00:00It's not just humans, it's their own team.
00:10It's making a lot of noise.
00:12From now on, there's an action movie.
00:15In this kind of situation, will you let wild guests enter your place?
00:40It's so close.
00:42It's a rat.
00:45It's a rat.
00:56What if someone else lives in your house?
01:01It's not just humans, it's their own team.
01:05It's making a lot of noise.
01:07From now on, there's an action movie.
01:11From now on, there's an action movie.
01:15It's not just humans, it's their own team.
01:20It's making a lot of noise.
01:22From now on, there's an action movie.
01:25From now on, there's an action movie.
01:31Good morning.
01:32Good morning, Doc.
01:33Where did you hear the noise?
01:35Previously, we heard it here.
01:40The caretaker of the house, Marlon, couldn't sleep
01:43because of the constant noise.
01:47It's a dark brown car.
01:50How many are they?
01:51At first, we only saw one.
01:53When we caught the other one,
01:55there's another one.
01:57There's another one.
01:59So, they were forced to inspect the attic where the noise is coming from.
02:05This is where we'll sleep.
02:06So, let's go upstairs.
02:08I think I can fit in there.
02:14Oh!
02:22The attic is spacious.
02:23So, any creature can fit inside.
02:27They waited for the dark creatures to show up.
02:32Until they saw it up close.
02:36This house in Cavite is inhabited by unknown creatures.
02:41But what they think is a monster
02:46are Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rats.
02:50Ah, there it is.
02:51It's a Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat.
02:53There.
02:54It has a baby.
02:55Its baby is stuck.
02:57They gave birth to a baby in the prison.
02:59In the prison.
03:00You only caught two.
03:02Then, it suddenly gave birth.
03:05There it is.
03:06Its baby is so cute.
03:08There it is.
03:09Its baby is so cute.
03:11It's so black.
03:13So, how old is its baby?
03:16I think it's more than one month old.
03:21They named it Marites and Sande.
03:24They are a couple of Cloud Rats.
03:30They were born in Bakura.
03:34In a prison.
03:37They can eat anything.
03:40They can eat anything.
03:50A family is incomplete without a cute little baby.
03:57In this small prison,
03:58the Cloud Rat, Marites,
04:01are not like the ordinary rats.
04:04When they are born,
04:05they don't have feathers.
04:07But this one has feathers.
04:11No matter where the mother goes,
04:13she is always there.
04:18The Cloud Rat is still crying for its mother
04:20because it still can't get its own food.
04:25The owners of the house,
04:27Lenore and Alexander,
04:29want to relocate the Cloud Rats.
04:32Something bothered you at night?
04:34Yes, only during the night.
04:36Very much trouble under the roof.
04:39It's like a human being.
04:40It's like a human being.
04:41It's like a human being.
04:42When we first arrived,
04:43we couldn't sleep
04:45because it was so noisy.
04:47But I convinced the couple
04:50to let the Cloud Rat family live in their Bakura.
04:55Here in their Bakura,
04:57there are a lot of fruit-bearing trees
04:59that the family can live on.
05:01Perhaps to close all the holes.
05:04Not to leave.
05:05Directly connected with the humans.
05:08Humans, yeah.
05:09I also talked to the local people of the barangay.
05:13If we move them to a protected area,
05:17with a forest,
05:18when we bring these wildlife,
05:20they won't be able to inhabit the place.
05:22Their chances of survival
05:24when they move
05:26are smaller than where they grew up.
05:31In a semi-wildlife farm,
05:33the Cloud Rat family chose to leave
05:37where they have a source of food.
05:44Of course, before every release,
05:46we need to examine the wildlife.
05:49Not necessarily that I have to handle them,
05:51but I'll try to look at them closely.
05:55Their fingers seem to be complete.
06:00No wounds.
06:01They seem to be very hot here in their cage.
06:05They want to go out.
06:07The Cloud Rat family is healthy and active,
06:10so they are fit for release.
06:17Just a few more minutes.
06:20Oh no!
06:21The Cloud Rat male, Sunday,
06:23seems to have missed the tree.
06:30They are arboreal,
06:31so they usually just lay their eggs on the tree.
06:37Here on the tree,
06:38he will pick and choose the fruit to eat.
06:44The Cloud Rat mother, Sandy,
06:46followed the Cloud Rat mother, Marites, out.
06:51Of course,
06:52her son is still bald.
06:57We were very surprised
06:58that instead of the tree,
06:59Marites was looking for a place to make a nest.
07:03Finally,
07:04we were able to see the natural nest
07:08of this male and his son.
07:11Here in this pile of old and dry wood,
07:16he seems to have prepared a nest
07:18because I saw him picking twigs and leaves.
07:22He is comfortable there.
07:24He seems to like it here
07:27more than in his cage.
07:36The Cloud Rat mother has a strong instinct.
07:40They will do everything
07:42to protect their son.
07:46This is the story of the Cloud Rat mother
07:49who was rescued by Paul.
07:52They were on the tree
07:53when the tree was cut down.
07:54I see.
07:55It fell down.
07:56They were already two when they were caught.
07:58The child was still very young
07:59when he was hugged by his mother.
08:01The mother chased the dog
08:03and bit him on the neck.
08:06Their son seems to be big
08:08because you can hardly notice the difference.
08:12This must be the mother.
08:13No, this is the son.
08:15Oh, this is the son.
08:17He is bigger than the mother.
08:20It is obvious that the mother is healthy and active.
08:24The big trees are very important
08:26because that is where they live
08:28and they also have a big part
08:31in balancing the ecosystem.
08:34You can see this is the son.
08:35He is not afraid of people.
08:40He is curious about me
08:41because I took care of him for a while
08:44when I gave birth to him.
08:55He bit my leather gloves.
08:59The mother is not used to people.
09:04Unlike the southern Luzon cloud rat
09:07whose feathers are black,
09:09the northern Luzon cloud rat's feathers
09:11are gray or whiter.
09:15Despite their different colors,
09:17their defense is the same.
09:20They are so big.
09:21They are so big.
09:23They are so big.
09:25They are so big.
09:27Their teeth are so big.
09:29They can even bite wood.
09:33To this day,
09:34the northern Luzon cloud rat is still being observed
09:36before it is released.
09:42Even though the world of cloud rats is shrinking
09:44due to the destruction of trees,
09:46they still do their job
09:48as seed dispersers
09:51or spreaders of seeds.
09:54This way,
09:55they will have more trees to live on
09:57and fruits to eat.
10:02Aside from helping the wildlife in need,
10:05coexistence or living with the wildlife
10:08is what we should do.
10:10In this way,
10:11no one will be harmed.
10:18Our visitors
10:21each have their own place
10:23in their vacation in Sighior.
10:35It's empty.
10:39There it is.
10:40It came back.
10:41When I release it,
10:43I will look for a better place
10:45for it to come back.
10:47In places like this,
10:49will you allow
10:51wild guests
10:53to enter your place?
11:05While I was on vacation
11:07in the town of San Juan in Sighior,
11:10I noticed that
11:11a lot of people came here.
11:19Aside from the tourists who come here,
11:21there are others who travel here
11:23to stay.
11:25Let's wait for them.
11:29It's still early.
11:31These birds are checking in
11:33one by one in the hostel.
11:45There's a solo flight bird
11:48and there's also a group of friends.
11:54They're early birds.
11:58One of the things you can see here
12:00are the streak-breasted bulbul.
12:04Some of them
12:05already have a long-term stay
12:07and have made their own nest.
12:12Aside from the tourists
12:14who come here,
12:16there are others who travel here.
12:19Yes, there are.
12:20Who are they?
12:21Tako,
12:22Philippine Bulbul,
12:25Ahas,
12:26Tabili.
12:28What do the tourists
12:29who come here say?
12:32Aren't they afraid?
12:33No.
12:34They're used to it.
12:35Later on,
12:37the Emerald Tree Skink
12:39or Tabili woke up.
12:43It's very relaxed
12:44on a tree.
12:47Because they're uric cold-blooded animals
12:49and can't produce heat
12:51in their bodies,
12:55they bask in the sun.
13:00Tabili looks around
13:01and looks for food.
13:07Tabili are considered insectivores.
13:10It means
13:11they only eat insects.
13:15Until it suddenly checks out
13:17in a hostel.
13:25It's not surprising
13:27that you can see
13:28other visitors here.
13:30Wildlife.
13:31Ahas,
13:32butikis,
13:33and birds.
13:34Look at the view.
13:36The topography of this place
13:38hasn't changed.
13:41There are still big trees.
13:43Ah,
13:44unless,
13:45in the places
13:46where these huts
13:48were built,
13:50that's the only place
13:51where they kept the trees.
13:52But they maintained
13:53the large trees
13:54and they built around it.
13:56It's like you're sleeping here.
13:58It's as if you're
13:59staying and living
14:01amidst the wilderness.
14:05This is Vincent's story.
14:08I saw a bird there.
14:10Then,
14:11ah,
14:13I got a bit nervous
14:14so I went down
14:15and looked around.
14:16That night,
14:18the birds
14:19that Vincent saw
14:20in his room
14:22were hiding
14:23in the hostel's bathroom.
14:30The birds are nocturnal,
14:33so they're usually seen
14:35or heard at night.
14:39There are many wildlife
14:41that can be found around here.
14:43I didn't hear anything
14:45about them.
14:54While I was relaxing
14:56in a resort
14:57in the town of Maria,
14:59Sigihor,
15:00I heard that
15:02there are often visitors.
15:04They're aggressive
15:05and like to victimize
15:07their pets.
15:13According to the resort's guard,
15:15Roy,
15:16they're often visited
15:18by reticulated pythons
15:20or other animals
15:21in their resort.
15:22This July,
15:23they were visited
15:24by a stag.
15:26Suddenly,
15:27two dogs
15:28jumped out
15:29of nowhere.
15:30The dogs were
15:32two dogs.
15:34I saw the two people
15:36being hit by a tree
15:38on their heads.
15:39They said,
15:40they're tired.
15:41Why didn't anyone run to their heads?
15:43They're afraid.
15:46This is not the first time
15:48that reticulated pythons
15:50have been a victim
15:52but they don't hurt them.
15:58I visited the stag
15:59that is now in the care
16:01of the Wildlife Resource Center
16:02in Maria,
16:03Sigihor.
16:04Its skin is turning white.
16:07That's a sign
16:08that it's about to shed.
16:10It's about to shed.
16:13How many reticulated pythons
16:14do you bring here?
16:15About three or four.
16:17We're going to take this
16:19and release it.
16:21Do you have a place
16:23where you release the reticulated pythons?
16:25Bandilaan.
16:27That's a big forest.
16:30This can be an adult already.
16:33But we'll see later
16:34what we'll see.
16:35Its eyes are blurry
16:37because it's molting.
16:40You can see it like this.
16:42It's turning white.
16:44Its head is a bit hot.
16:46Tuki boy, come on.
16:53Let's go.
16:55Let's go.
17:00Hold this.
17:11Don't be afraid of reticulated pythons
17:13if you see one like this.
17:15But don't take it
17:16if it's really big
17:18and you're alone.
17:19This one can handle it.
17:21When it starts, just let it be.
17:25Two and a half meters.
17:26This kind of slender
17:28is commonly seen
17:30in the wild.
17:31They're this long.
17:32And as you can see,
17:33it has a beautiful body.
17:35No parasites.
17:37You can see its eyes.
17:39It's blurry.
17:40You can't see it clearly.
17:42It's starting to peel
17:45from its head
17:46along with its eyes
17:48to its body.
17:49It's going to scratch the rocks
17:54to remove the skin.
17:56They will do that
17:57several times in a year.
17:58They do that
17:59number one,
18:00to remove parasites
18:02from their body
18:04and just part of
18:05regular maintenance.
18:07Let's look at its mouth.
18:09It's different.
18:10What they do is
18:11they remove the teeth.
18:14Don't do that.
18:15It's pitiful.
18:17Although the teeth will grow back,
18:19they won't be able to eat
18:20for quite some time.
18:22We'll put it in a bag
18:24and we'll transport it
18:26to the place
18:27where we'll release it.
18:33While I'm looking for
18:34a nice place
18:36to return it
18:37to its natural habitat,
18:57It's empty.
19:01There.
19:02It came back.
19:03Sometimes,
19:04you let it go
19:05and then they will come back.
19:06The defense of snakes
19:08first is to run away.
19:09If you notice,
19:10when we hold them,
19:12they really want to
19:13leave.
19:15They don't want to respond to you.
19:17If they get nervous,
19:20that's just to intimidate you
19:22and then they will still escape.
19:24They're looking for food.
19:25Usually, animals
19:27are the smaller ones
19:28that they go to.
19:30But not humans.
19:31We're never part of their diet.
19:33So, if you don't know what to do,
19:35just let them go.
19:41Sometimes,
19:42wildlifes are found
19:43in human areas.
19:46In their visit to us,
19:48they won't harm us.
19:51They will coexist
19:52with other animals.
19:57Because the world
19:58is made
19:59not just for humans.
20:01Thank you so much
20:02for watching Born To Be Wild.
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