Aired (December 22, 2024): Doc Nielsen Donato tracks down a massive reticulated python that was spotted outside a resident’s window in Cainta, Rizal. Will he be able to locate it?
Meanwhile, Don Ferds Recio on the other hand, met "Bantay,” a patrol dog for sea turtles in San Juan, La Union.
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Meanwhile, Don Ferds Recio on the other hand, met "Bantay,” a patrol dog for sea turtles in San Juan, La Union.
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00:00I saw a video on social media, there's a big hole, where is it?
00:12Wow, it's deep.
00:16In the smell of a dog, there's no way out.
00:22We've been walking here for a while.
00:27This area of the beach is dark.
00:29These are the people who want to go home.
00:31So that if they get attacked...
00:35What's that?
00:36Eggs?
00:51In the middle of the night,
00:53while the residents of Tainta Rizal are resting,
01:00they heard a loud sound in the window.
01:05They immediately got up to see what it was.
01:10Until...
01:14A huge monster attacked them.
01:18Oh no, there's a hole.
01:21It's hard to get in.
01:22Yes, it's hard to get in.
01:34Even though there are many houses in this subdivision in Rizal,
01:38not only people live here.
01:42Just like a dead dog that was seen wandering on the street.
01:48It looks like it just finished eating its prey.
01:54It's a waste and it's dead when the residents reach it.
02:00In a CCTV footage, while these friends are talking,
02:07suddenly...
02:11A monster entered their gate.
02:17Their pet dog barked and jumped.
02:24In November, Joel's family was shocked
02:28because of the unexpected visitor.
02:31It's hard to get in.
02:33It can't get in.
02:35It can be seen in the video how big and long the hole is.
02:40It's hard to get in.
02:42Look at this, it's hard to get in.
02:44It tried to squeeze itself in the hole to escape.
02:50Oh no, it's coming.
02:53Oh no, there's a hole.
02:56Hurry up, hurry up.
03:04I immediately went to the place where the monster was seen.
03:10I saw the video on Facebook, on social media.
03:15The hole is so big.
03:17Where is it?
03:18It was seen here.
03:19Actually, it was the second time it was seen.
03:22It was seen when our neighbor came here.
03:26So, we left it.
03:28But last night, it jumped again.
03:30It was seen by my children.
03:33It's so big.
03:36First, I examined the inside of Joel's house.
03:41When the monster came here, it wanted to get in here.
03:45Because you can see its scales.
03:49It means that it came from the water.
03:52It climbed here because it was still wet.
03:55And you can see its scales printed.
04:00Wow.
04:02It's deep.
04:05The rocks here are rough.
04:07But here, the rocks are rough.
04:11It's not that rough.
04:13That's why it can get in here.
04:17Even if you put it here, there's no assurance that you can see it.
04:22Because it's so deep.
04:24The setup here is that the river is here.
04:27And you can see that there are a lot of lilies, a lot of plants.
04:32So, where there is water, there is life.
04:36And there are a lot of living things that benefit from that river.
04:43Let's look for the monster.
04:56Monsters can live for months without food.
05:01But after that, there's a possibility that they'll come out again
05:05to look for food.
05:17Because the monster didn't show up,
05:20we decided to put a camera trap in a place that it can pass through.
05:26Let's put some screen there.
05:28So, when it comes out, we can call them.
05:33It's hard.
05:35It can't breathe.
05:37Because of the frequent appearance of monsters
05:40in a subdivision in Quinta Rizal,
05:43the residents are terrified.
05:47It's gone. It's gone.
05:49Last month, a group of people visited Joel's house.
05:55Joel was taken care of by his family.
05:59We were all terrified because we have dogs.
06:06Joel's family reported the incident to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
06:12They immediately responded to rescue the monster from the river.
06:18So, for now, we prepared a survey
06:21if we can still see the monster in the area.
06:24But we observed that their area is next to the river
06:28and the area is a bit muddy.
06:31So, we also saw a crack.
06:33That's where the resident saw the monster escape.
06:37But in that area, we couldn't find the monster.
06:41It's possible that it already hunted
06:45or it already ate,
06:47that's why it already left.
06:51It's important to retrieve the monster that we saw in the video.
06:55It's possible that it will become a threat to the animals in the area.
07:00It's so big.
07:02And if it escapes, it can also be killed because of fear.
07:07In that size, it will only prey on something big.
07:11So, our animals are in imminent danger.
07:17They can eat us if we have toy breeds.
07:20Maybe they can eat us.
07:22Reticulated pythons are non-venomous.
07:25It means that they don't have a leader.
07:29But because of their overwhelming strength,
07:32they can kill prey by pecking.
07:38When the target's bone is crushed,
07:41it will swallow it whole.
07:48For the past few weeks, we've placed a camera trap.
07:55No one has seen the monster.
07:59For now, it's possible that someone is looking for a place to hide the monster's body.
08:05It's also possible that it's hiding in a creek.
08:11If you see a monster or any type of monster,
08:15please inform authorities such as the BFP and DNR.
08:21If we can't catch it, we need to call the DNR.
08:29If you see a monster,
08:33please don't hurt the animal.
08:37Just let it be.
08:40Monsters live in forests and mountains.
08:46They're not used to living in the human community.
08:50But because of the destruction of their homes
08:53and the lack of food,
08:57they're forced to find other ways to live.
09:04They don't like it.
09:06When it gets dark,
09:08they go outside.
09:11In the smell of dogs,
09:14there's no way they can get through.
09:19They're brave.
09:21They're climbing the cliff
09:24to look for the monster's egg.
09:28But it's not enough.
09:31They're looking for the monster's egg.
09:35But it's not enough to eat and sell it.
09:41It's not enough to save it
09:44from any danger.
09:48This is Mang Jani.
09:50And this is his pet, Bantai.
09:53They're the protectors of the monsters.
10:02In San Juan, La Union,
10:06Mang Jani and Bantai are getting ready.
10:15After bathing Bantai,
10:19Mang Jani is preparing the necessary things for patrolling.
10:23Later,
10:25they're going to look for the monsters' eggs.
10:29Brother Jani,
10:30how are you?
10:32This is your dog, Bantai.
10:35Hello, Bantai.
10:37How did you train him?
10:39When I started patrolling,
10:42when I saw the monster,
10:44I asked him to smell the monster's eggs.
10:49I asked him to smell the monster's eggs.
10:54When I smelled the monster's eggs,
10:57I asked him to smell it.
10:59The second time I saw the monster,
11:02he followed the smell of the monster's eggs.
11:05I asked him to smell it,
11:07but he didn't smell it.
11:09I asked him to smell it,
11:11but he didn't smell it.
11:14And that is how it all started.
11:16He has natural talent.
11:18Bantai's job is to be with you.
11:23In that way,
11:24it's good for the dog
11:26because they can burn their energy.
11:29That's why sometimes,
11:30dogs become destructive
11:32because there's so much energy in them
11:35that they don't know where to bring it.
11:37Then what do they do?
11:39They dig the ground.
11:40They become destructive.
11:41They pick up furniture.
11:43They break things.
11:44They pick up slippers.
11:46You know why?
11:47Because you burn their energy.
11:49You walk here every day.
11:51So when they come home,
11:53they rest.
11:54Mang Jani has been patrolling for 11 years
11:56to look for the monster's eggs.
12:00Since then,
12:01he has always had a dog with him.
12:04I don't have a dog with me when I walk
12:07because it's dark.
12:09I take care of the dog.
12:11When I rest,
12:12the dog is behind me.
12:14I know that when I walk,
12:16there are people around.
12:18When I walk on the beach,
12:20there are sharks.
12:22This is where he saw the potential of dogs
12:25in looking for sharks' eggs.
12:28But he still needs to get used to
12:31that sharks don't hurt
12:33and don't eat eggs.
12:35Why is your dog so good?
12:37I said,
12:38because he saw my companion there.
12:40He was petting him.
12:41He smelled it.
12:42You know how to do it.
12:43He said,
12:44yes,
12:45my dog is like that.
12:47When he pets me,
12:48I smell him.
12:49That's how he knows where I am.
12:53Of all the dogs that Mang Jani has with him
12:55when patrolling the beach,
12:57Bantay is the only one.
13:00He doesn't leave me.
13:01He always follows me.
13:03He follows everyone I go to.
13:05Mang Jani has no wife and children.
13:07That's why Bantay and other dogs
13:10serve his family.
13:12Mang Jani and Bantay's daily patrol
13:15is a big help in the mission of KURMA,
13:19a non-government organization in La Union
13:22that takes care of sharks.
13:25Mang Jani has been doing this for more than a decade.
13:28In most years,
13:29he's one of the highest
13:30looking for nests every year.
13:33They are top patrollers.
13:36He was able to train his dogs
13:38to sniff out the sharks' eggs
13:41Here in San Juan,
13:43since it's a surf area,
13:45sharks' tracks are often erased.
13:48So there's no way for us
13:50to actually locate the nests.
13:53But because the dogs
13:54have a great sense of scent,
13:56even if there are no tracks,
13:57they can still find them.
13:59But dogs are not the only
14:01enemy of sharks.
14:04When I was a kid,
14:06I already know
14:08how many eggs my grandfather had.
14:10He was able to get eggs?
14:11Yes.
14:12We didn't have anything to eat back then.
14:14In KURMA, we train everybody.
14:17So for all future folks,
14:19the idea is to have a lot of knowledge.
14:21So he used to be a fisherman?
14:23Many of them are former poachers.
14:25Yes.
14:26Now, they've transformed
14:27into proud fishers and patrollers.
14:34When night falls,
14:36the work of the poachers and patrollers
14:38starts again.
14:40Do you see the waves?
14:42The waves are strong now.
14:44That's what fishermen want.
14:46Because when they're
14:48on the shore,
14:50they can easily surf.
14:52So let's start looking
14:54because it's getting late.
14:56Brother, we're with you.
14:58You can patrol now.
15:0030 kilometers is the distance
15:02that Johnny and Bantay walk
15:04every night.
15:06From 6 p.m.,
15:08they reach the shore
15:10at 4 a.m.
15:12This is Bantay.
15:14He's been following us
15:16while we're walking.
15:18It's like he's sniffing the area.
15:20Like bum sniffing dogs.
15:22They're very active.
15:24He's sniffing the area
15:26by smelling it.
15:28He's trying to look for
15:30a scent
15:32that will lead us
15:34to where we can see
15:36the nests of fish.
15:40If you notice,
15:42this area of the beach is dark.
15:44This is where the fish want to go.
15:46Maybe they'll jump there.
15:48Look, look!
15:50What's that?
15:52It's an egg.
15:54We're lucky today.
15:58We caught
16:00one
16:02olive ridley turtle.
16:08Their species
16:10is now vulnerable.
16:12That means
16:14they have a chance of extinction.
16:16That's why
16:18it's important
16:20to see them multiply.
16:24While the eggs are hatching,
16:26red light is used
16:28because
16:30they can't see it.
16:32If the turtle
16:34gets in the way,
16:36it might not hatch
16:38and return to the sea.
16:44Later on,
16:46the turtle was done.
16:50He laid the eggs
16:56and returned to the sea.
17:26106.
17:28106 eggs.
17:30106 eggs.
17:32106 eggs.
17:34106 eggs.
17:36106 eggs.
17:38106 eggs.
17:40106 eggs.
17:42106 eggs.
17:44106 eggs.
17:46After collecting all the eggs,
17:48Johnny and his team
17:50will bring them to the nest.
17:53They will put them
17:55in the hatchery
17:57and wait for them
17:59to hatch.
18:04Because of the dedication of
18:06Johnny and Bantay in protecting
18:08the turtles,
18:10our program has a surprise
18:12for them.
18:14Brother, because we know
18:16the sacrifices you make
18:18for our turtles here in La Union
18:20and your dogs,
18:22we have a gift
18:24for you from Born to Be Wild.
18:26Look at this.
18:28Bantay really loves you.
18:30So that his life
18:32will be longer
18:34and he will be able to help
18:36more turtles in the sea.
18:38Bantay, thank you very much.
18:40Thank you very much.
18:42Sir, Merry Christmas to us.
18:44Merry Christmas to both of you.
18:46I also gave Bantay a health assessment.
18:48If you look at these dogs,
18:50they are very active.
18:52They are fat and obese.
18:54They are very athletic.
18:56As an active dog,
18:58it is important
19:00that Bantay is always healthy.
19:02He needs vitamins
19:04so that he won't just get sick.
19:10It is important to me
19:12because I also have
19:14eggs when I look for them.
19:16When they hatch,
19:18they multiply
19:20so that I can have more
19:22in the future.
19:24I am happy
19:26when they grow up
19:28because when I surrender them,
19:30others grow up.
19:32Maybe I can find others too.
19:34Maybe they will be the ones
19:36that hatch.
19:38Dogs like Bantay
19:40don't just
19:42take care of you.
19:46They can also be friends
19:48with other animals.
19:52Not just Bantay of the house,
19:54but also a protector
19:56of nature.
20:00I am Dr. Fred Srecio.
20:04Doc Nielsen Donato.
20:06Born to be wild.
20:17Thank you so much
20:19for watching Born to be Wild.
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