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