El ikati le-sphinx Okugqame kakhulu kubo ukuthi abanazo izinwele, yingakho bengabantu abasengozini enkulu ngokwezempilo yabo.
Uhlelo lwesimanje lwe Ukuzaliswa kweSphinx kwaqala ngo-1966 eToronto, ECanada, lapho ikati elivamile elimnyama nelimhlophe elifishane nekati lazala owesilisa ongenaboya. Izinhlobo zivela kumama nendodana. Ngemuva kwalokho, kwenziwe iziphambano ngezinhlayiya zikaDevon ukukhulisa uzalo lwegazi lohlobo.
Ikati le-sphinx alithandwa ngabantu abaningi bokuzilibazisa futhi alaziwa yonke indawo ngemibukiso, ngenxa ye- ukukhathazeka ngempilo okubangelwa ukungabikho kwengubo. Luhlobo olufanele ngokufanele ukuhlala ekhaya, kude nezimo zesimo sezulu. Ukushoda kwezinwele kubenza babe sengozini yokubanda, kuyilapho ukuchayeka elangeni kungazishisa, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zesikhumba ezine-pigment encane.
Ukubukeka
I-sphinx iyikati eliqinile futhi eliqinile, nekhanda lide ukwedlula ububanzi nentamo yinde futhi izacile. Izindlebe ezinkulu, ezivulekile ziphakeme, futhi umphetho wazo wangaphandle uhambisana nobuso bobuso. Izidlele zakhe zivelele futhi unamadevu amancane noma awekho. Imilenze mide futhi mincane, nge uzipho oluhle luyindilinga neminwe emide. Umsila mude futhi uthepha kahle. Yonke imibala namaphethini ayamukelwa. Imibala ivame ukufudumala kunamakati anejazi, ngoba umbala wenyama yesikhumba uyabonakala.
Ijazi
Isikhumba esishwabene simbozwe nge- ukuthamba okuthambile nokufudumele, njengesikhumba sepentshisi. Izinwele zingabonakala ebunzini, nxazonke zeminwe, nasesinqeni somsila. Kufanele uhlanze isikhumba sakho nsuku zonke, njengoba izintambo zezinwele ezingenalutho zinezindlala ezinesibindi ezikwenza ujuluke. Abantu abavame ukungezwani namakati kungenzeka bekezelela i-sphinx engenazinwele.
Izici nobumnene
Kuyikati elijabulayo, elidlalayo nelinonya, i-sphinx iyabathanda abantu, kepha ayibanjwa noma iphululwe ngakho-ke akawathandi amanye amakati.