IConifers zezona zityalo zihlala ixesha elide emhlabeni, kodwa kukho isampulu ebonakala ngathi ifuna ukucela umngeni nakwindalo yayo. Ithiyiwe Tjikko endala kwaye sisityalo esinokusifumana kwiFulufjället National Park, kwiPhondo laseDalama, eSweden.
Iminyaka yakho? Kuyaziwa ukuba, ubuncinci, 9550 iminyaka, ngaphezulu lee kunoMethusela, a UPinus longaeva ekhula eCarlifonia kwaye iminyaka yayo imalunga nama-4847 eminyaka.
Izityalo njengoko zikhula kufuneka ziphuhlise iindlela ezintsha zokuhlala, ngandlela thile, ziphila ukuba azifuni kufa. Omnye wabo ngu ngokuphindaphinda kwe-asexualOko kukuthi, ngokusika okuwela emhlabeni kunye neengcambu, okanye ngeengcambu ezisikwe kwisiqu esitsha. Kwaye yile nto yenziwe yi-Old Tjikko.
Ngamawakawaka eminyaka umthi wawungeyonto ngaphandle kwehlathi kuba iimeko zazibanda kakhulu ukuze ukhule ngakumbi; Nangona kunjalo, njengoko iplanethi ishushu inokuba nophuhliso oluqhelekileyo, kakhulu kangangokuba kungoku nje ziimitha ezi-5 ubude.
Malunga neminyaka engama-600 indawo ebonakalayo ye-Old Tjikko iya kufa, kodwa ayisayi kuba sisiphelo sesityalo. Njengoko inkqubo yakho yeengcambu ihlala ihleli, kunokwenzeka ngakumbi ukuba isiqu esitsha sivele kwakhona. Inomdla, akunjalo? Kodwa kusekho enye into ekufuneka uyazi: igama layinikwa ngumfumanisi wayo, uLeif Kullman, unjingalwazi wezomzimba kwiYunivesithi yaseUmea (eSweden) ngembeko yenja yakhe.
Yeyona yeyona conifer indala ehlabathini. I-jewel ekufuneka ikhuselwe kwaye ikhathalelwe ukuze ngokuqinisekileyo iqhubeke nokuphila kumawakawaka eminyaka ezayo.
Ngaba ukhe weva ngesi sityalo? Ucinga ntoni?
Ngolunye ulwazi, nqakraza apha.