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.
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