Aired (August 4, 2024): Lalaki sa Davao Occidental, tinaguriang 'Pinoy Tiger Whisperer' dahil nakakausap at napapaamo niya ang mga mababangis na tigre!
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00:00In Davao Occidental, you'd think that there's someone taking care of the tigers.
00:14Who in their right mind would enter the tiger's den?
00:24Him.
00:25He's good at his job. He's a tiger.
00:28He's even talking to them while they're painting their den
00:33without wearing any kind of protection.
00:40The tigers don't care.
00:43He even got angry.
00:46Go ahead.
00:47Go ahead.
00:49Just let me paint. I'll paint. I won't get angry.
00:52Huh?
00:56He's even chasing them.
01:03He's even pushing them.
01:09And he's even playing with the tigers in the swimming pool.
01:16He's the tiger whisperer of Mindanao, Al.
01:26He's the caretaker of seven Siberian tigers
01:30inside a compound in Malita, Davao Occidental.
01:34Sir, go inside.
01:36The tigers and Al seem to understand each other.
01:40Sit down. Sit down.
01:43Sit down. Sit down.
01:45Very good.
01:47Very good.
01:52They seem to understand each other in Bisaya, sir.
01:55Al also taught the tigers some tricks.
01:59Aper. Aper. Aper.
02:01Aper.
02:02I really can't talk to them.
02:05But because the tigers are good at playing,
02:10there are times when they hurt him.
02:14Sometimes, their clothes are torn.
02:17As you can see, my clothes are torn.
02:19Thank you. I'm tired.
02:22Sometimes, he's even beaten by one of his men.
02:26I collapsed. I couldn't stand up.
02:28I was standing for 10 minutes. I really couldn't stand up.
02:30In the middle of our interview with Al,
02:32suddenly,
02:34Oh!
02:36What is that, sir?
02:37Is that normal?
02:38Oh, he's playing.
02:40He's just playing.
02:41They are created as predators.
02:44So, they are really dangerous to humans.
02:47It's easy for them to swipe their claws
02:50or nip their teeth.
02:52And they think it's just a game.
02:54So, it can easily harm the individual.
02:57It can cause trauma to the human body.
03:01Al is really a chef.
03:03Back in 2015,
03:05his boss bought two young tigers,
03:08Thor and Jack.
03:10When I looked at the tiger,
03:11I held it right away.
03:12I really like taking care of animals.
03:14Al watched tutorials online
03:18to get an idea of how to take care of tigers.
03:21He also taught them how to do it.
03:23It's like a dog and a cat when I look at them.
03:26In 2018,
03:28Jack, one of the tigers,
03:30was gifted by his boss to the former senator,
03:34Manny Pacquiao.
03:35In exchange,
03:36they bought a new companion,
03:39Athena, a female tiger.
03:42Thor and Athena had five children.
03:50I was the one who raised them.
03:52Athena didn't know how to raise her children.
03:55I was the one who raised them.
03:58Out of the seven tigers,
04:00the one closest to Al
04:02was, of course, the OG,
04:04or his original pet,
04:06Thor.
04:07When I go in,
04:08he knows how to open the door for her.
04:12He'll come close to you and pet you.
04:14For Thor's wife, Athena,
04:16she's a bit aggressive
04:18because of the tiger's temper.
04:19When you go near her child,
04:20her mother gets angry.
04:22For Thor's wife,
04:23Thor and Athena have the same temper.
04:28But Thor's talent in dancing
04:31was earned by Zeus.
04:35When it went viral,
04:36it reached 8 million views.
04:38Face forward, Athena, face forward.
04:39For Zeus,
04:41he's nonchalant,
04:42or just chill.
04:44He's always by my side.
04:51While Luna,
04:52she's the bravest of the siblings.
04:55When other people see her,
04:56they get aggressive.
04:58It was only 7 in the morning
05:00when Al went to the market
05:02to buy his beloved pets for breakfast.
05:05Hi, Joy.
05:07I'll buy two chickens.
05:10What he bought that day
05:12was 10 kilos of chicken liver
05:15and 45 kilos of whole chicken.
05:18What the tiger wants is
05:20a flasco.
05:21I'll peel the chicken.
05:23See?
05:24Later on,
05:25he went inside the cage of these people.
05:40No one will come out
05:42if you don't let them out.
05:45Wait for my signal
05:47to let you out.
05:49No one will come out.
05:531, 2, 3, 4, 5.
05:56Go!
06:02Balls!
06:05Balls!
06:07But,
06:08out of nowhere,
06:13Al,
06:14you're in a hurry again.
06:17Go inside,
06:19Lieutenant.
06:20At 2 p.m.,
06:25they started vlogging.
06:39But,
06:40according to Al,
06:41no matter how good their relationship is,
06:45it's the opposite
06:47for his family.
06:49Al,
06:50was separated from his wife
06:52for 5 months
06:53who is an OFW in Kuwait.
06:55She's different from me.
06:56Sometimes, she calls me.
06:58While their two children
07:00are in the poder of his wife's family in Davao City,
07:03his heart is also far from her.
07:05I'm really lacking
07:06because she's far from me.
07:08They need a father.
07:09However,
07:10he continues to hope
07:12that one day,
07:13their family will be reunited.
07:15So now,
07:16he's trying to get his attention back.
07:19I'm happy
07:20because Tiger is with me.
07:24I really love my child.
07:27However,
07:28a lot of people are being discouraged
07:30from taking care of a tiger.
07:32It's not a favor.
07:33There are reptiles,
07:34it should be taken care of at home.
07:37When we replied,
07:38it's all complete.
07:39There are reptiles.
07:43Tigers eat everything.
07:45They have vitamins.
07:46There is a provision,
07:48the DNR,
07:49for wildlife collectors.
07:51They just need to submit
07:53the requirements.
07:54They can legally show
07:56their acquisition
07:57to these animals.
07:59In our group,
08:00we discourage everyone
08:02from having exotic animals
08:05or wildlife.
08:06They are not called wildlife
08:08if they are not really needed.
08:10They are in the wild.
08:11When they return to the wild,
08:13they won't be able to find food.
08:16But Al
08:17is even more determined
08:19to take care of his tigers,
08:22especially Athena,
08:23who is pregnant again.
08:24I will take care of her as a professional.
08:30The love
08:31that Al is looking for
08:33in humans,
08:34who knows,
08:35he might find it
08:37in the wild
08:39in the wild.
08:42A tiger!