I-Korat (i-English Korat, tai: โคราช, มาเล ศ, ส วาด วาด) iyinhlobo yamakati asekhaya, nezinwele ezimpunga-luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, usayizi omncane, odlalayo futhi onamathele kubantu. Lokhu kungokwemvelo, futhi futhi kwakudala.
Lokudabuka eThailand, leli kati liqanjwe ngegama lesifundazwe saseNakhon Ratchasima, esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi yiKorat ngamaThais. Ngokudume kakhulu, la makati athathwa njengokuletha inhlanhla, anikezwa abasanda kushada noma abantu abahlonishwayo, futhi kuze kube muva nje abengathengiswa eThailand, kepha anikezwa kuphela.
Umlando wozalo
Amakati eKorat (empeleni igama libizwa ngokuthi i-khorat) ayengaziwa eYurophu kuze kube ngu-1959, yize nawo eyasendulo, efana nezwe lawo. Bavela eThailand (eyayiyiSiam phambilini), izwe elasinika namakati eSiamese. Ezweni lakubo babizwa ngeSi-Sawat "Si-Sawat" futhi amakhulu eminyaka la makati abhekwa njengokuletha inhlanhla.
Ubufakazi besikhathi esidala salolu hlobo bungatholakala embhalweni wesandla obizwa ngokuthi Inkondlo Yamakati, obhalwe eThailand phakathi kuka-1350 no-1767. Elinye lamarekhodi amadala kunawo wonke amakati, lichaza izinhlobo eziyi-17, kufaka phakathi iSiamese, iBurma neKorat.
Ngeshwa, akunakwenzeka ukuthola ngokunembile usuku lokubhalwa, ngoba lo mbhalo wesandla, wawungahlotshisiwe kuphela ngamaqabunga egolide, wawupendiwe, kodwa wawubhalwe egatsheni lesundu. Futhi lapho iqala ukonakala, yamane yabhalwa kabusha.
Wonke umsebenzi wenziwa ngesandla, futhi umbhali ngamunye waletha owakhe kuwo, okwenza kube nzima ukuphola ngokunembile.
Igama lekati livela esifundeni saseNakhon Ratchasima (esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi yiKhorat), inkaba esenyakatho-mpumalanga yeThailand, yize amakati athandwa nakwezinye izifunda. Ngokomlando, yilokhu inkosi yaseChulalongkorn eyakubiza, lapho ibabona, yabuza: "Amakati amahle kangaki, avela kuphi?", "Kusuka eKhorat, nkosi yami".
UBreeder Jean Johnson wase-Oregon waletha la makati eNyakatho Melika okokuqala ngqa. UJohnson uhlala eBangkok iminyaka eyisithupha, lapho azama khona ukuthenga amakati, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. Ngisho nasezweni lakubo, bayivelakancane futhi babiza imali enesizotha.
Kodwa-ke, ngo-1959 wanikezwa amakati ambalwa lapho yena nomyeni wakhe babevele beya ekhaya. Babengumfowethu nodadewabo, uNara noDarra basendlini yodumo yaseMahajaya eBangkok.
Ngo-1961, umfuyi wezinkomo uGail Woodward walanda amakati amabili eKorat, owesilisa ogama lakhe linguNai Sri Sawat Miow nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguMahajaya Dok Rak. Kamuva, kwanezelwa ikati okuthiwa nguMe-Luk futhi zonke lezi zilwane zaba yisisekelo sokuzalela eNyakatho Melika.
Amanye amakhabethe aba nesithakazelo kulolu hlobo, futhi eminyakeni elandelayo amanye ala makati angeniswa evela eThailand. Kodwa, ukuzithola kwakungelula, futhi inani landa kancane. Ngo-1965, i-Korat Cat Fanciers Association (KCFA) yasungulwa ukuvikela nokukhangisa uhlobo.
Amakati avunyelwe ukuzalanisa, umsuka wawo wafakazelwa. Izinga lokuqala lokuzalela labhalwa futhi iqembu elincane labazalanisi lajoyina ukuze lithole ukuhlonishwa ezinhlanganweni zabesifazane.
Enye yezinhloso eziyinhloko bekuwukugcina ukubukeka kohlobo loqobo, olungakashintshi amakhulu eminyaka.
Ngo-1968, amanye amakati ayisishiyagalolunye alethwa evela eBangkok, enweba ichibi lezakhi zofuzo. Kancane kancane, la makati athola isikhundla sokuba ngumpetha kuzo zonke izinhlangano ze-felinological eMelika.
Kepha, kusukela ekuqaleni, inani labantu lakhula kancane, njengoba amakhabethe agxile ekutholeni amakati amahle futhi anempilo. Okwamanje, akulula ukuthenga ikati elinjalo ngisho nase-USA.
Incazelo yohlobo
Ikati elinenhlanhla lihle kakhulu, linamehlo aluhlaza, licwebezela njengamadayimane noboya obuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zezinwele eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka (iChartreuse, iBritish Shorthair, iBlue Blue, neNibelung), iKorat ihlukaniswa ngosayizi wayo omncane nomzimba ohlangene. Kepha ngaphandle kwalokhu, zisinda ngokungalindelekile lapho zithathwa ezandleni zakho.
Ubambo lwezintambo lubanzi, ngebanga elikhulu phakathi kwemilenze yangaphambilini, ingemuva ligobekile kancane. Izidladla ziyalingana nomzimba, kuyilapho izidladla zangaphambili zimfushane kancane kunezalezi zangemuva, umsila ungobude obuphakathi nendawo, ubugqinsi esisekelweni, ubheke ngasesinqeni.
Amafindo nama-creases avunyelwe, kepha kuphela uma engabonakali, ifindo elibonakalayo liyisizathu sokungavunyelwa. Amakati avuthiwe ngokobulili anesisindo esisuka ku-3.5 kuye ku-4.5 kg, amakati asuka ku-2.5 kuya ku-3.5 kg. Ukunqamula ngaphandle akuvunyelwe.
Inhloko iphakathi nendawo ngosayizi futhi ifana nenhliziyo uma ibukwa ngaphambili. Isifonyo kanye nemihlathi kukhule kahle, kuyabizwa, kepha akuboniswanga noma kubhokile.
Izindlebe zinkulu, zibekwe phezulu ekhanda, okunikeza ikati ukubonakaliswa okubucayi. Izeluleko zezindlebe ziyindilinga, kukhona izinwele ezincane ngaphakathi kwazo, nezinwele ezikhula ngaphandle zifushane kakhulu.
Amehlo makhulu, ayakhanya, futhi agqame ngokujula nokucaca okungavamile. Amehlo aluhlaza ayathandwa, kepha inhlaka iyamukeleka, ikakhulukazi ngoba imvamisa amehlo awaguquki abe luhlaza kuze kube sekuthomba, imvamisa kuthatha iminyaka eyi-4.
Ijazi leKorat lifushane, ngaphandle kwangaphansi, licwebezela, lihle futhi lisondele emzimbeni. Kuvunyelwe umbala owodwa kuphela nombala: umbala ofanayo ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka (isiliva-mpunga).
I-sheen silvery ehlukile kufanele ibonakale ngeso lenyama. Imvamisa, izinwele zilula ezimpandeni; kuma-kittens, amabala afiphele engubeni kungenzeka, aphela ngokuguga.
Uhlamvu
I-Korat yaziwa ngemvelo yayo emnene, enesithunzi, ngakho-ke ingaguqula ozonda ikati abe ngumthandi. Lokhu kuzinikela okubhantshi loboya besiliva kunamathele kakhulu kwabathandekayo kangangokuthi ngeke kubashiye isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Bangabangane abakhulu abazonikeza ukwethembeka nothando ngaphandle kokulindela ukubuyiselwa. Bayabheka futhi bahlakaniphile, bayayizwa imizwa yomuntu futhi bangamthonya.
Bayathanda ukuba phakathi kwabantu futhi babambe iqhaza kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi: ukuwasha, ukuhlanza, ukuphumula nokudlala. Ungakuphatha kanjani konke lokhu ngaphandle kwebhola lesiliva elenga ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho?
Ngendlela, ukuze bangahlushwa ilukuluku labo, kunconywa ukuthi ubagcine kuphela efulethini.
Zinomzwelo onamandla wokuzingela, futhi uma zidlala ziyashukunyiswa kangangokuthi kungcono zingami phakathi kwazo nethoyizi. Bangagijimela amatafula, izihlalo, izinja ezilele, amakati, ukuze nje babambe isisulu.
Futhi phakathi kokudlala nelukuluku, banezinye izinto zokuzilibazisa ezimbili - ukulala nokudla. Noma kunjalo, konke lokhu kudinga amandla amaningi, lapha udinga ukulala nokudla.
Amakati eKorat ajwayele ukuthula kunamakati aseSiamese, kepha uma efuna okuthile kuwe, uzozwa. Abathandi bezimfundamakhwela bathi banesimo sobuso esithuthuke kakhulu, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uzoqonda ukuthi bafunani kuwe kusuka kolunye uhlobo lwesifonyo. Kepha, uma ungazwisisi, kuzodingeka ukuthi ungene kimi.
Ezempilo
Ngokuvamile ziwuhlobo oluphilile, kepha zingaphathwa yizifo ezimbili - i-GM1 gangliosidosis ne-GM2. Ngeshwa, womabili la mafomu ayabulala. Yisifo esizalelwe ngofuzo, nesofuzo esidluliswa ngofuzo oluphindaphindayo.
Ngakho-ke, ukuze ugule, isakhi sofuzo kufanele sibe khona kubo bobabili abazali. Kodwa-ke, amakati anekhophi eyodwa yofuzo angabathwali futhi akufanele alahlwe.
Ukunakekela
Ama-Korats akhula kancane futhi kuthatha iminyaka emihlanu ukuvula ngokugcwele. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bakhulisa ijazi lesiliva nombala wamehlo aluhlaza okotshani. AmaKati angahle abukeke ecacile njengedada elibi, kepha lokho akufanele kukwethuse. Zizoba zinhle futhi zibe umbani ompunga osiliva.
Ijazi leKorat alinayo ingubo yangaphansi, ilele eduze komzimba futhi ayakhi iziphambano, ngakho-ke idinga ukunakekelwa okuncane. Kodwa-ke, yona kanye le nqubo yokushiya iyinjabulo kubo, ngakho-ke ungabi livila ukuphinda futhi.
Okubi kakhulu kwalolu hlobo kungukutholakala kwalo. Ngeke nje ubathole, kepha uma ungathola inkulisa, kuzofanele ume kulayini omude. Ngemuva kwakho konke, wonke umuntu ufuna ikati eliletha inhlanhla.
