Isang uri ng ibon sa Palawan, kinatatakutan ng mga residente?!  | Born to be Wild - video Dailymotion

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Aired (January 12, 2025): Isang uri ng ibon ang kinakatakutan ng mga residente sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Bakit kaya? Panoorin ang video!

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00:00In this day and age, animals are having a hard time finding paradise.

00:12Because they have a checklist.

00:16Peaceful.

00:17Fruitful.

00:21They are eager to eat.

00:24And most of all, they are far from humans.

00:35Before it gets dark on an island in Puerto Princesa, Palawan,

00:41there is something that animals are avoiding.

00:45It is active at night.

00:48Their goal is to signal to humans that they will bring bad luck.

00:55That's why humans are afraid of them.

01:03They say that there is a bird here, but it seems like it lives here.

01:07There is a belief that it is not good.

01:10It is a limited belief that it is a village of darkness.

01:17I met Chris, the caretaker of the island.

01:21If it sounds, it is a dog or a bird.

01:26What are they afraid of here?

01:28If you hear something like that, don't imitate it.

01:31Because it is a dog.

01:35If they see it, their loved ones who are sick will die.

01:40That's why when they hear the sound of it, they don't leave the house.

01:48In the morning, it is resting in the upper part of the tree.

01:53That's why I tried to look for it.

01:56Oh my God!

01:57I thought a branch was cut in between the Y of this mango tree.

02:02They are referring to a type of frog, the Mantananis Capsowl.

02:10It is so small, right?

02:12And it looks very slim.

02:14It looks like it is camouflaged as a branch of a tree.

02:19It is not moving.

02:20But you can see its beak.

02:21That's why they say it is a village of darkness because it comes out at night.

02:26And its tail is a bit scary.

02:32Because it seems like it is not scary anymore.

02:39It is free.

02:40It is free to live on the island.

02:46Hey, there's something flying.

02:48It's time to look for food at night.

02:54It looks like it has something in its mouth.

02:58It's a gecko.

02:59I saw it on the camera.

03:03It's hunting its food at this time.

03:05I saw it on the camera.

03:07It's hunting its food at this time.

03:10The last gecko was eaten by a hungry gecko.

03:18The gecko seemed to be interested in food.

03:22It then targeted the bigger prey or food,

03:27the lizard.

03:30Using its big eyes, it examines its surroundings.

03:35It can also hear the sound of a running animal.

03:44Until it moved its prey.

03:51It suddenly disappeared in its search.

03:56Until it felt something running around it.

04:01To check it, it turns its neck 180 degrees.

04:09How many times did it bite the lizard?

04:19But it looks bigger than the lizard.

04:23Actually, the Mantananis Caps Owl is considered as the island's guardian.

04:29What they are afraid of,

04:31because of our documentation,

04:33is that the Mantananis Caps Owl

04:36have no other desires but to balance the ecosystem in one place.

04:42Just like reducing the population of lizards

04:46that can be a pest if there are too many of them.

04:52In the past, Chris was afraid of lizards.

04:56He said that his belief in seeing lizards changed.

05:00Now that you're older, do you still believe in lizards?

05:03No, because I've seen them personally.

05:05At night and during the day.

05:07It's good because I'm still young.

05:09Even though Randy is a bird guide,

05:13he's happy with the Mantananis Caps Owl.

05:16For me, it's really important to see it.

05:19It's never-ending.

05:21Mantananis Caps Owl

05:24Aside from the Mantananis Caps Owl,

05:26there is also a species of bird

05:28that is looking for paradise

05:30in an area in Panamau, Sulu.

05:35Their necks are long.

05:37They have a big beak.

05:40And they can be seen like this

05:43among the eagles

05:44that have long necks and beaks.

05:48But they have this striking plumage

05:51on the back, black and white.

05:54It's very neat.

06:00It's like a mix of egret, duck, and cormorant.

06:05According to the residents,

06:07they only saw this bird recently.

06:10Have you seen this bird before?

06:12It's new there.

06:13New?

06:14Yes, it's new there.

06:15Their necks are very long.

06:21It's raining.

06:23It's windy.

06:24It's very windy.

06:26According to them,

06:28mantananis caps owls can't move

06:32because their guardians are serving them.

06:38Oriental darters are considered foreign or migratory birds.

06:44I think there are 5 to 7 of them here.

06:47They are native or natural to other countries

06:51like Indonesia and Malaysia.

06:54The sea and lake are their preferred habitat

06:57because first, they are water birds.

06:59Basically, they need water to live.

07:01Second, they have the resources

07:04to live on food and other things.

07:07And another reason is that

07:09there are no threats like hunting.

07:12In the middle of the old oriental darter,

07:15there is a hidden insect.

07:19It sticks its neck out

07:21to examine the surroundings

07:23but it still can't leave its nest.

07:28They found their new home here.

07:31And we're so lucky

07:33to see this kind of bird.

07:43Hey!

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