Aired (October 6, 2024): Join Doc Nielsen and Doc Ferds Recio on an adventure in Laguna!
Doc Ferds explored Mt. Makiling in search of the elusive jumping spider, hoping to witness its remarkable leaping abilities. Meanwhile, Doc Nielsen introduced us to the black-crowned night heron, locally known as the "wakwak." This bird is linked to intriguing legends and folklore. To know more about these stories, watch the video!
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Doc Ferds explored Mt. Makiling in search of the elusive jumping spider, hoping to witness its remarkable leaping abilities. Meanwhile, Doc Nielsen introduced us to the black-crowned night heron, locally known as the "wakwak." This bird is linked to intriguing legends and folklore. To know more about these stories, watch the video!
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00:00We are now here at Marema Killing, considered as Mahiwaga
00:08They are doing a great job
00:11It's round, but it's not an egg
00:17Here it is sir, it's about to jump
00:19There it is! It jumped!
00:21As you can see, it jumped
00:23This story is about a dog that has a bird
00:32The target of the bird are monkeys
00:36It has a big beak, and it has a black dot on its head
00:44It has a long leg, but it has a short tail
00:46Is this story true?
00:53This mountain is full of mystery
01:05This is where Marema Killing, the goddess of nature, lives
01:11But it's not only the plants that give life and color to this place
01:17Because of the other residents that live here
01:21There is a rumor that this place is haunted
01:35In this plant, there is a spider
01:39It's the start of the day for this spider
01:43Using its beak, it cleans its prey
01:49It's now ready to have breakfast
01:53Later on, it saw an insect
01:59It immediately attacked it
02:05Using four pairs of eyes, it's easy for this spider to see its target
02:13But it's talent is not only in eating
02:17This spider can also jump
02:25We went to Marema Killing to get her world-class ability
02:33We're here at Marema Killing, considered as Maliwaga
02:39Because of the stories, there are elements that live here
02:45Like animals, that are passed on from generation to generation
02:53I'm here with Dr. Dave, an entomologist
02:57He's an expert when it comes to studying insects
03:03While we were walking, a spider suddenly appeared
03:09This spider is so big
03:13This spider is the length of an ant
03:17Why is it like that, sir?
03:19Actually, it's not a spider
03:21It's spider-related
03:23But it doesn't have a venom
03:25But it's also a predator
03:27Predator?
03:29It's called Opiliones
03:31Opiliones?
03:33What's its diet usually?
03:35Smaller insects
03:37It's also a predator
03:39That's why it has a long antlers
03:41So it's far from the prey
03:43It can't attack
03:47It has a safety net
03:49But it's a very effective predator
03:51Because if it catches the prey
03:53It can't escape
03:55It has 8 feet
03:578 feet?
03:59But it's not a spider?
04:01It's not a spider
04:03So not all 8-legged animals are spiders?
04:05Spiders
04:07Opiliones are also called
04:09Daddy-long-legs
04:11Because of their extremely long legs
04:15It can reach more than 2 centimeters
04:17Because of the length of a golf ball
04:23While I was holding it
04:25I noticed something on its body
04:27There's a mite
04:29It has a mite
04:31It has a mite
04:33So it's a
04:35It's a small creature
04:37That has another smaller creature
04:39It has a mite
04:41It has a parasite
04:43It's amazing
04:47When the sun sets
04:49On the mountain of Makiling
04:51Different animals can be seen
04:53Someone is cleaning its face
04:57This is called grooming behavior
04:59Someone is petting
05:01Its tail
05:05And someone is petting
05:07Like these two
05:09They're not close
05:13While we were walking around
05:15The mountain of Makiling
05:17We were surprised to see a plant
05:21The shape of its heart
05:23You'd think it's a house
05:25Of a cockroach
05:27It's a different plant
05:29But somehow
05:31It used the same plant
05:33To weave its house
05:37What's inside?
05:39It's probably a spider
05:41When I opened the plant
05:47Black circles appeared
05:53Using a defying glass
05:55We made sure
05:57That it's an egg
05:59That we're looking for
06:01It's amazing
06:03It's round
06:05But it's not an egg
06:09EBS
06:11EBS
06:13Yes
06:15It's an EBS
06:17It's an EBS
06:19There's nothing inside
06:21But it's attached
06:23It stayed in that nest
06:25For quite some time
06:27Eating and eating
06:29And now it's getting dirty
06:31It's not an egg
06:33But a dirty caterpillar
06:35We saw
06:37A few moments later
06:41We noticed a movement
06:43Of a plant
06:45It's outside
06:47The leaf
06:49That it molded
06:51It's as if it's preparing to jump
06:53Let's wait
06:55Until we see it jump
06:57We're looking for a jumping spider
06:59And finally
07:01We found it
07:03Jumping spiders
07:05Are unknown
07:07But they don't use their legs
07:09Because their legs are small
07:11They don't have muscles
07:13What they use
07:15Is liquid pressure
07:17The pressure of their blood
07:19They squeeze it
07:21With muscles in the cephalothorax
07:23And abdomen
07:25When they squeeze the fluid
07:27Their legs bend
07:29What we can see
07:31Is the bending of their legs
07:33That's what they do
07:37We waited for a few minutes
07:39For the jumping spider
07:41Suddenly
07:43Here it comes
07:45There it is
07:47It's moving
07:49It's moving
07:55Jumping spiders can jump
07:57Up to 40 times the length
07:59Of their body
08:01Or up to the height of a palm
08:03On top of the palm
08:05They can move the plant
08:07To catch prey
08:09Or avoid predators
08:11Like birds and bats
08:13Their eyes
08:15Are their partner
08:17For a better jump
08:29Spiders are carnivorous
08:31They eat other smaller animals
08:35Because of this
08:37They control the population of insects
08:39Like mosquitos, flies
08:41And mosquitos
08:43And for me
08:45The real miracle of Mt. Mariam Makiling
08:47Can be seen
08:49In the abilities
08:51Of the insects that live here
08:53Mt. Makiling
08:55Is not only full of stories
08:57Of miracles
08:59It also tells the story
09:01Of small creatures
09:03That we don't notice
09:05But there's a big part
09:07In the growth of the forest
09:09So let's not underestimate them
09:11The real miracle of Mt. Makiling
09:15In Pansol, Laguna
09:19There's a legend
09:21That was believed
09:25It's about a bird
09:27That lives in a nest
09:33Every time it flies
09:35It can be heard
09:37From outside
09:39Of houses
09:43The target
09:45Of the bird
09:47Are bats
09:53The bird has a scary sound
09:59This is the reason
10:01Why it's called
10:03Is this story true?
10:116 months old
10:13Tess
10:15Closes her house
10:17Every night
10:29Leia also heard
10:31The sound of a bat
10:33When I gave birth
10:35To my 3rd child
10:37There's always a sound
10:39Like a tick
10:41Of a bat
10:47The eyes are red
10:49And twinkling
10:51The beak is sharp
10:55It has a long beak
10:57And
10:59It shows at night
11:03But
11:05The bat is suspicious
11:11There's another
11:13Black-crowned night heron
11:15It's called
11:17In some places in the Philippines
11:19The bats
11:21Are far
11:23From the beliefs
11:29Of the black-crowned night heron
11:31This mother
11:33Came back from
11:35Looking for food
11:37She brought
11:39The fish
11:41For her chicks
11:43The bigger chick
11:45Came first
11:53Because it's big
11:55The first
11:57Chick ate all
11:59The food
12:01The mother brought
12:03So the second
12:05Chick couldn't eat
12:07The mother
12:09Went out
12:11To get more food
12:13The mother
12:15Couldn't stand
12:17The hungry chicks
12:19The black-crowned night heron
12:21Are crepuscular
12:23It means
12:25They're active
12:27Every day
12:31But
12:33The situation is different
12:35If they already have a child
12:37If they already have a chick
12:39You need to feed them
12:41Constantly
12:43Every few hours
12:45Or even every few 30 minutes
12:47You need to feed them
12:49Even if it's a holiday
12:51But
12:53It's not easy
12:57They come back
12:59To look for food
13:11You can see the tiring
13:13Scene of the bird family
13:17Here we can see
13:19The reddish tree
13:21That looks like their home
13:23We can see
13:25On our eye level
13:27They're crossing
13:29To Laguna de Bay
13:31After hunting
13:33For food
13:35They're going back
13:37We can see different directions
13:39On this tree
13:41At the back of the resort
13:43They chose to live
13:49Later
13:51They're landing
13:53Wow!
13:55Their landing is so graceful
13:59We're happy to see
14:01The night heron family
14:03This resort
14:05Has a special visitor
14:07In Pansol, Calamba
14:09They didn't come here
14:11For vacation or swimming
14:13They came here
14:15To look for a safe place
14:17To make their home
14:19They're the
14:21Black-crowned night heron
14:23Although it's a resort
14:25You can see that
14:27People and animals
14:29Co-exist here
14:31One good example
14:33Is that
14:35Black-crowned night heron
14:37Sanctuary
14:39At the back
14:41Of the rooms
14:43You can see the trees
14:45I see one, two, three
14:47Four, five, six, seven, eight
14:49Nine, ten
14:51And there are
14:53Around
14:55Four to five trees
14:57To make nests
14:59For these black-crowned night herons
15:05To cool their feelings
15:07They move
15:09The moss
15:11To regulate their temperature
15:15Until
15:17A bird
15:19Approaches it
15:21While this bird
15:23Returns inside
15:25The tree where
15:27Their nests are waiting
15:29Carried by
15:31Parental instinct
15:33The bird immediately
15:35Approaches their nest
15:41We found one there
15:43Where did you get it?
15:45I think they have a nest
15:47In the mango tree
15:49And then it fell
15:51And I think he's hurt
15:53His eyes are infected
15:55Maybe that's why
15:57He got injured
15:59By the way, I'm a vet
16:01And I can take care of it
16:05This is a
16:07Juvenile black-crowned heron
16:09Night heron
16:11This is their
16:13Nesting area
16:15So maybe
16:17He went there
16:19Because his eyes are injured
16:21But at this age
16:23They're starting to fly already
16:25He fell in the nest
16:27Thank you for your concern
16:29You can see this
16:31I would never thought
16:33That I can handle a juvenile
16:35But here, someone came
16:37And surrendered
16:39He's a crowned night heron
16:41He looks strong
16:43But his eyes are infected
16:45So we'll treat him later
16:47If you'll look closely
16:49The appearance of the juvenile
16:51And the adult black-crowned heron is different
16:53The eyes of the juvenile
16:55Are brown and yellow
16:57While the eyes of the adult
16:59Are white and gray
17:01With a black crown
17:03And red eyes
17:05As they grow
17:07They go through
17:09The malting stage
17:11Where their body
17:13And eyes change color
17:17The injury of this bird
17:19Is minor
17:21This black-crowned night heron
17:23And it's just in the eye
17:25We're just going to apply some
17:27Medications
17:31And then I'll just give it some
17:33Antibiotics
17:35To ensure
17:37To prevent its infection
17:43And then we'll just let it go
17:45Okay
17:47Time to release this
17:49Juvenile night heron
17:51Hopefully it will take off
17:53One, two, three, go
17:59Alright
18:01Later
18:05Later
18:11The bird that is often mistaken
18:13For a black-crowned heron
18:15Just wants to protect
18:17Its family
18:19It's important
18:21That we understand these things
18:25One of the sounds that you would hear
18:27From the black-crowned heron
18:29Is the quack
18:31It has a rasping sound
18:33It has a quack
18:35I think the name quack
18:37Applies because
18:39It's onomatopoeic
18:41So the sound of the bird
18:43Is what we call it
18:47They are predators
18:49Of small animals
18:51And they eat biowasks,
18:53Crocodiles, and other large birds
18:55And because they eat fish
18:57They help
18:59In controlling
19:01The invasive species of fish
19:03That are endangered
19:05Like the Laguna de Bay
19:13Black-crowned night herons
19:15Are not like dogs
19:17Their quack
19:19Is to fly high and far
19:23Their squint
19:25Is to fight in the dark
19:27Their scary sound
19:29Is their way
19:31To talk to
19:33Other species
19:35They are
19:37A flock of birds
19:39That have a great
19:41Resemblance to nature
19:43And that
19:45Is the knowledge
19:47That we should believe
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