Ababhali: uNancy Knowlton
Umhla wokupapashwa: NgoLwesibini, nge-14 kaSeptemba 2010

Ukwahlukana okumangalisayo kobomi baselwandle kuya kukothusa kule ncwadi imnandi, ilungele yonke iminyaka, ngoososayensi baselwandle uNancy Knowlton. Abemi boLwandle batyhila ezona zinto ziphilayo zinomdla kulwandlekazi, ezithathwe zisenziwa ngabafoti abanobuchule bangaphantsi kwamanzi abasuka kwiNational Geographic kunye neCensus of Marine Life.

Njengoko ufunda iivignettes ezidlamkileyo ngamagama ezidalwa zaselwandle, ukuzikhusela, ukufuduka, ukukhwelana, kunye nokunye, uya kumangaliswa yimimangaliso efana . . .

· Inani eliphantse lingakholeleki lezidalwa eziselwandle. Ngokusuka kwintabalala yeentsholongwane kwithontsi elinye lamanzi olwandle, sinokubala ukuba kukho abantu abaninzi elwandle kuneenkwenkwezi ezikwindalo iphela.
· Izakhono zeemvakalelo ezintsonkothileyo ezinceda ezi zilwanyana ukuba ziphile. Kwabaninzi, izivamvo ezintlanu ezisemgangathweni azanelanga.
· Imigama engakholelekiyo egutyungelwa ziintaka zolwandle nezinye iintlobo. Abanye baya kutya kumanzi e-Arctic nase-Antarctic kunyaka omnye.
· Ubudlelwane obungaqhelekanga obuxhaphakileyo kwilizwe laselwandle. Ukusuka kumcoci wamazinyo wentlanzi ukuya kwindawo yokuma yobusuku obunye be-walrus, uyakufumana ubuhle, ukusebenza, kunye nentaphane yokungakhethi buso kwintlalontle yolwandle.

Ifotwe ngobuchule kwaye ibhalwe ngesitayile esilula, aBemi boLwandle baya kukwazisa kwaye bakutshise ngamaxwebhu asondeleyo eenyani ezinomdla zobomi kummandla wolwandle (osuka eAmazon).

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