Umlando wasendulo waseNew Zealand ugcwele imfihlakalo nobuqili. Isiqhingi esikude esihlala amaMaori futhi siyikhaya lezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-170, ezingaphezu kuka-80% zazo zitholakala, okusho ukuthi azisekho kwenye indawo emhlabeni. Futhi eziningi zezilwane manje sezishabalele. Ukushabalala kwalezo zinyoni ngokuyinhloko kubangelwa ukuhlala kwabantu kanye nezinhlobo eziningi ezihlaselayo ezafika nazo.
Nokho, zisekhona ezinye izinsalela zalezi zidalwa eziyingqayizivele zenkathi edlule. Lokhu kutholakala kozipho lwenyoni olukhulu ngokungavamile oluneminyaka engu-3,300 XNUMX ubudala oluvela eNew Zealand kuyisikhumbuzo esincane kodwa esibalulekile sendlela okungaba ntekenteke ngayo ukuphila emhlabeni.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu edlule ngo-1987, amalungu e-New Zealand Speleological athola into eyinqaba kodwa ethakazelisayo. Babedabula izinhlelo zemigede yase-Mount Owen eNew Zealand lapho bethola into emangalisayo - uzipho olwalubonakala sengathi ngele-dinosaur. Futhi okwabamangalisa kakhulu ukuthi yayisenemisipha nezicubu zesikhumba ezinamathele kuyo.
Kamuva, bathola ukuthi i-talon engaqondakali kwakungelohlobo lwenyoni engenakundiza ebizwa ngokuthi i-moa. Indabuko yaseNew Zealand, i-moas, ngeshwa, yayingasekho cishe eminyakeni engama-700 kuya kwengama-800 edlule.
Ngakho-ke, abavubukuli baye baveza ukuthi uzipho lwe-moa olugayiwe kumelwe ukuba lwaluneminyaka engaphezu kuka-3,300 80 ubudala lapho lutholakala! Kulinganiselwa ukuthi uzalo lukaMoas lungalandelelwa emuva e-supercontinent yasendulo i-Gondwana cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-XNUMX edlule.
Igama elithi “moa” livela egameni lesiPolynesia elisho izinyoni ezifuywayo, futhi leli gama libhekisela eqenjini lezinyoni ezihlanganisa imindeni emithathu, izigaba eziyisithupha nezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye.
Ubukhulu balezi zinhlobo zazihlukahluka kakhulu; ezinye zazilingana ne-turkey, kanti ezinye zazinkulu kakhulu kunentshe. Izinhlobo ezimbili ezinkulu kweziyisishiyagalolunye zazimi cishe ngamafidi angu-12 (3.6 m) ubude futhi zinesisindo esilinganiselwa ku-510 lb (230 kg).
Umlando wezinsalela ubonisa ukuthi izinyoni ezingasekho kwakuyizilwane ezidla uhlaza; ukudla kwabo ngokuyinhloko kwakuhlanganisa izithelo, utshani, amaqabunga, nembewu. Ngokusho kokuhlaziywa kwezakhi zofuzo, i-tinamous yaseNingizimu Melika (inyoni endizayo eyiqembu lodadewabo okufanele ilinganiswe) yayiyizihlobo zayo eziseduze kakhulu eziphilayo. Nokho, izinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zama- moa, ngokungafani nazo zonke ezinye izinhlobo, zaziwukuphela kwezinyoni ezingandizi ezazingenamaphiko angavamile.
I-Moas yayiyizilwane ezinkulu zasemhlabeni kanye nezilwane ezidla uhlaza ezazigcwele emahlathini aseNew Zealand. Ukhozi lwe-Haast kwakuwukuphela kwesilwane salo esingokwemvelo ngaphambi kokuba kufike abantu.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, amaMaori nabanye abantu basePolynesia baqala ukufika esifundeni ekuqaleni kwawo-1300. Ngeshwa, akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani abantu befikile esiqhingini, bashabalala futhi abaphindanga babonwa. Ukhozi lukaHaast nalo lwashabalala ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho.
Ososayensi abaningi bagomela ngokuthi ukuzingela nokunciphisa indawo yokuhlala kwakuyizimbangela eziyinhloko zokuqothulwa kwazo. UTrevor Worthy, isazi sesayensi yezinto eziphilayo nesaziwa ngocwaningo lwakhe olunzulu nge-moa, ubonakala evumelana nalo mcabango.
“Isiphetho esingenakugwenywa ukuthi lezi zinyoni bezingekho ebudaleni bozalo lwazo futhi sezizophuma emhlabeni. Kunalokho kwakungabantu abaqinile, abanempilo lapho abantu behlangana nabo futhi bebaqeda.”
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zaziyini izizathu zokushabalala kwalezi zinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, kwangathi zingasebenza njengesixwayiso kithi ukuze silondoloze izinhlobo ezisindayo engozini.
