00:00I tried to smell it just to check if there's any infection.
00:10Dahil nasira yung protective covering niya dun, dirt has a tendency to get it infected.
00:24Ang mga camel, may mas mabigat pa pa lang tasa niya, ang banta ng pag-aubos ng kanilang
00:31lahi sa wayo.
00:32So itong area na ito, ito yung parang bagsakan ng mga camels para i-benta dun sa mga bibide.
00:38Sa bawat yabag ng kanilang dambukalang paa, ay kwento ng kanilang determinasyon para
01:01mabuhay.
01:02Pero sa kanilang pamamalagi sa mundo, mapait ang sinapit ng ilan sa mga elepanteng ito.
01:31Binisita ko ang Boon Lots Elephant Sanctuary sa bansang Thailand.
01:36Nadatnan kong masayang naliligo ang mga elepante.
01:45Ang inaakala kong nagpapasarap lang sa tubig, dati raw pa lang working elephants o mga nagtatrabaho
01:52sa gubat.
02:04Sa aking paglilibot sa sanktuaryong ito, makakasama ko ang kanilang founder na si Catherine
02:13Itong sinusunda natin, what's the name of the elephant again?
02:17Tangsoy.
02:18Tangsoy, meaning beautiful.
02:19Ay na-accidented daw ito kasi dati siyang ginagamit sa logging.
02:20Ito yung pinaka-interaction ng tourist is to just walk with them and forage, ano.
02:21Pag sinabi kong forage, pabayaan mong manginahin kung anong kinakain nila.
02:22Mga apat na oras ito.
02:23So kita natin, ano, kinakawisop lang siya, wala sila mga bullhook pero, ito yung pinaka-interaction
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03:23Pang Suay is an elephant from our local village here.
03:28She's only ever been used for logging.
03:30Pang Suay was pulling a big pile of logs down a hill
03:35and she stopped, but the pile of logs did not.
03:39So the pile of logs came, smacked her in the back of the leg
03:42and she broke her femur bone.
03:44So I agreed and I took her in
03:46and the owner comes to visit her every year.
03:53Bukod kay Pang Suay, ay nakilala ko rin
03:56ang kanyang best friend na si Pang Noy.
04:01Si Pang Suay at saka si Pang Noy
04:03ay best friends, parati sila magkasama.
04:06Nasyak ako sa storya ni Pang Noy.
04:10Si Pang Noy, isang laging elephant siya sa norte.
04:15Tom, I can stay here? Up to here?
04:19I'm so wild ako.
04:21During the wild, you can never be as close as this one.
04:26Mula nang ipagbawal ang paggamit ng mga elephante
04:29para sa logging noong 1989,
04:32dumami ang bilang ng mga elephanteng inaalagan ng mga residente.
04:38Nasa tatlong libong elephante na lang
04:40ang makikita sa wild dito sa Thailand.
04:44Thailand has a very unique captive elephant situation.
04:47As far as I know, all the other Asian countries
04:50do not have the tourism industry that we have
04:52when it comes to elephant entertainment.
04:55So in Thailand, there are lots of shows, circuses,
04:59elephants giving rides with benches on their backs.
05:03All these activities are very physically damaging to the elephants.
05:08So, Bunlot Elephant Sanctuary is my apology to the elephants.
05:15Sa aking pagbisita sa rescue center ng mga elephante sa Thailand,
05:20nakilala ko ang grupo ng elephante na kung tawagin nila ay Gossip Girls.
05:26Maingay raw kasi ang grupong ito.
05:32Habang nagtatanghalian, nakahalubilo ko ang mga Gossip Girls.
05:38Sila na ang mismong lumalapit sa mga tao.
05:41So magtingin panahon namin na magsasama,
05:44kundi-undi na nagkakaroon ako ng pagkakilala sa kanila.
05:49Parang mas malambing niyo siya sa akin.
05:59You like that?
06:05Ang mga miyembro ng Gossip Girls na sina Hang Do,
06:09Lotus at Wasana lang daw sa pinakamakukulit at pinakamausisa sa loob ng sanctuary.
06:21Pero sa kabila ng kanilang pagiging aktibo, hindi maganda ang mga dinanas nila noon.
06:27Hang Do has a broken wrist and we believe that she got that when she was used for forced breeding.
06:33Forced breeding is a real issue here in Thailand
06:37because all the tourists want to have their pictures, their selfies taken with baby elephants.
06:56Lotus is the other Gossip Girl.
06:59Lotus has a condition called foot rot and that is a chronic infection in her feet.
07:06When Lotus was giving rides, she would move very, very slowly.
07:10So the mahouts used to walk behind her with the bullhook and smack her on the back of the ankle.
07:16Kung kaya ako matatandaan si Lotus dahil siya may mga parang pigsa sa katawan, sa paa.
07:23Tapos dun sa kaliwang likod na paa niya may nana din siya.
07:29Gawa daw ng bullhook yun, ano?
07:34Ang pangatlong Gossip Girl, dahil sa tindi ng sugat na tinamu sa paa, ginagamot pa rin hanggang ngayon.
07:42So ito ano, this is another special moment for me as a vet.
07:47Being a vet in the Philippines, we don't get to treat a lot of elephants.
07:54Inamoyin ko, I tried to smell it just to check if there's any infection.
07:59Dahil nasira yung protective covering niya doon, dirt has a tendency to get it infected.
08:07Sensitive, still sensitive.
08:14Pinupuno ko lang yung gap ng ointment.
08:19Sometimes you can also use honey.
08:21Yes, we did use medicated honey, but it was too expensive.
08:25Araw-araw ginagamot ng grupo, nina Catherine ang paa ni Wasana.
08:37And the socks are made with material that's donated from a sports company in Bangkok.
08:43So it's breathable.
08:45And they're made by one of the...
08:49It helps you so much.
08:51Grabe yung tuwa ko na makatulong ako.
08:55Malaking bagay yan para sa isang veterinarian.
08:58Umaasa sila Catherine na hindi na madadagdagan pa ang bilang ng mga elephanta.
09:04na kailang i-rescue.
09:06Ayon kay Catherine, ginagamot pa rin ang mga paa ni Wasana.
09:17Dahil sa ivory na nasa kanilang pangil, tina-target ang mga elephanta na mga poachers.
09:24Kung noon, tinatayang nasa isang daang libo ng Asian elephants sa wild.
09:30Ngayon, mas mababa pa sa 30,000 ang kanilang bilang.
09:36Malaking bahagi ng pagkaubos ng mga ito ang illegal wildlife trafficking.
09:43Noon ang mga elephante ang nagsilbing katuang ng mga tao sa trabaho at turismo.
09:50Sa dami ng problema ang pinasan ng mga elephante,
09:54mas may malaking banta silang kinakarapsan.
09:57Huwag na nating hantayin na tayo ang maging sanhi ng pagkaubos ng mga ito.
10:13Tinatawag silang beast of burden dahil sa bigat na kaya nilang pasanin.
10:17So, in summary, sa pinaka-importanting gamit ng mga camel sa mga tao na nakatira dito sa deserto
10:23is yung gamit bilang sakayan.
10:26Sinasakyan ang kanilang mga kalakalan mga gamit para magbiyahe or mag-travel traversing the desert.
10:32Pero sa mga camel, may mas mabigat pa pa lang.
10:36Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:38Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:40Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:42Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:43Peryo sa mga camel, may masmabigat pa pa lang pasanin.
11:08Ang banta ng pagkaubos ng kanilang lahi sa wild.
11:11In the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi, we met a group of camels that were grazing.
11:27In the middle of the sunset and in the heat of the desert, it's like they're not grazing anymore.
11:42These are the dromedary or one-humped camels that are commonly seen in the Middle East.
11:49While grazing, we noticed some of the camels here.
11:54Some of these camels have hopples on their feet so that they won't spread out for whatever reason.
12:04For the cows, they put milk hopples on their backs so that they won't kick each other when grazing.
12:14Maybe so that they won't be able to run fast.
12:20One of them is a female camel named Lulu.
12:22Lulu is a good camel.
12:25She's holding the camel because her caretakers told her that she's used to people coming here to hold her.
12:39She's used to people and the company of humans.
12:44Very muscular neck.
12:46Even though their natural habitat is in the desert, the camels here are domesticated or used to people.
12:55Because of the huge influence of humans on one-humped camels, many of them were domesticated.
13:04Until no one is considered wild anymore.
13:09In summary, one of the most important uses of camels for people living in the desert is used as a vehicle or beasts of burden.
13:21People and animals use them to travel or traverse the desert.
13:29One camel can carry up to 450 kilograms or equivalent to a sack of rice.
13:38It can also last up to 7 days in extreme heat where it doesn't drink or eat.
13:45When I was a kid, our teacher told us that its water is here.
13:50Well, in a way, that's true.
13:52This is fat and when needed, it is converted to water.
13:55It uses the fat in its stomach to serve as energy even though it doesn't drink or eat for a few days.
14:04But when it sees water, it can drink up to 15 gallons of water in just 10 minutes.
14:15In the Philippines, where camels are not native,
14:18they need a different weight.
14:21The United Nations declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids.
14:27This is to give the importance of camels to the lives of people living in the desert.
14:35Aside from transportation, camels also carry a lot of baggage.
14:40Just like in the Middle East, the Al Ain Camel Market is the largest market for and sale of dromedary or one-humped camels in the UAE.
14:51They sell up to 600 camels here every day.
15:00What are you doing? My friend, my friend. What's that?
15:03You're drinking water? You're cleaning?
15:05Yes, clean, clean.
15:12Cold?
15:13Yes, very cold.
15:20We saw that some of them are already sick because they have nasal discharge or respiratory problems.
15:27We saw that some of them are already sick because they have nasal discharge or respiratory problems.
15:34You would think, because they will get stuck here.
15:36That's why they get infected here.
15:39Some of the camels are bought for their milk and meat.
15:44While some use camel racing, a traditional sport in the UAE.
15:50What's this? This one?
15:51This is racing.
15:52This one's for racing?
15:53How do you choose which one's for racing and which one's for meat?
15:56This one's for meat.
15:57Before this for racing.
15:58Oh, before?
15:59Before. You see this, the white one?
16:02Uh-huh.
16:03This is before for racing.
16:06Finished.
16:07Finished already?
16:08Finished for racing.
16:09How old?
16:10This is two years.
16:12Two years, okay, okay, okay.
16:16Sher used to use camel racing.
16:19They say that the ones from Oman and Qatar are the brown-colored ones.
16:24They have better quality and are used for racing.
16:29I'm just gonna look at you.
16:31I'm just gonna look at you.
16:32They have beautiful eyes. Look at their eyes.
16:37Well, they use that to cover their eyes, especially when there's a sandstorm.
16:41The newly-arrived camels are from a camel farm.
16:46You can see how they race in the truck.
16:59In the UAE, camels are found in deserts or markets.
17:06Here in the Philippines, they are found in zoos and rescue centers,
17:12just like Romeo and Juliet.
17:16At present, two camels are living here.
17:20There are lesions here on the skin.
17:23Hey, don't touch me, okay?
17:25Most likely, it might have skin diseases.
17:28We can give them dewormers and for the mites.
17:31Sometimes, it spreads. There's a lot on its skin.
17:35We can start treating it already.
17:40But the treatment for them was not easy.
17:45Oh, it's going to kick you.
17:47Just a little bit.
17:52It's looking at you.
17:53Nothing.
17:58Suddenly.
17:59We're not overly close.
18:08Don't stop.
18:15Look.
18:16It's crazy.
18:20Okay, let's get the other one.
18:22Romeo is bigger and stronger,
18:24so we had to tie him up so he won't be able to run away.
18:31Even though three people have already been caught in the mud,
18:37Romeo still managed to escape from being tied up.
18:40Just a few moments later,
18:42Just a few moments later,
18:52It's been 2,000 years.
18:57One-armed camels are also considered wild animals.
19:03It means they are free to live in the desert.
19:07But because of our needs,
19:11they became domesticated.
19:14Now,
19:16it will be hard to bring them back to the wild.
19:21And because they are now part of our community,
19:24the only thing we can do is to give them a comfortable life.
19:31And not to grow in the wild.
19:33And not to grow in the weight of their past.
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