ENingizimu Melika yangaphambi kobukoloni, abakhi be-sambaqui babusa ugu izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Isiphetho sabo sahlala singaqondakali - kuze kube yilapho ugebhezi lwasendulo luvula ubufakazi obusha be-DNA.
Izihlahla kukholakala ukuthi ziye zaphila ebumnyameni obukhulu kanye nokukhanya kwelanga okuqhubekayo
Lokhu kutholakala okumangalisayo kunikeza ukukhanya ngokubaluleka kwezigcilikisha ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo kanye nendlela ukushintsha kwazo okuhlukahlukene kuzenze zaba olunye lwezinhlobo zezibankwa eziphumelela kakhulu emhlabeni.
Lezi zici ezinhlanu zokuqothulwa, ezaziwa nangokuthi "i-Big Five," ziye zashintsha inkambo yokuziphendukela kwemvelo futhi zashintsha ngokuphawulekayo ukuhlukahluka kwempilo eMhlabeni. Kodwa yiziphi izizathu ezibangela lezi zenzakalo eziyinhlekelele?
Umlando woMhlaba uyinganekwane ethokozisayo yokuguquka njalo nokuziphendukela kwemvelo. Eminyakeni eyizigidigidi, iplanethi iye yaba nezinguquko ezimangalisayo, ezakheka amandla okwakheka komhlaba kanye nokuvela kokuphila. Ukuze baqonde lo mlando, ososayensi benze uhlaka olwaziwa ngokuthi isikali sesikhathi sokuma kwezwe.
Ocwaningweni olusanda kunyatheliswa, kwembulwa ukuthi isikhali sokuzingela esineminyaka engu-300,000 ubudala siye sabonisa amakhono ahlaba umxhwele okwenza ukhuni abantu bokuqala.
Isikhumba esimnyama kakhulu salolu hlobo sizenza zikwazi ukucasha ekujuleni kolwandle ukuze ziqamekele inyamazane yazo.
Ugebhezi luyingxenye ye-hominin engasekho eyaphila eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-1.85 edlule!
U-Homo naledi, isihlobo somuntu esangasekho esinengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yobukhulu bobuchopho bethu, wangcwatshwa futhi okungenzeka ukuthi ukhumbule abafileyo babo, ucwaningo oluyimpikiswano luphakamisa.
Sekuyisikhathi eside ama-octopus eheha umcabango wethu ngemvelo yawo engaqondakali, ubuhlakani obumangalisayo, kanye namakhono omhlaba. Kodwa kuthiwani uma kunokuningi kulezi zidalwa eziyimpicabadala kunalokho esingakubona?
