IGolden Gate Estates, umphakathi wangasese ophakathi kweFlorida Everglades, uyigugu elifihliwe. Kulapha lapho umndeni wakwaRosen, osukela eminyakeni yama-1960s, wenza uhlelo lomhlaba ukuze bazuze kulo. Izingxenye zomhlaba zilulelwe amakhilomitha ngaphandle kwendlu eyodwa eyake yakhiwa kuzo.
Ingcezu yalo mhlaba, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Alligator Alley, yathengwa yisifundazwe saseFlorida ngenhloso yokuyibuyisela esimweni sayo sokuqala. Le ndawo ihlane ngokwanele, futhi iyikhaya lezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene kubandakanya amabhere, ama-bobcats, izinyamazane, izingulube nama-panther, phakathi kwezinye izidalwa.
Inganekwane yendawo inakho, ukuthi lo mhlaba omangalisayo nawo uyikhaya lezinye izakhamuzi. Babizwa ngokuthi amaSquallies. Izidalwa ezimfishane ezinama-snout afana nengulube yincazelo engcono kakhulu yalezi zidalwa. Uma wake wayibona ifilimu yango-1980 iThe Private Eyes, edlala indawo kaDon Knotts noTim Conway, ungazibona lezi zilwane zifana nesilo esibuhlungu, kodwa ngosayizi omncane.
Ngenxa yobude bazo obufushane, lezi zidalwa ezi-squally zazivame ukubizwa ngezingane. Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi bekuyikhaya labantu abadala abangama-30-50 ngesikhathi esisodwa. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi abambalwa babo basengahlala kule ndawo nakwezinye izifunda zaseFlorida.
Ukuthi la ma-squallies abakhona kanjani, kukholakala ukuthi ngawabanye uhlobo lokuhlola ejensi kahulumeni. Ngokusobala, izinto ziye zonakala njengoba zashintsha zaba ngabantu bezingulube. Kuvele izindaba ezikhuluma ngelebhu elahliwe - ndawana thize ngaseDeSoto Boulevard naku-Oil Well Road. Kulapha, lapho lezi zinto zadalwa noma zavela njengohlobo lokukhuluma. Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ama-Squallies avela ekuzalelaneni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kusukela kulokhu, bahlushwa inani elonakalisayo lezifo.
Okuningi kwenganekwane kukhulunywa ngendawo ethile eyaziwa njengeNaithlorendum Sanctuary. Kulapha lapho noma ngubani obedlula khona, adutshulwe phansi ikhehla elihlanyayo. Ukuthi noma cha, wayeyingxenye yomphakathi wesayensi noma nje unogada akwaziwa okwamanje.
Umqondo we-paranoia uthathe le ndawo njengoba abantu besabela izimpilo zabo nabanye ngenkathi behlala lapha. Kukholakala ukuthi amaSquallies abamba noma ngubani osondela bese ebadla bephila. Kusukela ngeminyaka yama-1960, kunemicimbi eminingi engajwayelekile okuthiwa yenzeka maqondana namaSquallies, kepha iningi lalo alibhalwanga ngokusobala.
Ingabe lokhu kuyi- legend zasemadolobheni? Kungenzeka impela. Kodwa emuva ngomhlaka-14 Juni 2011, amaphoyisa aseFlorida aqopha umbiko wendoda ethi yaphahlaza isithuthuthu sayo ngenxa yokubona “umuntu oqobayo” ephuma phambi kwakhe.
Kamuva, abakwaFlorida Highway Patrol bakhulume ngale ndoda uMnuz James Scarborough oneminyaka engama-49 waseGolden Gate Estates walimala kancane kulesi sigameko. Ubuye wathi ucindezelwe indoda ebukeka njengengulube ngemuva kokulimaza isithuthuthu sayo. Empeleni, la maSquallies angabantu abadlangile benkomo abazulazula mahhala.
Indaba yeFlorida Squallies icishe ifane nenganekwane ye- Ingulube Indoda yeCannock Chase, UK. Kunamakhulu alezi zindaba zabantu abaxakile ezweni lonke, yize kungenzi lezi zindaba zingathandeki kangako.
