Aired (April 14, 2024): How important are tails for monitor lizards? Find out from Doc Nielsen Donato. Watch this video!
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00:00 Their tails are important to the biowalkers.
00:04 But who would have thought that this part of their body has a different kind of power?
00:14 He saw my hand on top of his, so he raised his tail even higher.
00:22 It's like he was dragged by it.
00:26 It's beautiful.
00:27 In this video, people are all over the place.
00:41 What they are surprised about is that this is the only biowalk that is almost as long as the two-year-old baby.
00:54 [Police sirens]
00:55 We are here at Santa Cruz, Laguna.
01:02 We got news that the fishermen caught a biowalker that they thought was a crocodile.
01:09 So we went to check it out.
01:11 It's a prison.
01:13 They said that it weighed about 8 kilos.
01:17 It's really big.
01:20 We just saw a biowalker.
01:24 We also heard its strong hiss or sound.
01:35 This is its defense mechanism.
01:38 It means that it feels like it's going to eat.
01:43 How did you catch this?
01:45 With a net.
01:47 Was it trapped?
01:49 We already know a lot about it.
01:50 This is the first time that they saw a biowalker in a fish pen where they fish.
01:57 It won't be easy to catch it in a cage.
02:03 Because each hit of its tail is equivalent to the hit of a bat.
02:12 [Music]
02:29 It just whipped.
02:31 Its tail is already injured.
02:33 Once you catch it, it becomes submissive.
02:39 Look at those digits. They're complete.
02:42 It doesn't have a right leg.
02:44 Hind legs.
02:48 It has a lot of muscles.
02:52 These muscles are used for climbing trees, digging.
02:58 This is a male.
03:00 The tail of a biowalker can reach up to one meter.
03:04 It's made up of small bones and muscles.
03:08 With the strength of their tail, they can knock down their prey.
03:14 In my assessment, the male biowalker is fit for release.
03:20 Davao del Sur.
03:23 A varanus kumingi or halok is early in the morning.
03:28 It's an endemic species of biowalkers in the Philippines.
03:32 It stores strength.
03:37 Before it can eat, it needs to cross the flowing water to reach its feeding site.
03:49 Using its tail, it can swim up to one kilometer.
04:04 They can also last for half an hour in the water.
04:07 That's why it's not surprising that the biowalker in Laguna de Bay can swim from the ground.
04:30 The ground is far away from here, so it's possible that the biowalker can swim to the fish pen.
04:37 It's inevitable that people will cross the road.
04:43 But now, many people know what to do.
04:49 In Rizal, a biowalker was rescued by Geoffrey because he was afraid that it might attack him.
04:58 Because the biowalker eats the chicken of its neighbor.
05:02 He put it in the aquarium and fed it.
05:07 Now, Geoffrey is in a relationship with Pedro Rizal.
05:17 In Quezon Province, a young biowalker was found inside a house.
05:25 Biowalker? No, no, no. Let's see if it's a biowalker.
05:29 It's a baby biowalker.
05:32 Look at that. We are going to release this baby biowalker.
05:37 Okay, let's put it here.
05:40 In my assessment, the male biowalker is fit for release.
05:51 With the help of the DNR, we will release the biowalker that Marvin caught in a protected area.
05:58 Ideally, when we catch wildlife in an area, we should release them there.
06:10 But like all of us, when we release them, we should release them in a protected area.
06:20 If we catch them, they might be caught by humans again.
06:23 It's time to release the monitor lizard that we caught in Santa Cruz, Laguna.
06:32 I will cut the string on its beak.
06:34 Its body is still in good condition.
06:43 Even though it cannot find food here in the next few days, it has storage.
06:50 It is moving slowly.
06:51 It is showing its tongue.
06:53 It is showing its surroundings.
06:57 Their tail is a weapon of the biowalkers.
07:18 But more than that, this is their body's part.
07:22 It is important for their journey.
07:26 Bye.
07:28 [Music]
07:50 [BLANK_AUDIO]