Ngokobufakazi obutholakele, okungenani izinhlobo zabantu ezingu-21 zazikhona emlandweni, kodwa ngokumangalisayo lunye kuphela kuzo oluphilayo njengamanje.
Njengoba amaphiko anwebeka afinyelela kumamitha angu-40, i-Quetzalcoatlus iphethe isihloko sokuba isilwane esindizayo esikhulu kunazo zonke esake sahlobisa iplanethi yethu. Nakuba yabelana ngesikhathi esifanayo nama-dinosaurs anamandla, i-Quetzalcoatlus yayingelona idayinaso ngokwayo.
Umugqa wesikhathi womlando womuntu uyisifinyezo sokulandelana kwezenzakalo ezinkulu nentuthuko empucukweni yabantu. Kuqala ngokuvela kwabantu bokuqala futhi kuqhubeke ngempucuko ehlukahlukene, imiphakathi, kanye nezigigaba ezibalulekile njengokusungulwa kokubhala, ukukhuphuka nokuwa kwemibuso, intuthuko yesayensi, kanye nokunyakaza okubalulekile kwamasiko nezepolitiki.
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.
Izinhlobo ezisanda kutholwa, i-Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis, zakhula zaba ngamafidi angu-5 ubude futhi zazimbozwe amazenga amathambo okuthiwa ama-osteoderms.
Sekuyisikhathi eside ama-octopus eheha umcabango wethu ngemvelo yawo engaqondakali, ubuhlakani obumangalisayo, kanye namakhono omhlaba. Kodwa kuthiwani uma kunokuningi kulezi zidalwa eziyimpicabadala kunalokho esingakubona?
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?
Inkawu entsha yezinsalela ezivela eTurkey inselele imibono ekhona mayelana nemvelaphi yabantu futhi iphakamisa ukuthi okhokho bezinkawu zase-Afrika kanye nabantu bavela eYurophu.
Isikhumba esimnyama kakhulu salolu hlobo sizenza zikwazi ukucasha ekujuleni kolwandle ukuze ziqamekele inyamazane yazo.
Ukutholwa kwamuva nje kwensalela yaseShayina kubonisa ukuthi iqembu lezilwane ezihuquzelayo lalinohlelo lokuphakela okomkhomo eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-250 edlule.