I-Hilton Hawaiian Village Penguin Colony

01 ka 05

Umndeni Ongawenza Ole JR Ukuqhosha Ukuziqhenya

Igama labo lokugcina akulona uCarrington noma u-Ewing. Empeleni, empeleni abanalo igama lokugcina; kodwa bahlanganyela izinto eziningi ezifanayo nalezi zimindeni eziyinkimbinkimbi zemisakazo edumile kakhulu yesikhathi sebusuku.

Amalungu omndeni ahlala endlini eyodwa. Akuthiwa yiSouthfork, kodwa inamakamelo amaningi. Kukhona ichibi elikhulu lokubhukuda eceleni lapho okwenziwa khona okuningi, kuhlanganise nokulwa komndeni ngezikhathi ezithile.

Umndeni uvame ukuba nesilaleli esikhulu, esithintekayo esithandayo ukuxoxa ngenkanyezi yabo eyintandokazi. Njengoba bahlala lapho bekube khona ukuzalwa nokufa kanye nobuhlobo obuningi bomndeni obuvame ukuzifihla.

Amalungu omndeni anjengokuthi uzolindela ukuthola. Akuyona Miss Ellie noJock abalawula lo mndeni, kodwa uMalia noPu. Ngesikhathi bebonakala bejabule ndawonye akuvimbeli enye insizwa encane, uKalia, ngokuzama ukuxosha uMalia eceleni bese ethatha iPu eyedwa.

Umama kaKalia, uRemy, ubonakala engenalo ukulawula okungenani indodakazi yakhe; kodwa ubani ongamsola. Umlingani wakhe, u-Oreo washona ngemuva nje kokuba nendodana yabo encane, uMana, eneminyaka engu-3 ubudala, wazalwa. Empeleni, wafa ngesikhathi esondla indodana yakhe. UMana, nakuba esemncane, uhlale ehlola abesifazane abafanelekayo. Ukuncintisana kwakhe okuyinhloko kubonakala sengathi ngu-Icarus, owakhulela ngaphandle ngaphandle komndeni.

Ngeshwa, abesifazane ababili abafanelekile, uShaka noBetty, bahileleka omunye nomunye futhi babonisa isithakazelo esincane kubesilisa. Bahlehlisiwe, banethemba lokuqala umndeni wabo ndawonye.

Ngokusobala le ndaba yomndeni inezinhlelo zedrama ye-TV ephumelelayo, kodwa, hawu, ngeke ukwazi ukukubona ku-TV yakho. Indawo kuphela ongayibamba ngayo le ndaba ngeso lengqondo embukisweni wePenguin eHilton Hawaiian Village.

02 ka 05

Mayelana namaPenguin azinyawo ezimnyama

Ama-penguin eHawaii, uyazibuza ngokuqinisekile? Akukona yini kushisa kakhulu? Lowo ngumbuzo omuhle futhi wonke umuntu unayo. Lawa ma-penguin amnyama azalwa eNingizimu Afrika.

Ziyi-penguin efudumele-sezulu futhi yenza kahle eHawaii enelanga. Lezi zinhlobo zamapenguin ziphila isikhathi eside seminyaka engu-25-30 futhi zingakhula kabili ngonyaka kumabili womabili. Nakuba bechitha isikhathi sabo esiningi emhlabathini, bashaya kahle futhi bangakwazi ukuphefumula cishe imizuzu emithathu ngaphansi kwamanzi.

Ukusiza ukukhomba ama-penguin, ngamunye unebhodi lephiko elibonisa igama lakhe. Abesilisa banebhande ephikweni elifanele. Amantombazane anesibhamu ngakwesobunxele.

03 ka 05

Mana - Ukunqotshwa Komoya Ngaphezu Kokuhlupheka

Umncane kunazo zonke kuleli colony eliyisishiyagalombili lenyoni nguMana oye waxoshwa eHalton Hawaiian Village ngoJanuwari 19, 2004. Njengoba ngishilo ngaphambili ukuthi uyindodana kaRemy no-Oreo kanye ne-penguin yesine ezalelwe eMzaneni kusukela amapenguyi ejoyina umndeni we-resort ngo-1987.

I-colony eyisishiyagalombili-yezinyoni, ehlala endaweni yangaphandle ehlanganisa indawo eyomile kanye nedamu elincane, kanye namaphandlana amancane okuhlala endaweni yokuhlala, enye yezinto ezikhangayo kakhulu futhi ezijabulisayo izivakashi zitholakala e-Waikiki.

Ukuzalwa kukaMana okwesikhashana kwaletha ikholoni yeHilton kuze kufike kuma-penguin ayisishiyagalolunye. Ngokudabukisayo, uyise kaMana, u-Oreo, wafa ngokuzumayo ngoFebhuwari 2 ngesikhathi ephazamisa ukudla okuphindaphindiwe ayekudla uMana.

I-Remy, ngokushesha yabonakala, yayingaphansi kokubeletha kuka-Oreo ekunakekeleni kwakhe iMana, kanti abasebenzi bakaHilton basendle basusa uMana bevela ekoloni bamkhulela endaweni yokunakekelwa kwezilwane zasendle.

Lokhu kwavumela iMana ukuthi ijwayele ukuxhumana kwabantu. Ngesikhathi esemncane wayevame ukuhlambalaza ngale ndawo ngenkathi abasebenzi baseSundowns abasebenzisa izilwane zasendle bezama ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kwezingu-70 ezihlala eMzaneni.

Igama likaMana lisho ukuthi "Umoya" ngolimi lwesiHawaii, i-moniker enikezwe ngezimo ezingajwayelekile zomzali inkukhu kwadingeka inqobe. "Ukuzalwa kukaMana kwakubaluleke kakhulu. Lo mntwana wabonisa umoya omkhulu ekulwa empini yakuqala ukuze asinde," kusho umphathi jikelele we-resort, uNoel Trainor. "Sifuna igama lifanele lokho, futhi 'iMana' yigama eliqinile le-penguin encane eqinile."

04 ka 05

I-Hilton nohlelo lwe-Species Survival Program

I-Hilton Village yase-Hawaiian ingenye yezakhiwo ezimbili ezingekho ze-zoo e-United States ezigunyaziwe ukuzala nokuphakamisa ama-Blackfoot Penguins, okuyizinhlobo ezisongelwayo, ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Species Survival Program.

Uhlelo lokuzikhethela luwumzamo kazwelonke wezilwane nezindawo zasemanzini ezweni lonke ukuphatha ukukhiqiza, ezempilo nezendawo zokuphila ezinobungozi noma ezisongelwayo, futhi kukhulise amathuba okuphila okuphulukisiwe nokususwa kuLuhlu Lwezinhlobo Eziphephile.

Ngaphezu kokubamba iqhaza kwayo ohlelweni lwe-Species Survival Program, iHilton Hawaiian Village ilayisensi njengesihlinzeko sokuvuselela izilwane ze-Wild Bird nguMnyango weMhlaba wezeMvelo kanye nemvelo kanye ne-US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, isikhungo sokunakekelwa kwezilwane zasendle sikaHilton singase sibe yizinyoni ezimbalwa ezilimazekile, kuhlanganise nama-tern, ama-sheerwaters nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane, ezibuyiswa hhayi kuphela eMzaneni, kodwa kuwo wonke ama-Waikiki. Eqinisweni, leli dolobha likhaya elihlala njalo ePu'e'o - uhlobo olusengozini lwe-owl. Le Pu'e'o, etholakala ngephiko elimele futhi "isisekelo," yilona kuphela ilungu lezinhlobo zalo ezihlala ekuthunjweni e-Oahu.

05 ka 05

Ukuhlangana namaPenguin Ukuvalwa

I-Hilton Hawaiian Village Penguin Enclosure itholakala ngaphandle kwe-Ali'i Tower. Ngeke ube nenkinga yokukuthola. Vele ubuke isixuku. Kukhona nezinhlanzi eziningana ezihlanganyela isikhala namaphengwini. Bathanda ukulala ematwaleni ilanga lesentshonalanga.

Ungabamba abasebenzi bezilwane zasendle, uKristin noma uKevin abondla ama-penguin nama-turtles ngo-8: 00 ekuseni noma ngo-3: 00 ntambama ntambama.

Ungabhalisela futhi ukuhlangana kwe-penguin okufanelekile lapho uzothola khona ithuba lokuhlangana nelinye lamapenguin eduze naye futhi uthole ukumbamba. Nginenhlanhla ukuchitha isikhathi esithile no-Icarus, umfana we-penguin osemusha owaphakanyiswa ngesandla eSteinberg Aquarium eSan Francisco futhi unobungane kakhulu.

Nansi umhlahlandlela omfushane wokusiza ukuthi ubone ama-penguin ngezinsimbi zawo ezinemibala:

• I-Malia (F) - i-band band
• I-Pu (M) - i-band band
• I-Icarus (M) - ibhande elibomvu
• I-Mana (M) - ibhande elimnyama
• U-Kalia (F) - ibhande eliphuzi
• I-Remy (F) - ibhande elimhlophe
• I-Shaka (F) - ibhande elihlaza
• Betty (F) - ibhande elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka