Izinkomo ziphakathi kwezilwane ezixhashazwa kakhulu ekulimeni kwezimboni, ezingaphansi kwemikhuba ebeka ukukhiqizwa kuqala kunenhlalakahle. Izinkomo zobisi, ngokwesibonelo, ziphoqeleka ukuba zibe nemijikelezo engapheli yokumithiswa nokukhipha ubisi, zibekezelele ukucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo. Amankonyane ahlukaniswa nonina ngemva nje kokuzalwa—isenzo esibangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu kuwo womabili—kuyilapho amathole angamaduna evame ukuthunyelwa embonini yenyamazane, lapho ebhekana nokuphila okufushane, okuvalelwe ngaphambi kokuhlatshwa.
Izinkomo zenyama, ngakolunye uhlangothi, zibekezelela izinqubo ezibuhlungu ezifana nokubeka uphawu, ukukhipha izimpondo, nokuthenwa, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokubulala izinzwa. Ukuphila kwabo kuphawuleka ngezindawo zokudla eziminyene, izimo ezinganele, nokuthuthwa okunengcindezi yokuyiswa ezilaheni. Naphezu kokuba zihlakaniphile, izidalwa zomphakathi ezikwazi ukwakha izibopho eziqinile, izinkomo zincishiswa zibe amayunithi okukhiqiza ohlelweni oluziphika inkululeko eyisisekelo kakhulu.
Ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuziphatha, ukufuywa kwezinkomo nakho kubangela ukulimala okukhulu kwemvelo—okunomthelela omkhulu ekukhiqizweni kwezisi ezibamba ukushisa, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamanzi ngendlela engafanele. Lesi sigaba sinikeza ukukhanya kukho kokubili ukuhlupheka okufihliwe kwezinkomo, izinkomo zobisi, namankonyane enkonyane, kanye nemiphumela ebanzi yemvelo yokuxhashazwa kwazo. Ngokuhlola la maqiniso, kusimema ukuba singabaze izinqubo ezijwayelekile futhi sifune ezinye izindlela ezinozwelo nezimeme zokukhiqiza ukudla.
Iqiniso elinokhahlo lokuhamba ngenkondlweni nokubulawa: Ukwembulela unya ezimbonini zenyama nezobisi
Izigidi zezinkomo zikhuthazelela ukuhlupheka okukhulu ngaphakathi kwenyama nezimboni zobisi, usizi lwabo lucace kakhulu ekubukeni komphakathi. Ukusuka ezimweni ezigcwele, ezivuthayo zamaloli okuhamba ezindaweni ezesabekayo zokugcina ezikhathini zokugcina, lezi zilwane ezifungekile zibhekana nokunganakwa okungenakugwenywa kanye nonya. Yenqabe izidingo eziyisisekelo njengokudla, amanzi, futhi ukuphumula ngesikhathi sohambo olude ngesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, abaningi banqotshwa ukukhathala noma ukulimala ngaphambi kokufika kule ndawo yabo emibi. Emidlalweni yokuhlatshwa, imikhuba eqhutshwa inzuzo ivame ukuba necala ezilwaneni ezisele ngesikhathi sezinqubo ezinesihluku. Le ndatshana idalula ukuhlukunyezwa okuhleliwe kufakwe kulezi zimboni ngenkathi ikhuthaza ukuqwashisa okukhulu kanye nokushintshwa kokukhethwa kwezitshalo njengendlela enozwela phambili