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indlovu

naamwoord

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elephant

naamwoord

mammal

Kunoko, ngawesilwanyana ekuthiwa yiElephas antiquus, okanye indlovu yamandulo engasekhoyo ngoku.
Rather, they belong to an extinct species called Elephas antiquus, or ancient elephant.

Indlovu

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elephant

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trunk-bearing large mammal

Indlovu yaseIndiya inokusebenza ukusa kumkhamo othile.
The gentle Indian elephant cannot be driven or made to work beyond a certain point.

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Eyesine yolula isandla yaza yampampatha idolo layo yaza yathi: “Kucace gca ukuba indlovu le kanti injengomthi!”
The fourth reached out and felt its knee and said: “’Tis clear enough the elephant is very like a tree!”

Xa iphethwe ngobubele, indlovu inako ukushiywa okwethutyana ngumqeqeshi wayo ingabotshelelwanga.
When kindness reigns, the elephant need not even be chained when his mahout is temporarily absent.

EKerala, umqeqeshi usebenzisa imiyalelo engama-20 ukwalathisa indlovu ukwenza umsebenzi ofunekayo.
In Kerala, a mahout uses some 20 commands and signals to get his elephant to do the needed work.

Indlovu
Elephant

Ukufundela Ukuqeqesha Indlovu
A Course in Elephant Training

Oko Kufunekayo Xa Ukhwele Indlovu
What It Takes to Drive an Elephant

Kudliwano-ndlebe noVukani! lo kaMoore wacacisa wathi, “Oku andikwenzanga kuba bendifuna udumo kodwa ndikwenze ngenxa yokuba bendinomdla wokwazi umlinganiselo wobuhlobo nengqiqo enayo indlovu.”
“I did this,” Moore explained in an interview with Awake!, “not as a publicity act but because I was curious to know the amount of bonding and intelligence possible with an elephant.”

Ibhere Inja Indlovu
Bear Dog Elephant

Enye indlovu bathi nguSityhuthutyhuthu ngenxa yokuba yayiboyikisa abakhenkethi.
Another elephant they named Action because it used to frighten tourists.

Ukunyamekela Indlovu
Elephant Maintenance

La madoda mathandathu aziimfama aphikisana kalukhuni ngohlobo elulo indlovu, kodwa akukho nanye kuwo eyanikela inkcazelo echanileyo.
The six blind men disputed long and loud about what an elephant was like, but no one gave a correct description.

Kwangawo, indlovu inokuphakamisa umthwalo omalunga neekhilogram ezingama-270!
At the same time, the elephant can use its trunk to lift loads of up to some 600 pounds (270 kg)!

Kodwa itagua nut encinane yakuMzantsi Merika inokusindisa indlovu enkulu yaseAfrika ekubulaweni ngokungenankathalo.
Yet, the tiny South American tagua nut could save the mighty African elephant from wanton slaughter.

Ungayalatha na indlovu neengonyama?
Can you pick out the elephant and the lions?

Kuthatha ixesha ukuqeqesha indlovu esele ikhulile.
An adult elephant takes longer to train.

Ngoko ke, umqeqeshi olungileyo unokuyithemba indlovu yakhe.
Yes, a good driver can trust his elephant.

Eyesibini yabamba ibamba layo yaza yathi: “Indlovu le injengomkhonto!”
The second one touched its tusk and said: “An elephant is very like a spear!”

Emva kokuba indlovu sele ikwazi ukwenza oko ikuyalelweyo, umqeqeshi wayo uye ayikhwele aze ayixhokonkxe ngeenzwane okanye ngezithende zakhe.
After an elephant grasps verbal commands, the mahout sits on its back and teaches it how to respond to physical commands by prodding it with his toes or heels.

INTSOMI yaseIndiya ibalisa ngamadoda amathandathu aseIndostan awayeziimfama awaya kubona indlovu.
A FABLE from India tells of six blind men from Indostan who went to see an elephant.

Eyesihlanu yabamba indlebe yayo yaza yathi: “Iyamangalisa into yokuba kanti indlovu le injengefan!”
The fifth touched its ear and said: “This marvel of an elephant is very like a fan!”

Emi ngaphandle kwendawo evalelwe kuyo indlovu, umqeqeshi uye ayifundise ukuthobela imiyalelo.
From outside the enclosure where the elephant is kept, the trainer first teaches his animal to understand verbal commands.

kanti indlovu le injengodonga!”
but the elephant is very like a wall!”

INDLOVU NOMNTU—IMBALI ENDE
MAN AND ELEPHANT —A LONG HISTORY

Elinye ixesha apho indlovu iye ingazinzi khona kuxa iye yathengiswa okanye ibe nomqeqeshi omtsha.
Another situation in which an elephant can get agitated is when it is sold and a new mahout takes over.