Crocodile watching sa Siargao, sinubukan ni Biyahero Drew! | Biyahe Ni Drew
Kung sawa ka nang mag-party tuwing gabi sa bar sa Siargao, puwedeng-puwede ka pa rin maka-experience ng wild night habang naghahanap ng mga buwaya. Kung paano, panoorin ang video.
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00:00 But we of Team BND are off to a different kind of wild nightlife.
00:05 We will look for crocodiles.
00:11 Is it okay, Chong?
00:12 Wild, right? Wild?
00:13 Crocodile hunting? Watching?
00:15 It's not hunting, it's watching, right?
00:17 Yes, sir. It's not hunting because we won't hunt.
00:19 We won't hunt.
00:20 We will watch and enjoy.
00:22 We will enjoy.
00:23 No, when you say crocodile,
00:26 it strikes fear on the people because it's a bit...
00:32 It's scary, right?
00:34 It's like a crocodile, right?
00:36 Actually, it's different. It's not a crocodile.
00:39 I said earlier that it's not mixed with the Philippines.
00:42 Crocodiles are ferocious.
00:43 It's a Mindo Rhinoceros.
00:45 It's harmless.
00:46 It's not scary because it's still juvenile.
00:48 At the same time, it's a bit Pinoy-style.
00:51 It's shy.
00:52 That's why here in the area, we can't be sure if we'll see them because...
00:57 Question, why at night?
00:59 Because they won't be seen in the day because they are nocturnal.
01:03 Sir, welcome to Pagungawan Mars.
01:09 Live rest, okay. Okay, live rest.
01:12 For the safety of everyone.
01:14 Yes, yes. Okay.
01:16 Let's go, bro.
01:21 This is the boat in our car.
01:23 And this boat is a maximum of how many people?
01:26 Four.
01:27 Four?
01:28 Four people.
01:29 So, there are two guests.
01:30 One will be the spotlight and the other will be the boatman.
01:35 So, at the same time, there will be a spotlight and a tour guide.
01:38 Be careful.
01:40 Just be careful.
01:41 It's not yet formal that tourists are allowed to look for and watch crocodiles here.
01:48 It's only been two years since the extinction of 36 one-year-old crocodiles in this protected swamp area in Pagungawan Pilar.
01:56 Critically endangered and the risk of extinction of these animals,
02:03 that's why returning to their natural habitat is the only way for them to reproduce.
02:09 Using the flashlight we brought, we can see the eyes of the Philippine crocodile.
02:17 These animals are deliberately drawn and swim under the water.
02:20 Their food isā¦
02:22 kids.
02:24 Just kidding.
02:25 Fish.
02:26 You can contact the tourism office of Siargao if you want to experience this unique night activity.
02:32 Born to be wild.
02:34 After 30 minutes, it seems like we still can't find any animals.
02:44 My guide, Philip, said that one of the reasons why it's hard to find animals is the moonlight.
02:50 When the moonlight is bright, the fish swim deeper.
02:54 That's why the animals are more sensitive.
02:57 It's been an hour and we still can't see any Filipino crocodile.
03:12 Usually, when you're a normal tourist,
03:14 30 minutes, finish or not finish, pass your papers.
03:18 The tour lasts 30 minutes.
03:20 If you can't see it, you can't see it.
03:24 So besides, I guess, how good the banker is to be stealth and not too noisy,
03:30 and at the same time, the keen eye of the spotters,
03:35 you also need a long patience.
03:37 Right now, we've been walking for an hour and we still can't see anything.
03:41 Usually, like yesterday, we saw something.
03:45 I mean, I guess this is, I mean, we're just unlucky.
03:50 But even if we say that we can't see anything,
03:54 the experience of being inside a boat,
03:57 and you can't hear anything but the sound of the water,
04:06 and the different kinds of birds.
04:12 It's a good experience because it's night,
04:16 and you're just really part of nature, you're just really warm with nature.
04:21 And if you do see a crocodile, then that's a big bonus.
04:26 But if you don't, it's still worthwhile.
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