Ingxenye ethi “Izinkinga” isikhanyisela ngezinhlobo zokuhlupheka ezisakazekile nezivame ukucasha izilwane ezibekezelela ezweni eligxile kumuntu. Lezi akuzona nje izenzo zonya ezingahleliwe kodwa izimpawu zohlelo olukhudlwana—olwakhelwe phezu kwesiko, ukunethezeka, kanye nenzuzo—olwenza ukuxhashazwa kujwayelekile futhi lunqabele izilwane amalungelo azo ayisisekelo. Kusukela ezilaheni zezimboni kuya ezinkundleni zokuzijabulisa, kusukela emakheji aselabhorethri kuya ezimbonini zezingubo, izilwane zibhekana nokulimala okuvame ukuhlanzwa, ukunganakwa, noma okuthethelelwa imikhuba yamasiko.
Isigatshana ngasinye kulesi sigaba sibonisa isendlalelo esihlukile sokulimala. Sihlola ukwesabeka kokubulawa nokuboshwa, ukuhlupheka koboya nemfashini, kanye nezilwane ezihlukumezekile ezibhekana nazo ngesikhathi sokuthutha. Sibhekene nomthelela wemikhuba yokulima kwasefekthri, izindleko zokuziphatha zokuhlolwa kwezilwane, nokuxhashazwa kwezilwane emasekisini, eziqiwini nasemapaki olwandle. Ngisho nasemakhaya ethu, izilwane eziningi ezingabangane zibhekana nokunganakwa, ukuhlukunyezwa kokuzalanisa, noma ukulahlwa. Futhi endle, izilwane ziyaxoshwa, zizingelwe, futhi zithengiswe—ngokuvamile egameni lenzuzo noma ukunethezeka.
Ngokudalula lezi zinkinga, simema ukuzindla, umthwalo wemfanelo, kanye noshintsho. Lokhu akukona nje unya—kumayelana nendlela ukukhetha kwethu, amasiko, kanye nezimboni ezidale isiko lokubusa phezu kwabasengozini. Ukuqonda lezi zindlela kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzidiliza—nokwakha umhlaba lapho uzwelo, ubulungisa, nokuphilisana kuqondisa ubudlelwano bethu nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo.
Njalo ngonyaka, izigidi zezilwane zasepulazini zikhuthazelela uhambo olunzima lwezohwebo lwemfuyo, ezifihliwe ekubukweni komphakathi nokho zigcwele ukuhlupheka okungenakucatshangwa. Kuqubulwe amaloli agcwele kakhulu, imikhumbi, noma izindiza, lezi zinto ezinobuhlakani zibhekene nezimo ezinzima - isimo sezulu esibi, ukopha, ukukhathala, konke ngaphandle kokudla okwanele noma ukuphumula. Ukusuka kwizinkomo naku-Pigs kuya ezinkukhu nangonogwaja, azikho izinhlobo zezitshalo ezisindiswa isihluku sezinto zokuhamba zezilwane ezibukhoma. Lo mkhuba awugcini nje ngokwenza izinkathazo zokuziphatha ezethusayo nezenhlalo kodwa futhi uqokomisa ukwehluleka okuhlelekile ekuphoqeleleni amazinga okulashwa okunobuntu. Lapho abathengi beqaphela ngokwengeziwe lesi ngesihluku esifihliwe, ucingo lwenguquko lukhula lube luzophendula kakhulu - ububele bebaphendule kanye nozwela ngaphakathi kwemboni eqhutshwa inzuzo ngokuchithwa kwezimpilo zezilwane