Imizwa yezilwane iwukubona ukuthi izilwane aziyona nje imishini yebhayoloji, kodwa izidalwa eziphilayo ezikwaziyo ukuzizwisa izinto—zokuzwa injabulo, ukwesaba, ubuhlungu, injabulo, ilukuluku, ngisho nothando. Kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, isayensi isaqhubeka nokuveza ubufakazi bokuthi izilwane eziningi zinekhono eliyinkimbinkimbi lemizwa nelokuqonda: izingulube zibonisa amakhono okudlala nokuxazulula izinkinga, izinkukhu zakha izibopho zomphakathi futhi zixhumana namazwi angaphezu kuka-20 ahlukene, futhi izinkomo zikhumbula ubuso futhi zibonise izimpawu zokukhathazeka lapho zihlukaniswa namaphuphu azo. Lokhu okutholakele kubekela inselele imibono osekunesikhathi eside ikhona mayelana nemingcele yemizwa phakathi kwabantu nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane.
Naphezu kwalokhu kukhula kobufakazi, umphakathi usasebenza ngezinhlaka ezinganaki noma ezinciphisa umuzwa wezilwane. Izinhlelo zokulima zezimboni, ukuhlola kwaselabhorethri, kanye nezinhlobo zokuzijabulisa ngokuvamile zincika ekwenqabeni ukwazi kwezilwane ukuze kuthethelelwe imikhuba eyingozi. Lapho izilwane zibhekwa njengempahla engenamizwa, ukuhlupheka kwazo kuba kungabonakali, kujwayeleke, futhi ekugcineni kwamukelwe njengoba kudingeka. Lokhu kususwa akukhona nje ukwehluleka ukuziphatha—kuwukumelela kabi okuyisisekelo kwemvelo.
Kulesi sigaba, siyamenywa ukuthi sibone izilwane ngendlela ehlukile: hhayi njengezinsiza, kodwa njengabantu abanezimpilo zangaphakathi ezibalulekile. Ukubona imizwa kusho ukubhekana nemithelela yezimiso zokuziphatha zendlela esiphatha ngayo izilwane ekukhetheni kwethu kwansuku zonke—kusuka ekudleni esikudlayo kuye emikhiqizweni esiyithengayo, isayensi esiyisekelayo, kanye nemithetho esiyibekezelelayo. Kuwubizo lokwandisa umbuthano wethu wozwelo, ukuhlonipha amaqiniso angokomzwelo abanye abantu, kanye nokulungisa kabusha izinhlelo ezakhelwe ekungabini nandaba zibe yilezo ezigxile ekuzweleni nasekuhlonipheni.
Ukulima efektri sekuwumkhuba omningi, kuguqula indlela abantu abaxhumana ngayo nezilwane futhi bakha ubuhlobo bethu nabo ngezindlela ezijulile. Le ndlela yenyama ekhiqiza isisindo, ubisi kanye namaqanda aqala ukusebenza kahle futhi inzuzo enhlalakahleni yezilwane. Njengoba amapulazi efektri akhula kakhudlwana futhi athuthuke kakhulu, adala ukunqamula okuqinile phakathi kwabantu nezilwane esizidlayo. Ngokunciphisa izilwane ziye emikhiqizweni nje, ukulima efektri kuhlanekezela ukuqonda kwethu izilwane njengezinto ezifutho ezifanelwe inhlonipho nobubele. Lo mbhalo uhlola indlela ukulima kahle kwefekthri kuthinta kabi ukuxhumana kwethu nezilwane kanye nemiphumela ebanzi yokuziphatha kwalo mkhuba. Ukuqunjelwa kwezilwane emgogodleni wezolimo efektri kulele ukuqunjelwa kwezilwane. Kule micimbi yezimboni, izilwane ziphathwa njengezimpahla nje, ngokunakwa okuncane ngezidingo zabo noma okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo. Zivame ukuvalelwa ezikhaleni ezincane, ezigcwele kakhulu, lapho zenqatshelwa khona inkululeko yoku ...