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The Story of Wild Animals and Their Human Companion (Full Episode) | Born to be Wild
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Aired (December 29, 2024): Join Doc Ferds Recio and Doc Nielsen Donato as they revisit the incredible story of wild animals forming bonds of friendship with humans. Watch this video.
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Over the years, many friendships were formed between people and wildlife.
00:06
Mahaw! Mahaw! Noy! Noy!
00:09
Minerable baby!
00:11
Oh, he's still sleeping!
00:15
Having a wildlife friend is a big responsibility.
00:21
If you wish to do better, go out and look for your partner.
00:27
Hopefully, you'll have your own family.
00:30
Family.
00:45
In a zoo in Leyte,
00:48
a male selfie lizard, or Ibid, stood on its head.
00:54
Later on,
00:56
it walked closer to the female lizard.
01:01
The male lizard continued to move closer to the female lizard.
01:09
This behavior is called courting.
01:18
Later on, the male lizard moved away from the female lizard.
01:26
This behavior is called courting.
01:33
The Philippine Selfie Lizard, or Ibid, is known for their quick escape.
01:41
They have long tails or pointed nails,
01:45
but in this area, they are considered to be friends of humans.
01:50
Before the zoo was built, Ibid were the first to live in this area.
01:55
What does this area look like? Is it a swampy area?
01:58
Yes, sir. This is what the swimming pool does.
02:01
The whole area is a swamp.
02:05
They dug the ground to make it stable.
02:08
This used to be a forest.
02:11
We noticed that humans are not afraid of Ibid.
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The same is true with Ibid. They are not afraid of humans either.
02:19
When did this start?
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They don't move. They just run around.
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It's like humans are on a swing.
02:26
Because of the good relationship between humans and Ibid in this area,
02:31
they allow tourists to feed the Ibid.
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For us, it's not confusing.
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The Ibid have their own food choices.
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If they don't want to give their food, they won't eat it.
02:51
The Ibid that we thought we would never see again,
02:57
are now the opposite of the Ibid that I hold here in the zoo.
03:01
But despite being calm,
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we still need to be careful in holding them because their tails can be cut.
03:10
This is a characteristic feature of this species.
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Males like this have a bigger sail fin.
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Females don't have that.
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They are very robust and relaxed compared to other sail fins that we've seen in other places in the Philippines.
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They have a beautiful body.
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Their body is very robust.
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They're excellent swimmers.
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That's why they use their tails when swimming.
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And they're also very good climbers.
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I also tried to examine the female Ibid.
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She has a lot of small teeth.
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Look at that.
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That's where she gets her food.
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Look at the oral cavity.
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I just saw it up close.
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Her tongue is also very sticky.
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It can forage.
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It can tear flesh.
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And it can bite.
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In the wild, green crescent lizards are often seen.
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What are these lizards?
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Who are these?
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These are green crescent lizards.
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They're over the age of 10.
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It's an illegal pet trade or confiscation.
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How old are they?
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They were brought to us in Bali 9.
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But both of them died due to stress.
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When they were brought here, they already had...
04:34
Immortality.
04:35
They already had babies because they were born in Bali 9.
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Because they were born in Batel.
04:40
Most likely due to trying to escape.
04:45
And these lizards, you can see them here, right?
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Yes, there are a lot of them in this area.
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Before releasing them in the wild,
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the green crescent lizards will first treat the wounds on their mouths.
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Oops.
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For them to return to their habitat,
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they can now hunt their own food.
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First, we're going to treat their mouth.
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We're going to treat it with antiseptic.
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It will help in any way.
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This one here is already dry.
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Their tongue is at the tip.
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This one's bad.
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See?
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The problem is,
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when the bone is exposed,
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the infection spreads more easily.
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Here, the lower mandible is already damaged.
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When the gums are damaged,
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and the mandible is damaged,
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it's already infected.
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What we need to do here
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is to stop their escape
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or their escape to...
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I'm just going to give a small amount.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Antibiotic.
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In the wild,
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one of the most venomous animals
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and the only mammal
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that is venomous
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starts to become active.
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It's the palawan pangolin or balintong.
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It smells every corner of the forest
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to find its favorite food,
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ants and insects.
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Even though palawans are venomous,
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they are still the world's most trafficked mammal.
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According to the National Parks in 2019,
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it is estimated that more than a million pangolins
06:47
are used for illegal trading.
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But aside from poaching,
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there are other dangers in their lives.
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Because of the rising temperature,
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the number of ants around them
07:00
die or decrease.
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And in the search for food,
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there is a sudden danger.
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It's so hot here in Palawan,
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the incidence of grass fires is increasing.
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It smells like...
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it smells like fire.
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Wow, look at this.
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Look at its feet.
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Oh my God.
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It's so hot.
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Its skin is so soft.
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This pangolin
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is a victim of a grass fire.
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I prepared these fluids
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because this pangolin
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was burned by a grass fire.
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Because it's so hot here in Palawan,
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the incidence of grass fires is increasing.
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Let's see its injury.
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Wow, look at this.
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Look at its feet.
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Oh my gosh.
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It's so hot.
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We can see that there are
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first-degree burns
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on this pangolin's feet.
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So we need to disinfect it.
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If its eyes are not damaged,
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I'm worried.
08:26
This is the thing
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that I've been waiting for
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to witness
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the release of pangolins.
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Before we release them,
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we want them to be hydrated.
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We will soak them here
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so that they can absorb
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the water.
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Wow.
09:14
Pangolins have a strong relationship
09:17
with humans and nature.
09:19
Some of them consider them friends.
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But others
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use them
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to make a living.
09:29
In their daily struggle,
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we hope that
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we won't be affected
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by their trials.
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It's natural for them
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to avoid and hide
09:44
when people see them.
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This is part of their defense mechanism
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to stay safe.
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But this is not always the case.
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For Visayan warthipig,
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Anakim,
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Uwak Siwak,
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North Philippine hawk eagle,
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Baguis,
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and sea snakes of Crocodile Island
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in Pangasinan,
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humans are not dangerous.
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They are
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friends.
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FRIENDS
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For hundreds of years,
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humans and nature
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have been friends.
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Meet Anakim,
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the friendly Visayan warthipig
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of Bayawan Nature Reserve.
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One of his favorite people
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is Justin,
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the manager of the place.
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He immediately
10:53
asked for a massage.
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Suddenly, he lies down
10:59
to get
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a belly rub.
11:03
Dog yarn?
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When he feels
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that no one is massaging him,
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he approaches Justin
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for another treat.
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Morparaw.
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This is a very vulnerable position
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for a wild animal
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to show another animal its belly.
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Sniff around,
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sniff the people,
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and then if he's like,
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ah, you're friendly,
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he'll roll over.
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If Anakim is kind
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to his fellow humans
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here in Bayawan Nature Reserve,
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would he be kind
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to seagulls like me?
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We're going to enter
11:46
into a enclosure
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of wild boars
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because usually,
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the wild boars we've encountered
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in the past
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will really attack
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no matter how tame they are.
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So Anakim has been here
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for how long?
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5 years.
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And this one,
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this species is very aggressive.
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Very territorial and all that.
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And yet, look at this guy.
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He's getting a belly rub.
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Let's get a belly rub.
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Belly rub, belly rub.
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Belly rub.
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Oh, belly rub.
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Belly rub.
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Oh, he's really closing his eyes.
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He's closing his eyes.
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Is that what you want?
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Belly rub?
12:49
Belly rub, baby?
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Oh, he's still sleeping.
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Critically endangered
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or endangered
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in the wild
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are the Visayan Wartipi.
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Because of their hunting
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and loss of their natural habitat.
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No matter how happy
13:14
Anakim is to be a wild boar,
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it's sad to think
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that he won't be able to return to the wild
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because his wild instincts are gone.
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He's often considered as a bad guy,
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a best friend
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of Erben.
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He's Wok,
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Erben's best friend.
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Every morning,
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Wok gathers his strength
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to call Erben.
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It's time for his breakfast.
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When he opens his cage,
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it doesn't fly away
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but falls on his hand.
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And their good morning to each other.
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But when Wok says,
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Mahaw,
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Mahaw is a word
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that means breakfast.
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In 2009,
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Erben caught Wok
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on a fallen tree after a typhoon.
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Since then,
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they haven't been separated.
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He has a wild boar, right?
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His eyes are still closed.
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This is called imprinting.
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Behave, behave.
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That's what happens
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when we take care of the wildlife.
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First,
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because we're already changing their habits,
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their reaction to the environment,
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their natural instincts,
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we are already altering.
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So they don't know
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where to go,
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how to escape enemies,
15:38
how to interact with other birds
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of the same species.
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So all of that we're altering
15:45
and it will be very difficult
15:47
for this bird to be released back into the wild.
15:53
One of the most dangerous species
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in the world
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is the sea snake.
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When it is caught,
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it can lead to death.
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But Nick
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is not afraid
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because
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he considers them
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his friends.
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That's a crocodile head.
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Do you see the hole?
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That's what we call
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the eyes of the crocodile.
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When we arrived
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at Crocodile Island,
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I was surprised
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by what we saw.
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It's huge!
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It's a yellow-lipped
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banded sea krait.
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They call them
16:48
banded sea krait.
16:50
Here, the banded sea krait
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is resting.
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It's medium-sized.
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It's big.
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Hello!
16:59
When people see it,
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they try to avoid it.
17:04
Nick has been a caretaker
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on this island for more than 3 years.
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He says he's been taking care of
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the island's owners.
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Why did you consider them
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your friends?
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They're not greedy, sir.
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I'm also used to this island
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because
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there used to be a lot of them
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on Culebra Island.
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Nick
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takes his friends
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to the island
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while Envoy
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takes his friend
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Aguila
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to the island.
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Within 4 months,
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Envoy and Baguis
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became close friends.
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You'd think Aguila
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was just passing by.
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But actually,
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that's where
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Baguis lives.
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Baguis is a
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North Philippine hawk eagle.
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That means
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his number
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in the wild is decreasing.
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How did you meet
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Aguila?
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We were singing
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a song.
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We didn't expect
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to find him
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in the wild.
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I didn't want to
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imprison him
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because I wanted him
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to be free.
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I didn't want him
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to stay here.
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Because he's not used
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to people yet,
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Baguis has a chance
18:44
to return to the wild.
18:48
I saw how determined
18:50
Envoy was
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to be free
18:54
to take care of him.
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But there's also
18:58
the sadness
19:00
that Envoy forced me to hide.
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That's why I'm glad
19:04
that he didn't
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attach himself
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to Baguis.
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Baguis,
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you do better.
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Go out and look for your partner.
19:18
Hopefully,
19:20
you'll have your own family.
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The existence
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of friends
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is a big responsibility.
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They shouldn't
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be close to us.
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If we really want
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to save them,
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we should let them
19:44
where they belong.
19:52
To be continued...
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