Abalondolozi bendalo baseChester Zoo bathathe umfanekiso wevidiyo 'obalulekileyo' wepangolin enkulu engafumanekiyo eZiwa Rhino Ranch eUganda-inxalenye yophononongo oluqhubekayo oluveza ulwazi olutsha kubomi obuyimfihlelo bezi ntlobo zezilwanyana zingaziwayo.
I-Pangolins, ngamanye amaxesha ibizwa ngokuba 'yi-scaly anteater', kuphela kwezilwanyana ezincancisayo emhlabeni ezigqunywe ngamaxolo aqinileyo agqitheneyo kunye nezikhuselo ezenziwe ngekeratin – into efanayo neziphopho zomntu kunye nophondo lomkhombe. Baphila ngokutya okuquka iimbovane neentubi ngokupheleleyo, abathi bazibambe ngolwimi lwabo oluncangathi olude. Ezi zilwanyana zinomdla ziyakwazi ukukhawuleza, ukuziqengqa zibe yibhola eqinile xa zisongelwa ngumntu onokuthi uhlasele.
I-Giant Pangolin, enobude obungange-5.9ft (1.8m) ubude kwaye inobunzima obuyokuma kwi-5st (75lbs) yeyona inkulu kwezona zilwanyana zisibhozo zehlabathi ze-pangolin kwaye ifumaneka kuphela kumahlathi ashinyeneyo nakwithafa lengca kwi-ikhweyitha ye-Afrika.
Nangona kunjalo, kuncinci kakhulu okwaziwayo malunga nokuziphatha kwe-pangolin enkulu, i-ecology kunye neemfuno zendawo yokuhlala - ulwazi olubalulekileyo lufuneka ngokukhawuleza ukuze abalondolozi bendalo baphuhlise izicwangciso zokuhlola abantu babo kunye nokubakhusela.
Iqela lomyezo wezilwanyana, lisebenzisana ne-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) kunye neRhino Ranch elawulwa yiRhino Fund Uganda (RFU), lijonge ukufumanisa ulwazi olutsha malunga nesilwanyana sanyisayo esinqabileyo sasebusuku. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, lo myezo wezilwanyana ufake iikhamera ze-70 ze-motion-sensor-trail cameras ezifakwe eZiwa kwaye ezi khamera ngoku zithathe amakhulu emifanekiso kunye neekliphu zevidiyo ze-Pangolin enkulu. Ukusuka kule mifanekiso kunye neefilimu, abaphandi ngoku bayakwazi ukuchonga inani leePangolins ngamnye ngamanqaku akhethekileyo kunye neepatheni kwizikali zabo kwaye barekhoda ukuziphatha okungaziwa ngaphambili.
Nangona ekhuselwe yimithetho yezilwanyana zasendle yamazwe ngamazwe evala lonke urhwebo lwe-pangolin, ahlala elelona qela lithengiswa ngokungekho mthethweni lezilwanyana ezanyisayo emhlabeni. Inyama yabo ithathwa njengento emnandi kumazwe amaninzi kwaye izikali zabo zisetyenziswa kakhulu kumayeza esintu, ngakumbi eVietnam nase China, nangona kungekho ncedo luqinisekisiweyo lwezonyango.
