Isang bahay sa Masbate, naging tirahan ng mga balinsasayaw?! | Dapat Alam Mo! - video Dailymotion

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Aired (August 2, 2024):  Sa San Pascual, Masbate, nagmistulang kuweba ang isang bahay dahil sa mga balinsasayaw na bumabalik-balik dito. Baka nga ba rito namumugad ang mga ibon? Alamin ‘yan sa video.

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00:00of a house in Masbate, from two birds,

00:0280,000 bats live in their basement.

00:07That's a lot.

00:08Bats.

00:09How many birds are there?

00:1080,000.

00:11That's a lot.

00:12If that's a bird, it's 80,000, Tim.

00:14You might be the only one who can get away from your own house.

00:17That's a lot of birds.

00:18But those birds are considered to be residents.

00:22That's the story of Katrina Son.

00:26In San Pascual, Masbate, Dina Espares, a retired teacher,

00:46built her house in a cave.

00:53In 1992, two birds came to our basement.

01:01We let them in, but they didn't want to come in.

01:06They had their nests there until they increased in numbers.

01:12Every Friday afternoon, their house became an attraction to residents and tourists.

01:18This is the time when the birds return to their nests in their basements.

01:25Let's go to the basement.

01:27I'll show you their nests and where we collect the bats' droppings.

01:36There are a lot of bats here.

01:39The only ones left here are the ones with bats.

01:44The bats are friendly.

01:46They don't bite.

01:47These are their droppings.

01:51I make this for them.

01:54You should know that aside from the basement,

01:57some of the bats also make their nests there.

02:02It's possible that the temperature of the cave is the same as the structure of the cave.

02:07That's why bats are always here, according to Dr. Juan Carlos Gonzalez, an ornithologist.

02:14Some birds have adapted to the environment available,

02:19which in this case is a rural-urban environment.

02:23There's a house which is very similar to the walls of the cave or cavern.

02:28There are thousands of nests made of bird droppings.

02:33This is called saliva cement.

02:35That's what makes the droppings.

02:37Usually the male, but sometimes the female.

02:39That's what they use to patch and make the nest.

02:43This is not a permission from the government,

02:46especially when there are no birds in the morning.

02:49It's nice to have animals in my house, especially birds.

02:53It's not a pure wish because we don't feed them.

02:57They look for food.

02:59They fly around and feed on insects, especially flies, small bugs, even mosquitos.

03:04From two birds,

03:0680,000 bats live in their basement.

03:12Nadina collects abandoned nests that seem to fall from the wall

03:18to sell and make soup.

03:20When we collect nests here,

03:22we choose nests that have no insects.

03:25This one has a lot of larvae,

03:27but it's not allowed because there's a baby under it.

03:30That's how we collect them.

03:31We cut them, we don't destroy their houses.

03:34Each gram of bird droppings is from Php2,000 to Php2,500.

03:40In making nido soup,

03:42the droppings are first cleaned.

03:44Next, the garlic is sautéed.

03:47The cleaned bird droppings and water will be added.

03:50It will boil before the carrots and eggs are added.

03:56The nido soup of onion leaves can also be made.

04:05The taste is just right.

04:07It's really delicious.

04:10That's good.

04:11It's authentic.

04:13In the search for a hidden cave,

04:16residents of Masbatek accepted the dance balinsas.

04:20A proof that humans and animals can live together in harmony.

04:26I am Katrina Sword,

04:28and that is the story you should know.

04:43World Wildlife Fund

04:46World Wildlife Fund

04:49www.worldwildlifefund.org

Isang bahay sa Masbate, naging tirahan ng mga balinsasayaw?! | Dapat Alam Mo!

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