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.
Isihluku sezilwane emapulazini yinkinga evame ukunganakwa ngokufinyelela kude kakhulu kwengqondo. Ngaphandle kokulimala okubonakalayo ngokomzimba, izilwane zasepulazini zikhuthazelela ukuhlupheka okukhulu ngokomzwelo ekudebeleni, ukuhlukunyezwa kanye nokuboshwa. Lezi zinto ezibucayi zithola ukucindezela okungamahlalakhona, ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka nokudangala - kuphazamisa izimo zokuziphatha zazo zemvelo kanye nezibopho zenhlalo. Ukuphathwa kabi okunjalo kungahle kunciphise ikhwalithi yempilo yabo kodwa futhi kuphakamisa nokucindezela ukukhathazeka ngokuziphatha ngemikhuba ejulile yokulima. Ngokubhekana nokukhokhiswa kwengqondo ngonya ezilwaneni zasemapulazini, singacindezela izindinganiso zezenhlalo ezinobubele ezikhuthaza ukwelashwa okunobuntu nendlela eqhubekayo yezolimo