I-Ringling Bros. Elephants to Retired Early, May Help kwiCancer Research

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Ukusetyenziswa kunye nonyango kweendlovu ezisetyenziswa njengenxalenye yeRingling Bros. I-Barnum kunye neBailey Circus kudala zinempikiswano. Ngoku, kubonakala ngathi impikiswano, kunye nomthetho ophefumlelweyo kwilizwe lonke, wenze kwanzima ukuba isekisi ihambe nezilwanyana. I-Ringling Bros. ngoku bazakuthatha umhlala phantsi ngezenzo zabo zendlovu nangaphambi kokuba kucwangcisiwe.

Iminyaka emibini kwangoko, ukuba ichaneke. Iindlovu ezilishumi elinanye ezihamba nalo mboniso ngoku ziya kuthatha umhlala-phantsi kwiziko le-200 leeKhare loLondolozo lweNdlovu kumbindi weFlorida, apho ziya kujoyina ezinye iindlovu ezingamashumi amabini anesithoba ezizezenkampani yabazali besekisi, iFeld Entertainment.

Ke, kutheni ushukuma kwangoko? Ewe, inento yokwenza nomthetho opasiswe kumazwe aliqela ayilelwe ukukhusela izilwanyana ekuxhatshazweni. Oorhulumente basekhaya kwizixeko ezili-115 ezityelelwa zisekisi minyaka le kutshanje kuye kwapasiswa imithetho eyenzelwe ukukhusela iindlovu okanye ukususa izilwanyana ezingaqhelekanga kwiindawo ezinabanini besixeko. Umthetho uye wabiza kakhulu ukuba uFeld Entertainment alwe, ke bayaziphelisa izinto zendlovu kunye.

Kwaye ngaphandle kokukwazi ukonwabela umhlala phantsi, ezi ndlovu ziya kuba sisixhobo sophando ngomhlaza. Ngoku ka iVerge :

Iindlovu azifumani mhlaza rhoqo njengoko abantu besenza, nangona imizimba yabo iqulethe iiseli ezininzi ezinokubangela ukubulala. Izazinzulu zikholelwa ukuba i-DNA yendlovu inokubamba uhlobo lokucinezela umhlaza ebangela iiseli ezonakalisiweyo ukuba zizilungise okanye zizonakalise.

Ngelixa kuLondolozo, izazinzulu ziya kuba nakho ukufundisisa ii-genome zeendlovu, mhlawumbi zisisondeza ekuphuhliseni iziyobisi zabantu ukuze baphinde le mpembelelo.

Kuyinto entle ukwazi ukuba ezi zilwanyana zimangalisayo zithatha umhlala-phantsi kwinkonzo kwaye ziya kukhathalelwa ngendlela ebekufanele ukuba ziyiyo, zincedise ukufezekisa okuhle ngokwenyani kwinkqubo.

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