The Mystery of the Jumping Spider and the 'Wakwak' Bird (Full Episode) | Born to be Wild - video Dailymotion

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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!    ‘Born to be Wild’ is GMA Network’s groundbreaking environmental and wildlife show hosted by resident veterinarians Doc Nielsen Donato and Doc Ferds Recio. #BornToBeWild #GMAPublicAffairs #GMANetwork   Watch it every Sunday, 9 AM on GMA  Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.

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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

19:58Thank you for watching

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