Izilwane eziphila emanzini nasemanzini ziyizilwane ezinomgogodla ezisengozini enkulu eMhlabeni; amaphesenti angu-41 ezinhlobo zibhekwa njengezisengozini. Ezindaweni eziphakeme zaseCentral naseNingizimu Melika, isikhunta esibulalayo siqothule ingxenye enkulu yezinhlobo zezilwane eziphila emanzini nasemanzini ezazikade zihlukahlukene. Kodwa eSierra Nevada de Santa Marta, izintaba ezikude enyakatho yeColombia, izilwane eziphila emanzini nasemanzini zisachuma, okuhlanganisa okungenani izinhlobo ezingu-48, ezingu-25 zazo ezingatholakali kwenye indawo. Ucwaningo olusha oluvela eNyuvesi yaseGhent naseTrier manje lubonisa ukuthi usongo luseduze kakhulu.
Ngemva kokuhlola amaxoxo, amaxoxo, kanye nama-salamander angaphezu kuka-2.000, abacwaningi abatholanga bufakazi besikhunta esibulalayo esifundeni. Kodwa-ke, bathole uhlobo oluyingozi kakhulu lwalesi sifo oluqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-20 kuphela. Izindawo ezifudumele nezomile cishe zisebenza njengesivikelo semvelo esiye sagcina isikhunta singatholakali kuze kube manje. Nokho, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ezinye zezinhlobo zezilwane ezihlala emanzini ezihlukile esifundeni zisengozini enkulu yokutheleleka. Ngakho-ke ukubonakala kwesikhunta kungenzeka kuholele ekunciphiseni okukhulu kwenani lazo, njengoba kuye kwabonwa kwezinye izindawo.
Ngokusho kweGhent University, okutholakele kunikeza ithuba elingavamile lokuvikela inani labantu abaphila impilo yonke ekuqubukeni kwesifo esibhubhisayo. Abacwaningi baxwayisa ngokuthi imishini, izinto zokwakha, noma izilwane eziphila emanzini ezingcolisiwe zingathwala isikhunta ngaphesheya kwesithiyo semvelo. Ngakho-ke ukuvimbela ukungeniswa kwaso kumele kube yinto eza kuqala ekulondolozweni kwemvelo. Abalobi bafuna izinyathelo eziqinile zokuphepha kwemvelo, ukuqapha okuqhubekayo kwezifo, kanye nokuvikelwa okuphuthumayo kwezinhlobo ezisengozini kakhulu.
