00:00Pangil has squamous cell carcinoma or skin cancer.
00:11We have no choice but to operate and amputate that area.
00:28In the river areas, a lot of chicken cages can be seen.
00:34But there is one cage here that is not filled with chickens.
00:39Hey, boy.
00:44What's up?
00:47It's big.
00:48You saw it earlier, it's mouth is about to open.
00:50It's ready to eat.
00:52It's mouth is about to open.
01:08It looks fatty.
01:14With its big body and teeth,
01:18it can knock down its opponents.
01:23But in the face of danger,
01:27when it gets lost in the house,
01:30it can't avoid being chased by people.
01:40A wild animal was caught in the middle of the Languyan-Tawi-Tawi Basin.
01:46I thought it was going to run away.
01:52The fishermen were already affected.
01:57The wild animal remained in the village for two days.
02:02That's why more than ten people helped to get it on a makeshift boat.
02:10From the island,
02:12they brought more than 18 wild animals to the center.
02:16Now, it's under the care of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Energy of Tawi-Tawi.
02:25This incident is often done by communities that have a wild animal as their livelihood.
02:34The bite of a wild animal,
02:37the accidental bite of a human,
02:39doesn't mean that they know how to eat.
02:42It could be that they have a habit of eating.
02:45That's why they go back to the place where they were caught.
02:53Pangil is an adult saltwater crocodile that was caught in Agusan Marsh in the 1990s.
03:00It was hit by a bullet in the side.
03:04It was shot in fear of being eaten by other wild animals in their community.
03:09He was brought to us from Agusan with a gunshot wound on his right rear, close to his tail.
03:21We treated him.
03:22There was no way of bringing him back to the wild because there's already a community there.
03:29Pangil was brought to Davao Crocodile Park,
03:32a facility in Davao that was accredited by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DENR
03:39to take care of animals such as crocodiles.
03:43Pangil is the oldest and the biggest crocodile taken care of by Davao Crocodile Park.
03:50But after almost three decades,
03:54Pangil's heavy business started.
03:58Unfortunately, this Pangil has a lesion on his left toe.
04:06The small wound on his left toe spread
04:11until it became one and a half kilograms of tumor.
04:14It was just a small wound.
04:16And then the management was just wound management.
04:22One year later, in 2021, it became a small ping pong ball.
04:27The tumor was very big.
04:29So we took a sample for biopsy.
04:34Because of his age, the operation will be done early.
04:39With the help of 20 specialists,
04:43Pangil was operated on in 2023.
04:48It was built by a wildlife veterinarian under my leadership
04:52and by Doc Bayani Vanderbroek of Davao City.
04:55The veterinary assistants and Davao Crocodile Park personnel are also here.
05:02We have no choice but to operate and amputate that area.
05:07We computed the dose and we used the lower dose.
05:11Then we divided the dose and we gradually gave sedatives and tranquilizers.
05:18Because our fear is that we might be successful in removing the tumor
05:24but we might not wake up later.
05:34After giving sedatives,
05:37Pangil was placed in a squeeze cage where he will be operated.
05:54We gradually reduced the size of the toe,
05:57seeing how deep the tumor went.
06:00At first, when I was removing those toes,
06:03it was very difficult to remove the bone.
06:05So I needed to use an oscillating saw
06:08to cut the phalanges, the digits of the feet.
06:17It took three hours before the tumor was removed.
06:21Finally, we completed the procedure for Pangil.
06:26It was really difficult for me.
06:28With my team, Doc Bayani, things became much more manageable.
06:33The post-op care, I think, will be one of the most difficult tasks of Team Pangil.
06:42Because for now, it looks like we closed his wound well.
06:47But of course, once Pangil starts moving,
06:53the stump that we left can open.
06:58The antibiotics that he will be given, the pain medications,
07:02how to prevent flies that will be attracted.
07:08Five months passed.
07:11I brought Pangil back again.
07:13His wound is slowly healing,
07:17but there are still surgical sutures or stitches left.
07:21The absorbables won't last long.
07:23And because it doesn't melt, it's still there.
07:28So we will try to remove it.
07:44Pangil can now move the part of his foot that was operated on.
07:50One year after I treated Pangil,
07:54we were entrusted with the management of Davao Crocodile Park.
07:59It was January this year.
08:02Pangil died due to complications of his skin cancer or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma.
08:13If Pangil grew up in the care of humans,
08:18Moki Sr. had a different fate.
08:23He was hospitalized until he died in Languyan, Tawi-Tawi in 2019.
08:30Because the crocodiles ate the animals there.
08:34In the discovery of the world of animals and humans,
08:38it is important to know that saltwater crocodiles become aggressive,
08:43especially during mating season.
08:46It starts every November until March.
08:51In the following time, we will see the animals.
08:55We hope to learn from the people who guide the animals,
09:00especially since we are just a part of their territory.
09:12In the wild, these creatures are the only ones
09:16that can hunt and hunt.
09:19In the wild, these creatures are the only ones
09:23that can hunt and hunt.
09:27They are feared because of their ability and appearance.
09:35But when they are in the hands of humans,
09:38their fate changes.
09:49You will see Philippine sailfin lizards
09:53resting in their places.
09:57In plants,
09:59in grass,
10:01and even in rocks.
10:05It is not far, even thousands of people.
10:10These lizards are not in the wild, but inside the zoo.
10:19Likasa Philippine sailfin lizard, or ibid,
10:22is the best at escaping.
10:27But in this place,
10:29it is calm and friendly to people.
10:40Outside the zoo, the lizards are not trapped here
10:44and are free to roam freely.
10:46and are free to roam freely.
10:51They do not move.
10:53It is like people are in a cage.
10:56There are instances where people are afraid
10:59because they do not know that they are being cared for here.
11:06Where do they go?
11:08They dig their eggs in the open areas.
11:13Before the zoo was built in 2007,
11:16the lizards used to live there.
11:20According to them,
11:22there are more than 50 lizards living here.
11:29What did it look like before?
11:31Was it a swampy area?
11:33Yes, sir. This is what a swimming pool is made of.
11:36The whole area there is a swamp.
11:39They dug the ground to make it stable.
11:43It was like a forest before.
11:44It is also omnivorous
11:46and often eats meat or plants.
11:53We have seen other lizards feeding people.
11:57When did it start?
11:59For as long as it does not move.
12:01Because the lizards,
12:03whatever they eat,
12:05it is not their choice.
12:07If they do not want to give their food,
12:10they will not eat it.
12:11The lizards do not rely on the food given by the tourists.
12:17Moreover, they can still find their own food.
12:22The lizards have a survival instinct
12:25and they can overcome the bigger animals in front of them.
12:33Look at its tail.
12:35Maybe it has cut it already.
12:37But it will grow back.
12:38One of the characteristic features of this species
12:42is that their body is very robust.
12:47They are excellent swimmers.
12:49That is why they use their tails for swimming.
12:52And they are also very good climbers.
12:55You can see them on the top of the tree.
12:58That is why the claws like that,
13:00the ones with slender nails,
13:03they use it for climbing.
13:05And their tails,
13:07mostly for swimming.
13:10When the lizards swim,
13:12they usually raise their nose in the water to breathe.
13:17There are also occasions when the bigger lizards eat the smaller ones.
13:24Their only predator here are carnivorous animals like cats or dogs
13:31that might eat the young.
13:35These salfien lizards also have a cannibalistic behavior.
13:40In the absence of available food,
13:43they can eat the small lizards.
13:49I immediately let the lizard go.
13:55There it is.
13:57Look at the head.
13:58It's amazing.
14:00It's so fast.
14:02The stance like that,
14:04that's the attack mode.
14:08Ready to escape anytime.
14:10You can see how fast it moves.
14:12When I hold it, it's very calm.
14:15When we let it go, it really runs away.
14:19If the lizards are far from the people in the zoo,
14:23this creature has a different fate.
14:29In the rain clouds,
14:32you can see the rows of chickens.
14:36But one of the chickens here is not a chicken.
14:41This is the Marbled Water Monitor Lizard.
14:45In a small chicken coop,
14:47it forces its body to fit in.
14:51But don't let it get too close
14:54because if it gets angry,
14:56it might attack.
14:59Oh no!
15:01According to the resident, Eddie,
15:04the Marbled Water Monitor Lizard is lost in their house.
15:07He temporarily placed it in the chicken coop.
15:12What happened? Why is there a Marbled Water Monitor Lizard here?
15:15Last Thursday, I was going to work in Tasumaga.
15:18Now, I heard that it's causing trouble there.
15:20When I saw it, I heard that it's big.
15:24I was looking for it.
15:25I was looking for it.
15:27It climbed on my feet.
15:29I told it, don't kill it.
15:31I'll catch it.
15:33It said, if you catch it, come down here.
15:35So, you called us to surrender.
15:38That was my intention.
15:40You did the right thing.
15:42This might not be the last time you'll encounter it.
15:45But the most dangerous thing for them is the bite
15:47because their mouth is dirty.
15:49It's not because they have venom,
15:51but because their mouths are dirty.
15:53So, you might get infected if you get bitten.
15:57Another thing, you did the right thing.
15:59You transported it.
16:02You moved it to a place like this.
16:06Dogs can't bite it.
16:08Eddie was also reminded by the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources,
16:13or MNR, Dan Martin.
16:15If ever it reappears, and you're the last one left,
16:18just contact us.
16:20We'll go there for our team to handle the animal.
16:25Despite a week in prison,
16:28Bayawak is still aggressive.
16:38It's big.
16:41It's mouth.
16:45It's big and strong.
16:46Hold it here.
16:53It's heavy.
16:57Wait.
16:59Let's catch it first.
17:01Bayawak is huge.
17:03As you can see, it's mouth is already open.
17:05It's not going to bite.
17:07That's its second defense.
17:09The first one is to flick its tail.
17:12Its tail.
17:15And also,
17:17we have to be careful with its slender nails.
17:21It's heavy.
17:23Okay.
17:28This is okay in a way.
17:30So, it won't freak out.
17:35It won't be able to see anything.
17:37Let's make a hole here.
17:40So, it can breathe.
17:42The next day
17:50I examined the Bayawak before I released it.
17:55It's injured.
17:57It seems like it lost its teeth.
18:00I didn't expect this.
18:05It lost its teeth.
18:07But it's missing one at the bottom.
18:10Look at its teeth.
18:12It's small, serrated, it's slender even though it's small, right?
18:16That's why when it bites, it really sticks.
18:19The one on the bottom, it's a bit less now.
18:22Maybe when it bit on the bag or the metal that holds it,
18:29it really hit the teeth.
18:31I don't know if this was self-inflicted,
18:33but those teeth are going to grow back.
18:37We just need to give this some antibiotics.
18:42Treatment and vitamins, right?
18:44So that we can help it.
18:48But this is big.
18:49It's body is okay.
18:50It looks okay.
18:53Skin, everything.
18:54There are a few scratches,
18:55but generally healthy.
19:00I can release this back.
19:02Just wait for it.
19:04It's big, right?
19:06His narrow prison
19:13free the animal to roam.
19:19It is inevitable to find the path of other animals.
19:25When this happens,
19:27do not capture it and put in a prison.
19:31especially since it's more enjoyable to live freely in the place where they live.
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