Nakuba thina sivame ukuhlanganisa amakamela nezindawo zasemaphandleni aseMpumalanga Ephakathi, kunezigidi zalezi zingu-ongulates ezinkulu ezise-Afrika. Iningi lazo litholakala eNyakatho Afrika, noma emazweni afana neGibhithe naseMorocco angomngcele weDahara Desert; noma e-Horn of Africa izizwe ezifana ne- Ethiopia ne-Djibouti.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu zekamela ezitholakala emhlabeni jikelele, kanti izinhlobo ze-Afrika ziyaziwa kahle ngokuthi i-dromedary noma ikamela lase-Arabia.
Ngenkathi ezinye izinhlobo zekamela zinemifudlana emibili, i-dromedary ikhonjiswe kalula yi-hump single yayo. Ama-dromedaries aye asekhaya iminyaka engaba ngu-4 000, futhi ayisekho ngokwemvelo endle. Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezedlule, baye baba usizo kubantu baseNyakatho Afrika.
Amakamela asetshenziselwa ukuthutha, kanye nenyama yabo, ubisi, uboya, nesikhumba. Zifanelwe kahle ezindaweni ezingenamanzi ngakho-ke zingcono kakhulu ukuphila ehlane kunezilwane ezivamile ezisebenza njengezimbongolo namahhashi. Ukuqina kwabo kwenza ukuba okhokho baseNyakatho Afrika bakwazi ukuqala izindlela zokuhweba ngaphesheya kwehlane laseSahara, bexhumanisa iNtshonalanga Afrika eNyakatho Afrika.
Zithokozise Amaqiniso wekhamera
E-Somaliya, amakamela ahloniphekile kangangokuthi ulimi lwaseSomalia luhlanganisa amagama angu-46 ahlukene 'ngekamela.' Igama lesiNgisi elithi 'ikamela' kucatshangwa ukuthi livela egameni lesi-Arabhu elithi Ǧamāl , okusho ukuthi lihle - futhi impela, amakamela adilika kakhulu, ngezintambo zawo ezindala, ezincane, emoyeni womgwaqo , nangama-eyelashes angakapheli isikhathi eside.
Ama-eyelashes abo aqoshiwe kabili futhi asebenza ngenhloso yokugcina isihlabathi ngaphandle kwekamela.
Amakamela aneminye imikhawulo ehlukile eyingqayizivele eyenza kwenzeke ukuba basinde enkangala. Bayakwazi ukulawula izinga lokushisa lomzimba wabo, ngaleyo ndlela bancishise inani lemanti abalahlekelwa yi-sweat.
Bangakwazi ukuvala amakhanda abo ngentando, okunciphisa nokulahlekelwa kwamanzi ngenkathi kusiza ukugcina isihlabathi; futhi banesilinganiso esisheshayo sokuzivuselela kabusha. Amakamela angaya ngezinsuku ezingu-15 ngaphandle kwamanzi.
Uma bethola amanzi, bayakwazi ukuphuza ama-20 amalitha ngomzuzu owodwa; Nokho, ngokuphambene nenkolelo evamile, abagcini amanzi emzimbeni wabo. Esikhundleni salokho, i-hump ikhamera yenziwe ngamafutha ahlanzekile, lapho umzimba wayo ungadonsela khona kokubili amanzi nezakhi njengoba kudingeka. I-hump iphinde ikwandise indawo yenkamela, eyenza kube lula ukuhlakaza ukushisa. Amakamela ayashesha ngokumangalisayo, afinyelela isivinini esikhulu samamayela angu-40 ngehora.
Amakamela njengezokuThutha
Ikhono lamakamela lokumelana namazinga okushisa okwedlulele kubenza luzuze ehlane, lapho izinga lokushisa liphakeme ngaphezu kuka-122 F / 50 C emini futhi ngokuvamile liwela ngaphansi kweqhwa ebusuku. Amanye amakamela asetshenziselwa ukugibela, ngosizo lwesihlalo esikhwameni. EGibhithe, imishini yamakamela iyimidlalo ethandwayo. Ukugibela ngamakamela kuyathandwa kwabavakashi, futhi, nakwamanye amazwe amaningi aseNyakatho Afrika, ikhamera safaris iyinto ekhanga kakhulu.
Amanye amakamela asetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko njengezilwane zepakethe, ukuthutha izimpahla kunabantu. Ikakhulukazi, amakamela asetshenziselwa ukudonsa amabhuloho amakhulu okusawoti ehlane e-Mali, naseLibouti iLake Assal.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuyisiko esikufa, njengoba amakamela asuke ethatha indawo esikhundleni samakhansela amasawoti ngezimoto ezingu-4x4. Kwamanye amazwe, amakamela asetshenziselwa ukudonsa imifino kanye namakolishi.
Imikhiqizo yamakamela
Amakamela inyama, ubisi, kanti ngezinye izikhathi igazi libalulekile emidlalweni eminingi yase-Afrika. Ubisi lwekamela lucebile ngamafutha kanye namaprotheni futhi kuyisisekelo sezinhlanga ezihlala eNyakatho Afrika. Noma kunjalo, ukwakhiwa kwalo kuhlukile nobisi lwezinkomo, futhi kunzima (kodwa akunakwenzeka) ukwenza ibhotela. Eminye imikhiqizo yobisi iyinkimbinkimbi, kepha ukamela ushizi, i-yogurt, noma ushokoledi konke sekukhiqizwe ngempumelelo kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba.
Inyama yamakamela idliwa njengento enhle eNyakatho naseNtshonalanga Afrika, kunokuba ibe yindlala enkulu. Ngokuvamile, amakamela abulawa ngesikhathi esencane, ngoba inyama yamakamela asekhulile inzima kakhulu.
I-meat from the hump ithandwa kakhulu ngoba okuqukethwe kwayo kwamafutha aphezulu kwenza kube ngethenda. Amaqanda amancane ekamela kanye nama-camel stews nawo adliwe e-Afrika, kuyilapho ama-burgers ekamela eba yinto enhle emazweni omhlaba wokuqala njenge-UK ne-Australia.
Ikhumba lesikhumba lisetshenziselwa ukwenza izicathulo, izikhwama, izikhwama, namabhande, kodwa ngokuvamile kubhekwa njengabaluhle kakhulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinwele zekamela, zifisa ukuqhutshwa kwe-conductivity yayo ephansi, okwenza kube lula ukukhiqiza izingubo ezifudumele, izingubo zokugqoka, namabhothi. Imikhiqizo yezinwele zekamela esizibona ngezinye izikhathi eNtshonalanga ivela emakameleni aseBactrian, noma kunjalo, enezinwele ezinde kune-dromedary.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi sibhalwa kabusha ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald.