Njalo ngonyaka phakathi kwezinyanga zikaJuni noJulayi, ogwini lwaseMpumalanga yeNingizimu Afrika lugcwele uhlobo olungajwayelekile lomkhuhlane. Amehlo aqhamukayo askena ukujula okude ukuze uthole izimpawu zokuphila; kuyilapho iziteshi zomsakazo zendawo zihlela izibuyekezo zansuku zonke zinikeza ulwazi ngomunye wemicimbi enkulu yemvelo yemvelo - i-Sardine Run.
Umncintiswano Omkhulu Kakhulu Emhlabeni
I-Sardine Run ihilela ukuhamba kwaminyaka yonke yezigidigidi ze- Sardinops sagax , eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-South African pilchards noma i-sardines.
Kuye kwavezwa emadokhumenti amaningi, kuhlanganise nezenzakalo ezinkulu ze-BBC zeMvelo ; futhi bekulokhu kucwaningwa kabanzi. Naphezu kwalokhu, kuncane kakhulu okuyaziwa ngokucacile ngemishini ye-Run, noma kungani kwenzeka kuqala.
Yini eqinisekile ukuthi i-Run iqala njalo ngonyaka ngemuva kokuba ama-sardine amakhulu athwala emanzini ashisayo e-Agulhas Bank eCape's rich-rich nutrient. Ngemuva kokuzala, iningi le-sardine lihambela enyakatho eduze nolwandle olusentshonalanga yeNingizimu Afrika, lapho amanzi epholile khona unyaka wonke. Lapha, izimo ziphelele ama-sardine, izinhlobo zamanzi abandayo ezikwazi ukubekezelela kuphela amazinga okushisa angaphansi kwama-70 ° F / 21 ° C.
Ugu lwaseNingizimu Afrika osempumalanga, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuhlanjiswa ukufudumala okukhulu, okwakuseningizimu kwe-Agulhas Current. Kodwa-ke, njalo ngonyaka phakathi kukaJuni noJulayi, iBenguela yamanje ebanda kakhulu iqhubekela ngasenyakatho ukusuka eKapa, yenza umzila omncane ophakathi kolwandle namanzi ashisayo.
Ngale ndlela, ezinye ze-sardines ezivela e-Agulhas Bank ziyakwazi ukuhambela ogwini olusempumalanga kuze kufike KwaZulu-Natali.
Lezinhlanzi zihamba emanzini amakhulu, zihanjiswe ogwini ngonyawo lwabo ukuze zifune ukuphepha ngezinombolo futhi zingakwazi ukuwela umkhawulo phakathi kwezinguquko zeBenguela ne-Agulhas. Ngezinye izikhathi, lezi zicathulo zingalinganiselwa ngamakhilomitha angu-4.5 / 7 ubude nobubanzi obungamamitha angu-30/30, futhi i-legend inayo ukuthi ezinye zibonakala ngisho nasesikhala.
Abaduni be-Sardine Run
Ngokungavumelekile, ukufika kokudla okunjalo okumangalisayo kudonsa izilwane eziningi ezingasolwandle. Kulezi, ezimbili ezivame ukuhambisana ne-Sardine Run yiCape gannet, i-sea-colored sea-colored sea; kanye nehlengethwa ejwayelekile. Lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zijwayele ukujwayela ukuze zithole kuqala ama-shoals. Ngakho-ke, benza njengesibonakaliso esinokwethenjelwa ngesenzo sardine kubantu kanye nezilwane ezidliwayo ngokufanayo.
Uma amahlengethwa athola ama-sardine, asebenza nge-gannets ukuze ahlambile izinhlanzi, azihlukanise zibe izicathulo ezincane eziziwa njenge-bait-balls. Khona-ke umkhosi uqala, izinyoni namahlengethwa ehlanza amasarddi akhathazekile ngentando, eheha abanye abazingeli kule nqubo. Ngokuvamile, lezi zihlanganisa oshaka bezethusi, ihlengethwa le-bottlenose kanye ne-Bryde's whale enamandla, evame ukudla wonke ama-bait-amabhola ngomlomo owodwa.
Abantu futhi balindele ngokulangazela i-Sardine Run bounty. Ngesikhathi izikebhe zokudoba zihamba ematasa, abantu abahlala eduze kolwandle basebenzisa amanetha e-seine ukuze babambe izinkulungwane ze-sardine njengoba befika emanzini okufuna ukudla. Kucatshangwa ukuthi abasindile bayakhipha amaqanda abo emanzini afudumele KwaZulu-Natali, bawashiya babuyele eningizimu, baze bafike e-Agulhas Bank lapho bachitha khona ngonyaka olandelayo.
Ukubona i-Phenomenon
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokubhekana ne-Sardine Run isuka emanzini, futhi empeleni, iba umcimbi wohlu lwamabhakede kubathwebuli bezithombe abahlukahlukene nabangaphansi kwamanzi. Ayikho into efana ne- adrenalin yokubukela njengoba ibhola le-bait lidlalwa yizoshaki namadonphin phambi kwamehlo akho, futhi akudingeki ube nesitifiketi sosba. Ama-opharetha amaningi anikezela ngokuhamba ngezinyawo noma nge-snorkelling.
Kulabo abangafuni ukumanzi, iningi lezenzo lingabonwa kusuka phezulu kwamagagasi. I-Sardine Run ihambelana nokufuduka kwamagundane aseNingizimu Afrika ngonyaka odlule, futhi ukuhamba ngesikebhe kunika ithuba lokujabulela ama-whipatics ngenkathi kubhekwa amahlengethwa nezinyoni zasolwandle. Emhlabathini, amabhishi afana noMargate, iScottburgh nePark Rynie abe yindawo yomsebenzi noma nini lapho kudlula khona izidumbu ze-sardine.
I-NB: Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi ngenkathi i-Sardine Run isebenza njalo ngonyaka phakathi kukaJuni noJulayi, inhlanganisela yezici ezibandakanya ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokudoba ngokweqile kuye kwenza ukuthi kuqhubeke ngokungaqiniseki. Labo abahlela uhambo oluzungeze i-Run kudingeka baqaphele ukuthi ukubuka akuqinisekisiwe, futhi lowo msebenzi uhluka kakhulu kusukela ngonyaka owodwa kuya olandelayo.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 5, 2016.