Aired (July 14, 2024): Join Doc Nielsen Donato as he encounters various animals inhabiting the Apo Reef Natural Park. Meanwhile, Doc Ferds Recio visits a Visayan warty pig at the Bayawan Nature Reserve in Negros Oriental. Watch this video.
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00:00♪
00:07♪
00:12When you move the camera,
00:14they don't rush to come back.
00:16Usually, they would come back,
00:18but here, they're just in front of you
00:20and you don't notice.
00:21♪
00:23Croak.
00:24Roar.
00:26Roar.
00:28So, we're going to enter into an enclosure
00:30of a wild boar.
00:31Usually, the wild boars that we've encountered in the past,
00:34they would really jump,
00:36no matter how tamed they are.
00:38They won't move.
00:40They won't move.
00:41♪
00:50There's a place where you can see
00:54only a small part of the sea.
00:57♪
01:01And because there are so many of them,
01:03you'd think that they won't disappear.
01:08But the wild boars,
01:10they're going through something.
01:13♪
01:25This is my first time to arrive
01:27at Apo Reef Natural Park in Mindoro.
01:30Woohoo!
01:32Look at this white sand, huh?
01:35It's like a virgin island for me.
01:38But I'm not the only one to visit the island,
01:44even the migratory seabirds.
01:49Patience is important here
01:51so that you can observe their behaviors.
01:54♪
01:57Perfect Place is the perfect place
01:59for the black-naped tern.
02:02To find a partner,
02:05to get a date,
02:07you need to take a bath first.
02:09♪
02:13Then,
02:14to start looking good in the female tern.
02:18They'll show you courtships.
02:20He said,
02:21I'll groom first if I'm courting.
02:24He brought a fish.
02:26Approved!
02:27♪
02:32When their mating is fruitful,
02:34they'll serve as their food.
02:38Just like the eggs we caught.
02:41♪
02:45This is dangerous for ghost crabs.
02:48If there's a chance,
02:51it's possible for it to attack the eggs.
02:55A few days from now,
02:57their family will be formed.
03:00♪
03:03Here,
03:04in Apu Reef,
03:06they're not that shy.
03:09The Apu Reef Natural Park was built
03:12by migratory birds
03:15to rest and breed.
03:18In this limestone,
03:20we saw a new-born bridled tern.
03:25This one seems to be weakening.
03:29They don't actually use nesting materials.
03:33They're straight to the lime rocks.
03:38They do this
03:40so the predator won't see it right away,
03:43just like sea snakes and big birds.
03:46Look at this.
03:47Usually, they're chic.
03:49They slowly release their beaks
03:52until half of it falls.
03:57Not only seabirds live in the lagoon,
04:03there are other kids
04:05who live and hide in the bay.
04:09They're the young blacktip sharks.
04:12It makes it a good haven for young sharks to grow.
04:17They also have a lot of food here.
04:21♪
04:34After giving birth to them,
04:36they were left in the lagoon.
04:39At first,
04:41I saw them one by one.
04:47At first,
04:48I saw them one by one
04:51until...
04:55a group of young sharks passed by our camera.
04:59♪
05:07Here in Apo Reef,
05:10they're not that active.
05:14That's why we can see them in groups.
05:16Sometimes, they come close to you.
05:19That's why it's fun.
05:21They're like baby sharks.
05:23When the young sharks reach the right age,
05:27they'll come out of the lagoon
05:29to face the bigger challenges ahead.
05:33♪
05:41Apo Reef is the second largest reef in the world.
05:45It's my time to experience Apo Reef.
05:48♪
05:58Underneath,
05:59even if there's only one shark,
06:02there are three of them.
06:08Like hawksbill turtles.
06:14These two,
06:15they're so busy eating.
06:19♪
06:31If the young sharks are together in the lagoon,
06:37when it comes to the sea,
06:39they need to be alone to survive.
06:44We also saw the airport of the sharks.
06:48It really looks like an airport.
06:50That's where they land.
06:51I think we saw around nine sharks.
06:56♪
07:00Apo Reef Natural Park is one of the important resorts
07:05for the living.
07:07After being closed for two years,
07:10due to the pandemic,
07:12there are more living creatures on the island.
07:16Like the young bronzeback snake.
07:20There's an ass.
07:21I saw an ass under the bench.
07:23Let's see.
07:27Ooh, it's a bronzeback.
07:30Hello, baby.
07:31It's still small.
07:34Woohoo!
07:36It got you.
07:37Okay, I won't hurt you.
07:40This is what we call a bronzeback.
07:42It has red fins.
07:44It has stripes on the tail.
07:47Let's get it.
07:49♪
07:57The second largest atoll reef in the world
08:01is Apo Reef Natural Park.
08:05It's important for marine organisms like sharks.
08:11Our reefs are important because they provide shelter.
08:15That's how important Apo Reef plays
08:17in the life cycle of these migratory birds.
08:22♪
08:26But even though it's hard to get there,
08:28there are people who made it.
08:30Oh, my God, what is this?
08:33It's an eel.
08:36It's an eel trap.
08:39It means that there are problems here
08:43with invasive species.
08:46The only way that we're addressing them
08:48is we put rat traps.
08:50We can't set up a nest for the eels
08:55because we have birds that are sand dwellers.
09:00We can see that the number of wildlife
09:04in Apo Reef, like sharks and birds,
09:09is a good example that if we continue
09:13to provide protection in one place,
09:18many lives will be saved.
09:21♪
09:25♪
09:30While looking around,
09:33a Visayan warty pig is slowly looking for food.
09:38♪
09:41When it sees that the area is clear,
09:43it immediately digs a hole for food.
09:47♪
09:50They usually eat root crops and fruits.
09:53♪
09:56♪
09:59♪
10:02♪
10:05The warty pig became alert
10:07when someone was about to arrive.
10:10♪
10:13It ran into the person approaching it.
10:16♪
10:21Not to attack, but to greet.
10:26♪
10:28Meet Anakin, the friendly Visayan warty pig
10:32of Bayawan Nature Reserve.
10:34♪
10:36One of its favorite people is Justin,
10:38the reserve manager of the area.
10:40He immediately rushed to greet it.
10:45♪
10:50Suddenly, it lies down
10:52for a belly rub.
10:54♪
10:57That's a dog.
10:58♪
11:04When it feels that no one is approaching it,
11:07it approaches Justin again
11:09for another treat.
11:14♪
11:16We don't know where it got it.
11:18This is a very vulnerable position
11:20for a wild animal
11:21to show another animal its belly.
11:24Sniff around, sniff the people,
11:27and then if he's like,
11:28ah, you're friendly,
11:30he'll roll over.
11:32♪
11:35The pig is the fourth
11:37most intelligent animal in the world.
11:40♪
11:44In school,
11:45they can retain a memory
11:47of a three-year-old boy.
11:51♪
11:53They can feel emotions
11:55like fear,
11:57anxiety, and anxiety.
11:59♪
12:03♪
12:08And the most anticipated thing
12:10for Justin
12:11is to be fed
12:13his favorite mango.
12:16He eats it right away.
12:18♪
12:26In Bayawan Nature Reserve
12:28in Negros Occidental,
12:30a Visayan warty pig
12:32is known to be friendly
12:34to humans.
12:36♪
12:38One of his hobbies
12:39is to do a padele-rab.
12:41♪
12:44But aside from Anakin,
12:46there's another warty pig
12:47that also gets close to humans,
12:49Mario.
12:51♪
12:57But he's not like Anakin,
12:59who can be held.
13:01In the past,
13:02two warty pigs
13:03were lost in the reserve.
13:05What we noticed
13:06after releasing them
13:07is that
13:09they follow the keepers.
13:11When the keepers
13:12were preparing food
13:13from the kitchen,
13:14they would follow the keepers
13:15down to the enclosures.
13:17So that's when we decided
13:19that this is not
13:21the behavior we want
13:23for the animals
13:24here in the reserve.
13:25And we do not want
13:27that they'll pass on
13:28this behavior.
13:29Because of their
13:30closeness to humans,
13:32they need to go back
13:33to the enclosure.
13:34♪
13:38Today, I will try
13:39how kind Anakin is.
13:43He's used to people here,
13:45like Justin.
13:46But what if
13:48he meets
13:50other people?
13:52♪
13:55What we're going to do
13:56is a bit different
13:57because we're going to enter
13:58into an enclosure
13:59of a warty pig.
14:00Usually,
14:01the pigs that we've encountered
14:03in the past
14:04will really bite,
14:05no matter how tame they are.
14:07♪
14:26I look at this guy,
14:27Anakin.
14:28When Justin entered
14:30into the enclosure,
14:33he was kicked,
14:34he was punched,
14:35as if...
14:37Wow, it's the first time.
14:39♪
14:45There.
14:46So, Anakin has been here
14:47for how long?
14:48He's been here
14:49for around 25 years.
14:51So, 5 years.
14:53When he moved here,
14:55was that his behavior?
14:56Yes.
14:57Kind?
14:58Yes.
14:59But this is different
15:00from the behavior
15:01of pigs, right?
15:03Typically, yes.
15:04These warty pigs,
15:06they've been taken care of
15:08for several years,
15:10some even for more than 15 years.
15:12But they're still a bit wild.
15:15Completely different.
15:16Is this typical
15:17of other pigs like this?
15:19No.
15:20So, we still have...
15:21We also have pigs
15:22that, as you said,
15:23are very old
15:24and also quite exposed
15:25to people.
15:26Yes.
15:27But they still retain
15:28some of their wild instinct.
15:30They're not so trusting
15:32of people still.
15:34But Anakin is really different.
15:36He has a belly rub.
15:38And, well, yeah,
15:40this is the first time
15:41I've encountered this
15:43in a wild boar.
15:46And this one,
15:47this species is very aggressive.
15:49Very territorial and all that.
15:52And yet, look at this guy.
15:54He's still getting a belly rub.
15:56Let's get a belly rub.
15:58Belly rub.
15:59Belly rub.
16:01Belly rub.
16:02Oh, belly rub.
16:05Belly rub.
16:08He's still closing his eyes.
16:11He's still closing his eyes.
16:14Is that what you want?
16:15Belly rub?
16:16Belly rub, baby?
16:18He's still sleeping.
16:24Look at Anakin's tusk.
16:27It's sharp.
16:29And they have a very strong
16:32kick.
16:33If he gets hit,
16:35he won't lose his teeth
16:36in the front.
16:37But the strength
16:38can also break your bones.
16:40Right?
16:41And, of course,
16:42the strong,
16:43their pointed tusks
16:45can injure you.
16:47Okay.
16:48You can...
16:49He's sleeping.
16:50He's sleeping.
16:55Visayan warty pig
16:58are critically endangered
17:00or endangered in the wild
17:03due to the hunting
17:05and loss of their natural habitat.
17:08But, of course,
17:09this behavior is one of a kind.
17:11And do not attempt to,
17:14let's say,
17:15buy a piglet
17:18like him
17:21from whoever will sell you
17:24from the black market.
17:26And then attempt to take care of it
17:27in an area just like this,
17:29hoping that in the future,
17:31after seven years,
17:32you will have a warty piglet
17:33like this
17:34that you can touch.
17:35This is just
17:38unique.
17:40Right?
17:41This is really
17:42one of a kind.
17:44But no matter how happy
17:46Anakin's friendliness is,
17:48it's sad
17:49because he won't be able to return
17:51to the wild.
17:54Inside the reserve,
17:56there are a lot of warty piglets
17:58roaming around.
18:00But Anakin
18:01won't be one of them.
18:04This is what happens.
18:05This is what we're saying.
18:06When a wild animal is
18:09I was able to go out
18:10but became so friendly.
18:11We had to make a decision
18:13to bring him back here again
18:14because other warty pigs
18:16might imitate him.
18:18Be friendly to the people
18:20and you know what happens
18:21if they end up
18:22in the people's village.
18:24We don't like that.
18:26That defeats the purpose
18:27of the study.
18:29So that's why
18:30we decided
18:31to bring him back here
18:32so that he can be
18:33more friendly to the people.
18:35That defeats the purpose
18:36of the study.
18:37So we brought Anakin
18:38back here again.
18:42Even if Anakin
18:43won't be able to return
18:44to his natural habitat,
18:45if in the wild,
18:46they serve as a seed disperser,
18:49here in his new home,
18:51Anakin's role will be different.
18:55It will be a path
18:56to better understand
18:58and inform
19:00the conservation efforts
19:02for their species
19:04that are on the verge of extinction.
19:08There's nothing left for nature,
19:10Doc Ferds Resho,
19:11Doc Nielsen Donato,
19:13Born To Be Wild.
19:15Thank you so much
19:16for watching Born To Be Wild.
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