela yodlame olunemiphumela emide kakhulu. Imiphumela elimazayo yesihluku sezilwane inwebeka ngaphezu kwezisulu ezisheshayo, ngoba futhi inomthelela omkhulu wengqondo emphakathini. Ukulimala okubangelwa izilwane kungephula amalungelo abo ayisisekelo kuphela kodwa futhi kuthinta inhlala-kahle yabantu kanye nemiphakathi. Ngenxa yalokho, ukuqonda imiphumela yengqondo yesihluku sezilwane kubalulekile ekubhekaneni nale ndaba ecindezelayo. Kulesi sihloko, siyazibekela izindlela ezahlukahlukene lapho kuthinta khona isihluku sezilwane kanye nabantu, ukugqamisa imiphumela yayo ye-ripple yempilo yengqondo, uzwela, kanye nemigomo yenhlalo. Ngokukhanyisa ngalesi sici esivame ukunganakwa kwesihluku sezilwane, sinethemba ...