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Xipene

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Vito

Xipene (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)

Xivumbeko

Xipene axi kulanga ngopfu kambe xina muhlovo wa buraweni lowo dzwihala nyana xitlhela xiva na vala ro basa. Egon’weni, kasi rinwani ro basa rile kwhirini ncila wuva wa ntima nyana.
Milenge yale ndzhaku nayona yina vala ro basa. Hinkwato ta xisati na xinuna tina timhondzo.

Swakudya

Xihadyani lexi xitsakela ngopfu byasi byo koma lebyi kumekaka laha kungana swihlahla swakahle swa rihlaza.

Kutswalana

Xipene xitswala kuya hi nguva, vana vakona vasungula timhaka ta masangu endzhaku ka malembe mambirhi. Kutswala swihumelele eXikarhi ka Sunguti nale xikarhi ka Nyenyankulu. Marhole yatswariwa exikarhi ka Ndzhati na. Nhlangula endzhaku ko tika masiku ya 238 - 254.

Mahanyelo

Xiharhi lexi xitlharihe ngopfu nanhlekani. Lexa xinuna xirhandza ku tikomba vununa byayona loko kuri nkarhi wamasangu nakuva yi lwela vana loko vatswariwile laha himinkarhi kuvaka kuri na vana va mbirhi kuya ka nhungu.

Laha swikumekaka kona

Xipene axi hlotiwa ngopfu hiva koloni hivo 1830 kufikela kusala 22 wa swipene ntsena. Namuntlha swasirheleriwa eNtangeni wa Bontebok National Park lowunga simekiwa hi 1931. Hi lembe ra 1992 nhlayo ya swona yivuye yikula swinene kuya eka 2000. Hi 1961 ntanga wavumbirhi wuve kona kusuhi na Swellendam laha kungana 200 -300 waswona. Matimu yatiyisisile e Southwestern Cape laha swinga rhurhiseriwa kona.

Xo xitiva

Vito ra xona risuka eka muhlovo wa xona leri teke na maDutch loko vafika laha tikweni hi malembe ya 1600's. Mixaka xaka ya xiharhi lexi yivuye yihlanganana hikwalaho kungana vuxaka eka swona laha na vahlayisi va swona. Vatiyisisaka sweswo.