Ukubanda okubandayo odabuka eSiberia oshaye kakhulu eYurophu ushiye izindawo eziningi zixwaye iqhwa, amakhaza amakhulu, imvula nomoya onamandla. Kepha futhi ishiye ngemuva izithombe ezibalulekile zokulimala kwesibambiso ezilwaneni zasendle.
Esinye sezithombe esisakazeka kakhulu kwi-inthanethi sithi leyo mpungushe efriziwe etholakale emfuleni iDanube.
Impungushe yatholwa ngumakhelwane waseFridingen an der Donau (eBaden-Württemberg, eJalimane) endaweni ecishe ibe neqhwa lamakristalu e cishe amasentimitha angama-60 ubukhulu. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi impungushe yayijaha inyamazane ethile kwathi uma idlula eqhweni elingenhla komfula, yaqhekeka yawela emanzini acishe aba yiqhwa.
Ngenxa yokubanda okunamandla, isilwane sagodola. Yize usuku lokushona kwakhe lungaziwa kahle, kodwa lubonakala njengolwamuva nje. UFranz stehle, indoda eyathola le mpungushe, yasonga efudumele yahamba yayolanda isidumbu sesilwane esiqhwaqwe. Ukuze ayisuse, kwakudingeka asebenzise isaha lamandla. Impungushe yayiseqhweni elibonakalayo elingabonakala i-silhouette yakho yonke.
Isikhundla okufe kuso impungushe siyefana nezikhundla izilwane ezinazo eminyuziyamu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphawula kwabantu ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi kukuqhathanisa nezithombe ezithile zezilwane ezifriziwe ezivela kumafilimu opopayi njenge Iqhwa Age. UFranz Stehle udume ngemuva kokufakwa ezithombeni nasemaphephandabeni ngale mpungushe efriziwe.
Kodwa le mpungushe akuyona yodwa eye yamiswa amakhaza. Izithombe zama-elk wesilisa amabili afriziwe zakhishwa ngoNovemba odlule eduze nedolobha lase-Unalakleet, e-Alaska. Kulokhu, izilwane zafa ngenxa yamazinga okushisa aphansi exhumene nezimpondo zabo njengoba belwa.