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Caretaker ni Mali, ibinahagi ang kanilang mga pinagsamahan | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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00:00 For all who have been to Manila Zoo and had a field trip,

00:05 I'm sure some of you

00:08 have a picture with the famous and popular attraction here,

00:15 the elephant Vishwa Mali, or better known as Mali.

00:20 He was my childhood elephant in Manila Zoo when I was like 5 years old.

00:25 I was a summer paramedic. I came here in 2013 when I saw Mali.

00:30 He was very healthy.

00:31 But this Tuesday,

00:33 a bad news came.

00:36 I'm sad to inform you

00:39 that our beloved Vishwa Mali,

00:43 who you know better as Mali,

00:46 is here inside Manila Zoo

00:49 on the eve of 3.45 p.m.

00:51 today, November 20.

00:54 [music]

01:02 But did you know that before Mali arrived in the Philippines,

01:06 someone was ahead of him?

01:08 In 1977,

01:11 Shiva was rescued from a circus

01:15 and went to Manila Zoo

01:17 until he died in 1990.

01:20 Shiva even became an icon of a foam brand.

01:23 In 1981, when Mali arrived in the Philippines,

01:28 the government of Sri Lanka gave him a gift.

01:32 Mali was only 11 months old.

01:34 [music]

01:36 For four decades,

01:38 tourists and the locals

01:40 have come to Manila Zoo to live.

01:44 [music]

01:46 Just like Tiga Ozamis,

01:48 who is the most cared for.

01:51 He took a picture with Mali

01:53 when he was only four years old.

01:55 Of course, we took a picture.

01:56 They even asked me to come.

01:58 They said I was so cute.

01:59 I wanted to ride Mali's back.

02:01 But I couldn't.

02:02 36 years later,

02:05 he visited Mali again.

02:08 I was really amazed.

02:09 Imagine, after 36 years,

02:11 Mali is still here.

02:12 I took pictures and videos.

02:15 That was their last meeting.

02:18 [music]

02:21 I was really sad.

02:22 I was so young.

02:23 I saw him until he died.

02:26 [music]

02:29 I cried and I was embarrassed.

02:31 [music]

02:32 But in the picture with Mali,

02:36 is there anything more

02:37 than the former volunteer caretaker

02:40 and photographer John Chua?

02:42 [music]

02:45 He also feeds Mali.

02:47 He bathes him.

02:49 He cares for him.

02:51 He even gave him a head butt.

02:55 This is the best and favorite

02:57 of Sir John and Mali.

02:58 They have a connection.

03:00 This is John's special skill.

03:03 He can make Mali lie down.

03:07 Mali and John play together.

03:10 But in 2018,

03:12 John died.

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03:17 Mali's caretaker,

03:19 within two decades,

03:21 Noel,

03:22 according to Noel,

03:23 Mali can play.

03:25 There was a time when I was leaving.

03:27 He surprised me.

03:28 I jumped on his back.

03:29 I almost fell.

03:30 I splashed.

03:31 This kid is like that.

03:32 Sometimes, he's being beaten.

03:34 If he doesn't want to, he doesn't want to.

03:36 He has a sign.

03:37 When he signs,

03:37 he sticks his trunk

03:39 on his back foot.

03:40 That's a sign that he's irritated.

03:42 When you give him a toy,

03:43 you can't take it from him.

03:45 You wait for him to get tired

03:46 so you can take it.

03:47 Mali is also very cheerful

03:49 with his visitors.

03:50 Everyday, he's excited.

03:52 When a visitor enters the gate,

03:54 he's just like that.

03:56 Mali's face,

03:57 when he's happy,

03:58 his ears clap.

03:59 His voice is like that.

04:01 Within 21 years,

04:04 Noel has memorized

04:05 Mali's favorites.

04:07 Watermelon, melon,

04:08 his banana,

04:09 and his favorite,

04:11 pineapple tops.

04:12 I brush his leaves

04:14 because he's itchy.

04:15 His habit is,

04:16 after they take a bath,

04:17 you need to follow up.

04:18 Give him sand,

04:19 sand,

04:20 to scrub his body.

04:21 That's what will make him feel full.

04:23 Because they don't want

04:24 to be surrounded by insects.

04:25 He'll do that.

04:26 He'll brush his leaves.

04:27 He won't leave your side.

04:28 As much as he wants,

04:29 he won't leave.

04:30 Noel has Mali

04:32 tattooed on his back.

04:34 In 2012,

04:36 we fought him

04:37 to not leave here.

04:38 Of course,

04:39 Mali is now part of the family.

04:40 For me,

04:41 he's family.

04:42 Because my life is here.

04:44 I'm also regular

04:46 at work.

04:47 No day-off.

04:48 24 hours.

04:49 But in the past few months,

04:52 Mali's playfulness

04:54 has been slowly fading.

04:56 I can see it in his eyes.

04:59 "Mali, Mali, what's happening?"

05:01 He's just signing.

05:02 He's doing that to me.

05:03 Then,

05:04 I'm like,

05:04 he's going to make me shave his face.

05:06 He's like a person

05:07 who's asking for help.

05:08 Last Friday,

05:10 Mali was tickling

05:11 his nose on the wall.

05:13 Signs that he's feeling

05:16 sick.

05:17 It's getting irritable.

05:18 He's walking around.

05:20 We're always monitoring

05:23 and taking care of him.

05:24 It's continuing until Friday

05:27 when he doesn't feel like eating.

05:30 Until Tuesday,

05:32 at the age of 43,

05:34 Mali

05:35 is resting.

05:37 It's so painful.

05:40 I can't do anything.

05:42 I can't take care of him.

05:43 I can't.

05:46 I can't take it anymore.

05:47 I'm crying.

05:49 It's like

05:49 my soul is disappearing.

05:51 That time,

05:52 it was so painful.

05:55 I'm covering his eyes.

05:59 I'm not wearing a mask anymore.

06:00 I'm crying.

06:03 I said, "Mali, Mali."

06:05 I'm just Mali.

06:06 Then,

06:08 I feel like I'm blacked out.

06:11 At that time,

06:12 I felt like I was down.

06:14 It was so heavy.

06:15 It's like my family is gone.

06:16 I don't accept him as a pet.

06:18 I accept him as my family.

06:20 In the necropsy findings,

06:25 it seems like he has cancer

06:27 because of his age.

06:28 We saw the aorta,

06:30 the tube

06:31 outside his heart.

06:33 This has a thick fat

06:36 that's covered.

06:38 Mali's death

06:40 is the cause of his congestive heart failure.

06:44 After Mali's death,

06:45 a discussion was held

06:48 about the rights of animals

06:50 to live freely

06:52 in the wild.

06:54 Elephant exhibits are being closed

06:56 in different zoos around the world

06:58 because there are new studies

07:00 that show that elephants

07:02 are not really welcome in zoos.

07:05 Their needs are too complex.

07:07 Mali is an Asian elephant

07:10 that is known for being social

07:12 or loves to be in the open.

07:14 In the wild,

07:17 they are always close to their group

07:20 or what is called a herd.

07:22 Elephants observe

07:24 and have emotions.

07:26 Because of Mali's isolation in Manila Zoo,

07:30 he is considered the loneliest elephant

07:33 in the world.

07:34 [music]

07:36 Many elephants have been returned

07:39 but they have been in a captive state for a long time.

07:42 They can no longer go out

07:45 because they are only 11 months old.

07:50 She's already 43.

07:52 We don't know

07:54 what will happen to her

07:56 when she's returned

07:58 and if she can adapt to the new environment.

08:00 Meanwhile,

08:01 the City Hall of Manila

08:03 and the Manila Zoo

08:05 have plans for Mali's pets.

08:08 We are starting to have talks

08:12 with the experts

08:13 on how we can preserve Mali

08:16 and put him in our museum.

08:19 This taxidermy is important for Mali

08:22 although he doesn't move

08:24 but at least you can still see his memories.

08:29 Mali is not just an elephant

08:31 who has lived alone

08:33 and was loved by almost two generations of Filipinos.

08:38 For many,

08:40 he is a part of their childhood.

08:43 I hope that in the other life,

08:46 when he is no longer in a cage,

08:48 he will be happy

08:50 because finally,

08:51 Mali is free.

08:58 Mali, thank you so much

09:00 for taking care of you

09:02 for a long time.

09:03 I love you so much.

09:05 Thank you so much, Mali,

09:07 for trusting me.

09:12 I will miss you

09:14 so much.

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09:27 Thank you so much, Kapuso!

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Caretaker ni Mali, ibinahagi ang kanilang mga pinagsamahan | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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