00:00There is a belief that the Uwaks bring bad luck
00:21But no, Arke Erben
00:25Because one of his Uwaks became his best friend
00:30The story of Arke Erben
00:43Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Noy
00:50Every morning, the Uwak brings bad luck
00:56To call Arke Erben
01:01Because it's time for his breakfast
01:07When he opens his cage, he doesn't fly away, he just lies on his hands
01:14And their good morning to each other
01:16Wahaw, Wahaw, Wahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Noy, Wahaw, Wahaw
01:27But when the Uwak says Mahaw
01:32Mahaw is a word that means breakfast
01:37Mahaw, Noy, Wahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw
01:46But the Uwak can't drink water because his dog, Hana, gets confused
01:56In 2009, Arke Erben brought the Uwak to a fallen tree after a typhoon
02:02Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Mahaw, Noy, Wahaw
02:06Since then, they never separated
02:09Down there, the fallen tree, I think it was a low pressure
02:16The tree was landslide on the side of the bank
02:19Maybe it was with them
02:21Then someone climbed on top of it, there were four of them
02:24We saw the fallen tree, so we went there
02:27Then the two, we looked for them, we saw the two that fell on the rock
02:33They're still alive?
02:34They're dead, when they fell
02:36They have feathers, right?
02:37No, their eyes are still closed
02:41Since Arke Erben lives far away from home
02:45Everyday, Wahaw visits Arke Erben to take a bath
02:57Arke Erben is Wahaw's stepfather
03:00This is called imprinting, or having a strong dependent bond
03:04to a person or animal that they will see for the first time when giving birth
03:12Since Arke Erben and Wahaw met, they never separated
03:19He's really used to people
03:21The Uwaks are one of the smartest birds
03:24They're very inquisitive, they're aware of their surroundings
03:29Wahaw has learned a lot of words
03:32Mahaw, mahaw, noy, noy
03:40The first word is nanay, nanay and tatay
03:44That's why now, nay and tay became noy
03:49He calls all of us noy
03:51When he's hungry, noy, mahaw, mahaw
03:55According to Erben, he didn't teach Wahaw how to speak
03:59Wahaw, mahaw, mahaw
04:02When birds speak, they're not really talking
04:05It's like a reflex reaction
04:07Mahaw, mahaw, mahaw
04:09Wahaw, wahaw
04:12They just repeat what you said
04:15The sound, the vibrations, they try to imitate it
04:18as a response to your reaction
04:21Mahaw, mahaw, noy, noy
04:24He's already 15 years old
04:26He still doesn't have arthritis
04:30because birds can also experience those things
04:33You didn't try to make him go missing?
04:36Yes, we made him go missing
04:37There were two of them before
04:39But one of them was bitten by a chicken
04:41It was killed
04:42because the chicken thought it would take its prey
04:45In the wild, Uwaks can live up to 8 years
04:50Maybe it's because it's in a semi-confined environment
04:56Because food, there's no scarcity, it's always available
05:00It's not exposed to the elements really
05:03And it has no problem finding food
05:06Uwak also has a peculiarity
05:09Because he only suddenly meets his cats and dogs
05:21Especially when it comes to food
05:25Look at its beak, the macros
05:28These are scavengers, they have a really robust beak
05:31Because it's really for hunting, for looking for food
05:34They can wear their beak to the holes in the trees
05:37to look for grubs
05:40But sometimes, it's also stingy
05:51Behave! Behave!
05:53You're really stingy
05:56Because it's free to roam around Erwin's house
06:00Uwak is being chased by other Uwaks
06:03It's fighting, they're fighting
06:06If one of them comes to help, it'll go home
06:12But if it's just one, one on one, it'll fight
06:15That's what happens when we take care of wildlife
06:20First, because we're already changing their habits
06:23Their reaction to the environment, their natural instincts
06:28We are already altering
06:31So they don't know where to go
06:34How to escape enemies
06:36How to interact with other birds of the same species
06:41So all of that we're altering
06:43And it will be very difficult for this bird to be released back into the wild
06:47Uwak!
06:48Behave! Behave!
06:51Because Uwak's banding went viral on social media
06:54Erwin went to the DNRC
06:56To examine the condition of the Uwak
07:00We're in charge of the enforcement
07:04And we're in charge of the wildlife
07:08So during that time, when they go
07:10Even if it's just free, just to fly outside
07:14It'll come back
07:15There's no violation there
07:16It's just a violation
07:18If they keep it, cage it
07:21It won't come out
07:22It's like the bird has no freedom
07:24But if we find out that it's being caged
07:26That's where we'll go
07:28Because there's a violation there
07:30Keeping the animals without proper documents
07:34Because it should be registered
07:35That is called Certificate of Wildlife Registration
07:39According to the Central Kabankalan
07:41They are now fixing the permit for Erwin and Uwak
07:45Based on their assessment
07:46Uwak is not being imprisoned
07:48That's why they won't take it
07:51I noticed that you have a cage there
07:53What's the cage for?
07:54It's also for him
07:56Because maybe at night
07:58Sometimes there are snakes here
08:02That eat chicken
08:04Uwak
08:06Wherever Erwin goes
08:08He's always with Uwak
08:10Of course
08:11Hanna will always be a part of Uwak's bonding
08:19In these falls
08:21Erwin, Waka and Hanna usually go there
08:26This is their favorite bonding spot
08:30You can see Waka taking a bath here
08:41Don't touch it
08:43Don't touch it
08:49After taking a bath
08:50Uwak's head got cold
08:52That's why we greeted him
08:58Just a reminder
08:59This bonding between Erwin and Uwak
09:04It's unusual
09:06When he grew up
09:07Even when he's not here in the forest
09:09He still comes back to him
09:10If it's true
09:11Uwak can leave anytime
09:14But he chose to be with them
09:17With other animals
09:18And with Erwin
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