I-CANCUN, eMexico - Ukuqubha kunye ne-Whale Shark, intlanzi enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, liphupha elinokuthi libe yinyani kwiindawo ezimbalwa kwihlabathi jikelele, njenge-Australia ne-Belize. Ikufutshane kwaye ibekwe kufutshane ne-US, i-Cancun - ekwi-Mexican Caribbean - inenyhweba ekhethekileyo ngenxa yokuba uninzi lweentlobo ze-whale shark zithanda la manzi. Elona xesha lilungileyo lokuba yinxalenye yolu hambo lumnandi kukwinyanga kaJulayi noAgasti.
Ubukhulu obumangalisayo be-Whale Shark kunye nomlomo owaneleyo ufikelela kwiimitha ezi-5 xa uvulwa. Ezi mpawu zezinye zezizathu ezibangela ukuba esi sidalwa sibe sodwa. Baziwa njengezidalwa ezifudukayo, abo bafunda ngokufuduka komnenga abakaqiniseki ukuba basuka phi okanye bayaphi ngokulandelayo. Ekuphela kwento esiyaziyo kukuba i-whale sharks iyakonwabela ukuhamba emanzini ashushu kunye nolwandle olushushu emhlabeni jikelele.
Ubukho besi sidalwa kwimimandla esemantla e-Isla Contoy kunye neCabo Catoche kubonga kumanzi azaliswe izondlo, ezivelisa ukutya okuninzi okukhoyo. Lo ngumcimbi omangalisayo wabadlali abavela kwihlabathi liphela beza eMexico ukuza kuthabatha ithuba, kuba ithuba lokujonga ukuguquguquka kwesi sityalo lilinganiselwe kwezi nyanga zasehlotyeni.
Abo bakhetha ukuva ummangaliso wokuqubha kunye ne-whale sharks bakhatshwa ziingcali ezibonelela ngalo lonke ulwazi oluyimfuneko ukuqonda ngcono ukuziphatha kwezi zidalwa. Xa sele beqhelene nesilwanyana, abakhenkethi banokutsiba esikhepheni bekhatshwa ngumkhokeli kunye ne-snorkel ukuze babone iWhale Shark kufuphi. Ilinganisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-59 yeenyawo kunye nobunzima beetoni ezili-15, le yeyona ntlanzi inkulu ehlabathini!
Amava ayamangalisa ngokwenene, kwaye akukho mfuneko yokoyika kuba lo krebe utya kuphela izinto ezincinci ezibizwa ngokuba yiplankton, ke ngoko, azinabungozi kwaphela ebantwini.
Ukhenketho lokujonga i-Whale Shark lunokuthatyathwa ePunta Sam, emantla eCancun, kwaye luthatha malunga neeyure ezintlanu, luvumela ixesha elininzi lokusebenzisana nolu hlobo lumangalisayo olusikhumbuza ngezinto ezininzi ezimangalisayo emhlabeni wethu.
