Hamba Nezilwane: I-Llama Iyagijima eNew England

Ukubukeka Ngesikhathi Esikhunjulwayo eMassachusetts Llama Trek

Ukuvuselelwa kwe-2018: I- Pinetum Ipulazi le-Llamas eGranby, eMassachusetts, ayisekho ukuhamba kwama-llama. Le ndaba ihlala ku-intanethi ngezinhloso zokugcina. Uma ufuna indawo ehlukile eNew England ukuhamba nge-llamas, cabangela i-Llama Hiking Adventures eRowanwood Farm eNewtown, Connecticut.

Bheka futhi > Amaqiniso e-Llama

Iningi lezingane lihlanganyela iphupho likaDkt. Dolittle lokukhuluma nezilwane, kanti ngenkathi ungase ukwazi ukuwafundisa ukuxoxa nabagxeki, ungawaphatha enhle kakhulu elandelayo ...

ukuhamba nezilwane ... ngokubhuka i-llama e-Massachusetts e-Pinetum Farm Llamas.

Akuzona zonke izilwane ezenza umuntu ohamba ngezinyawo ... kodwa leli fulazi laseNew England lihlala nabangane abahamba ngezinyawo ezine ezinezintambo ezikhanyayo, ezibuhlungu, ezisezingeni eliphansi futhi ezizimisele ukushaya umzila njengoba ukhona. Kungcono nakakhulu, bayothatha zonke izinto zakho.

UKaren noDavid Seiffert baye bakhulisa i-llamas iminyaka engaba ngu-20 ePinetum Farm Llamas eGranby, eMassachusetts. I-Seifferts iyisizukulwane sesithathu sokusebenzisa leli fulazi lomndeni, elibizwa ngokuthi i-PINE-tum, futhi isithakazelo sabo ku-llamas esivela ekufuneni kukaKaren ukuthola i-fiber entsha eyoyisebenzisa ekutheni iphinde ivule. "I-Llama fiber ifudumele kuneboya bezimvu ngoba ayikho," kuchaza. UKaren uthengisa i-fibre elungiselelwe futhi eluhlaza kanye nezinye izinsimbi nezinto ezenziwe ngezandla, njengezinhlayiya, ezenziwe nge-llama fibre esitolo sangasese esitolo.

Ngonyaka ka-1999, lo mbhangqwana wanquma ukuqala ukukhishwa kwe-llama njengendlela yokukhiqiza imali engenayo yokuxhasa ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa kwezilwane futhi njengendlela yokuletha abahambi kulezi zihlobo ezihamba phambili.

Sasihamba noSeifferts, umzukulu wabo uBrian, kanye no-llamas-Damien, Addy noPebebe-ntambama-ntambama emvula emnandi futhi ekhanyayo, futhi masinyane safunda ukuthi, nakuba sasizama ukuhola ama-llamas, sasingewona okwenzayo ijubane lokuhamba kwethu emahlathini. Akufanele ukhathazeke-akusikho njengokuthi sidonswa ngemuva kokushaja i-llamas.

Ngokuphambene nalokho, ngezinye izikhathi ithempo lalizijabulisa, ngezinye izikhathi livuthwa kakhulu, futhi liphindwe izikhathi eziningi lapho isilwane sethu sihamba sitholakale sitholakala emakhasini.

Kwakuyi-serene, ngempela. Kukhona okuthile okuthakazelisayo mayelana nokuzinikela ekufakeni isilwane esiqinisekisiwe, esinemikhono ekhanyayo engenamqondo wokudlula imizuzu futhi akukho ndawo engqondweni. Kwakuyikhefu elijabulisayo kumuntu onjengaye ohlala ephunga ngento elandelayo ohlwini oluzokwenza, njalo egijima ngokumelene nezinsuku zokugcina futhi ehlale ezwa isidingo sokulawula imvelo yami-ithuba elidinga kakhulu lokulahlekelwa yimi futhi ukumane ngifake up indawo yami. Kwakungumuthi omuhle wokuyeka isikhwama sami esinzima sekhamera ukuze sishintshe: I-Llamas yizilwane eziqinile zepakethe, kanti i-Seifferts inezinkambo ezimbili zamaphakhethi, okusho ukuthi ama-llamas angakwazi ukuthwala izimpahla zokugqoka-ngisho nokudla kwasemini ezifana nokudla, itafula lepikiniki kanye ne-barbecue grill.

UFiebe, omncinyane we-llamas ohambweni lwethu, empeleni wayehambweni lwakhe lokuqala ehlathini ngaphandle komama wakhe, futhi uDavid, uKaren noBrianna bazinakekela ngokukhethekile ukuze bamqiniseke endleleni. Ukuthandana komndeni ngezilwane kwakusobala. "Bangabangane abahle, bezilwane ezifuywayo, badumala kakhulu," kusho uKaren.

Lapho ngimbuza ngesikhathi esisodwa mayelana neminyaka yabo, wabuyela kumyeni wakhe wayesethi, "Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi izingane zethu ziningi kangakanani- ukhumbula iminyaka yama-llamas."

I-Seifferts izimisele ukuhola amaqembu ku-llama ukuvakasha unyaka wonke uma nje izimo zengqondo zingekho ukukhohliswa ngenxa yemvula noma iqhwa futhi ukushisa kwehlobo nomswakama akukona ngokweqile. Izintambo ziqala epulazini le-50 acre, futhi imigwaqo yepulazi ixhuma emigwaqweni kahulumeni eseNtabeni Holyoke Range, lapho iSeifferts inemvume yokuyisebenzisa. Ukuvakasha kuklanyelwe ukufanisa amakhono abagibeli futhi kungenziwa eklanyelwe ukufaneleka ngisho nezingane ezincane. Ukuphuma kungadlula isikhathi esisodwa kuya emahoreni amabili. Bonke abahlanganyeli-ngisho nezingane-bangaba ne-llamas yabo uma bengathanda.

Uma ngifake isithakazelo sakho, nansi konke okudingayo ukwazi ukujabulela i-llama yakho siqu e-New England: