USaluki akulona igama lenja, kepha igama lika umjaho oqhamuka e-Afrika. Ezweni lakithi lolu hlobo alwaziwa kakhulu, kepha endaweni yalo lapho le nja ihlonishwa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngoba iyinhlobo yasendulo, enye yezindala kunazo zonke ezaziwayo ezifuywayo, futhi endala kunawo wonke ama-soundsounds.
Lezi zinja zikhuliswe eFertile Crescent, okuyindawo lapho ezolimo zaqala khona. KungamaBedouin aluhlonipha kakhulu lolu hlobo, futhi anazo njengezinja ezihamba nabo nokuzingela, uma kunikezwe okwazo isivinini nokushesha. Yizinja nazo ezizimele, ngakho-ke zizodinga umthamo wokubekezela lapho uziqeqesha.
ISaluki yaziwa nangokuthi i- inja yasebukhosini yaseGibhithe, njengoba kusenemibhalo eqoshiwe emathuneni aseGibhithe ekhombisa lezi zinja. Kukholakala ukuthi izinja nazo zazigonywa kanye nomnikazi wazo ukuze zihambe naye empilweni yaphakade, yingakho igama. Eqinisweni uhlobene neNkosi uTutankhamun, okukhona kuyo okubhalwe okukhona noSalukis wakhe ababili.
Lolu hlobo lune- ukubukeka okuncane, njengazo zonke izinja zomndeni we-sighthound, futhi zisetshenziselwa ukuzingela ukuxosha inyamazane yazo endaweni eyisicaba nebanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lawa maSaluki anezinhlobo ezimbili zebhatshi, elilodwa libushelelezi futhi lifushane, kanti elinye linezinwele ezinde kancane emilenzeni nasemsileni ogobile ojwayelekile wohlobo.
Lezi zinja zikhona izinja ezinhle futhi basebenza njengezinja ezihamba nabo, noma kunjalo ezinye izici zobuntu kufanele zinakwe. Bazimele futhi kuzofanele senze ingxenye yethu ukubenza izinja ezilalelayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, banemithamo emikhulu yamandla okumele ihanjiswe ukuze bangabi nokuziphatha okunolaka, ngakho-ke inja kumele yenze imidlalo eminingi nsuku zonke. Akuyona inja esingahlala siyivalele ekhaya.