The Heavy Burden of Elephants and Camels (Full Episode) | Born to be Wild
Aired (October 13, 2024): Doc Nielsen Donato visited Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand, where he met rescued elephants suffering from fractured bones and wounds due to previous harsh treament by loggers.
Meanwhile, Doc Ferds Recio went to Abu Dhabi and Negros Occidental to assess the conditions of the domesticated camels. Watch this video!
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Meanwhile, Doc Ferds Recio went to Abu Dhabi and Negros Occidental to assess the conditions of the domesticated camels. Watch this video!
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‘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
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00:00I tried to smell it just to check if there's any infection.
00:10Dahil nasira yung protective covering niya dun, dirt has a tendency to get it infected.
00:24Ang mga camel, may mas mabigat pa pa lang tasa niya, ang banta ng pag-aubos ng kanilang
00:31lahi sa wayo.
00:32So itong area na ito, ito yung parang bagsakan ng mga camels para i-benta dun sa mga bibide.
00:38Sa bawat yabag ng kanilang dambukalang paa, ay kwento ng kanilang determinasyon para
01:01mabuhay.
01:02Pero sa kanilang pamamalagi sa mundo, mapait ang sinapit ng ilan sa mga elepanteng ito.
01:31Binisita ko ang Boon Lots Elephant Sanctuary sa bansang Thailand.
01:36Nadatnan kong masayang naliligo ang mga elepante.
01:45Ang inaakala kong nagpapasarap lang sa tubig, dati raw pa lang working elephants o mga nagtatrabaho
01:52sa gubat.
02:04Sa aking paglilibot sa sanktuaryong ito, makakasama ko ang kanilang founder na si Catherine
02:13Itong sinusunda natin, what's the name of the elephant again?
02:17Tangsoy.
02:18Tangsoy, meaning beautiful.
02:19Ay na-accidented daw ito kasi dati siyang ginagamit sa logging.
02:20Ito yung pinaka-interaction ng tourist is to just walk with them and forage, ano.
02:21Pag sinabi kong forage, pabayaan mong manginahin kung anong kinakain nila.
02:22Mga apat na oras ito.
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03:23Pang Suay is an elephant from our local village here.
03:28She's only ever been used for logging.
03:30Pang Suay was pulling a big pile of logs down a hill
03:35and she stopped, but the pile of logs did not.
03:39So the pile of logs came, smacked her in the back of the leg
03:42and she broke her femur bone.
03:44So I agreed and I took her in
03:46and the owner comes to visit her every year.
03:53Bukod kay Pang Suay, ay nakilala ko rin
03:56ang kanyang best friend na si Pang Noy.
04:01Si Pang Suay at saka si Pang Noy
04:03ay best friends, parati sila magkasama.
04:06Nasyak ako sa storya ni Pang Noy.
04:10Si Pang Noy, isang laging elephant siya sa norte.
04:15Tom, I can stay here? Up to here?
04:19I'm so wild ako.
04:21During the wild, you can never be as close as this one.
04:26Mula nang ipagbawal ang paggamit ng mga elephante
04:29para sa logging noong 1989,
04:32dumami ang bilang ng mga elephanteng inaalagan ng mga residente.
04:38Nasa tatlong libong elephante na lang
04:40ang makikita sa wild dito sa Thailand.
04:44Thailand has a very unique captive elephant situation.
04:47As far as I know, all the other Asian countries
04:50do not have the tourism industry that we have
04:52when it comes to elephant entertainment.
04:55So in Thailand, there are lots of shows, circuses,
04:59elephants giving rides with benches on their backs.
05:03All these activities are very physically damaging to the elephants.
05:08So, Bunlot Elephant Sanctuary is my apology to the elephants.
05:15Sa aking pagbisita sa rescue center ng mga elephante sa Thailand,
05:20nakilala ko ang grupo ng elephante na kung tawagin nila ay Gossip Girls.
05:26Maingay raw kasi ang grupong ito.
05:32Habang nagtatanghalian, nakahalubilo ko ang mga Gossip Girls.
05:38Sila na ang mismong lumalapit sa mga tao.
05:41So magtingin panahon namin na magsasama,
05:44kundi-undi na nagkakaroon ako ng pagkakilala sa kanila.
05:49Parang mas malambing niyo siya sa akin.
05:59You like that?
06:05Ang mga miyembro ng Gossip Girls na sina Hang Do,
06:09Lotus at Wasana lang daw sa pinakamakukulit at pinakamausisa sa loob ng sanctuary.
06:21Pero sa kabila ng kanilang pagiging aktibo, hindi maganda ang mga dinanas nila noon.
06:27Hang Do has a broken wrist and we believe that she got that when she was used for forced breeding.
06:33Forced breeding is a real issue here in Thailand
06:37because all the tourists want to have their pictures, their selfies taken with baby elephants.
06:56Lotus is the other Gossip Girl.
06:59Lotus has a condition called foot rot and that is a chronic infection in her feet.
07:06When Lotus was giving rides, she would move very, very slowly.
07:10So the mahouts used to walk behind her with the bullhook and smack her on the back of the ankle.
07:16Kung kaya ako matatandaan si Lotus dahil siya may mga parang pigsa sa katawan, sa paa.
07:23Tapos dun sa kaliwang likod na paa niya may nana din siya.
07:29Gawa daw ng bullhook yun, ano?
07:34Ang pangatlong Gossip Girl, dahil sa tindi ng sugat na tinamu sa paa, ginagamot pa rin hanggang ngayon.
07:42So ito ano, this is another special moment for me as a vet.
07:47Being a vet in the Philippines, we don't get to treat a lot of elephants.
07:54Inamoyin ko, I tried to smell it just to check if there's any infection.
07:59Dahil nasira yung protective covering niya doon, dirt has a tendency to get it infected.
08:07Sensitive, still sensitive.
08:14Pinupuno ko lang yung gap ng ointment.
08:19Sometimes you can also use honey.
08:21Yes, we did use medicated honey, but it was too expensive.
08:25Araw-araw ginagamot ng grupo, nina Catherine ang paa ni Wasana.
08:37And the socks are made with material that's donated from a sports company in Bangkok.
08:43So it's breathable.
08:45And they're made by one of the...
08:49It helps you so much.
08:51Grabe yung tuwa ko na makatulong ako.
08:55Malaking bagay yan para sa isang veterinarian.
08:58Umaasa sila Catherine na hindi na madadagdagan pa ang bilang ng mga elephanta.
09:04na kailang i-rescue.
09:06Ayon kay Catherine, ginagamot pa rin ang mga paa ni Wasana.
09:17Dahil sa ivory na nasa kanilang pangil, tina-target ang mga elephanta na mga poachers.
09:24Kung noon, tinatayang nasa isang daang libo ng Asian elephants sa wild.
09:30Ngayon, mas mababa pa sa 30,000 ang kanilang bilang.
09:36Malaking bahagi ng pagkaubos ng mga ito ang illegal wildlife trafficking.
09:43Noon ang mga elephante ang nagsilbing katuang ng mga tao sa trabaho at turismo.
09:50Sa dami ng problema ang pinasan ng mga elephante,
09:54mas may malaking banta silang kinakarapsan.
09:57Huwag na nating hantayin na tayo ang maging sanhi ng pagkaubos ng mga ito.
10:13Tinatawag silang beast of burden dahil sa bigat na kaya nilang pasanin.
10:17So, in summary, sa pinaka-importanting gamit ng mga camel sa mga tao na nakatira dito sa deserto
10:23is yung gamit bilang sakayan.
10:26Sinasakyan ang kanilang mga kalakalan mga gamit para magbiyahe or mag-travel traversing the desert.
10:32Pero sa mga camel, may mas mabigat pa pa lang.
10:36Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:38Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:40Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:42Mabigat pa pa lang.
10:43Peryo sa mga camel, may masmabigat pa pa lang pasanin.
11:08Ang banta ng pagkaubos ng kanilang lahi sa wild.
11:11In the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi, we met a group of camels that were grazing.
11:27In the middle of the sunset and in the heat of the desert, it's like they're not grazing anymore.
11:42These are the dromedary or one-humped camels that are commonly seen in the Middle East.
11:49While grazing, we noticed some of the camels here.
11:54Some of these camels have hopples on their feet so that they won't spread out for whatever reason.
12:04For the cows, they put milk hopples on their backs so that they won't kick each other when grazing.
12:14Maybe so that they won't be able to run fast.
12:20One of them is a female camel named Lulu.
12:22Lulu is a good camel.
12:25She's holding the camel because her caretakers told her that she's used to people coming here to hold her.
12:39She's used to people and the company of humans.
12:44Very muscular neck.
12:46Even though their natural habitat is in the desert, the camels here are domesticated or used to people.
12:55Because of the huge influence of humans on one-humped camels, many of them were domesticated.
13:04Until no one is considered wild anymore.
13:09In summary, one of the most important uses of camels for people living in the desert is used as a vehicle or beasts of burden.
13:21People and animals use them to travel or traverse the desert.
13:29One camel can carry up to 450 kilograms or equivalent to a sack of rice.
13:38It can also last up to 7 days in extreme heat where it doesn't drink or eat.
13:45When I was a kid, our teacher told us that its water is here.
13:50Well, in a way, that's true.
13:52This is fat and when needed, it is converted to water.
13:55It uses the fat in its stomach to serve as energy even though it doesn't drink or eat for a few days.
14:04But when it sees water, it can drink up to 15 gallons of water in just 10 minutes.
14:15In the Philippines, where camels are not native,
14:18they need a different weight.
14:21The United Nations declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids.
14:27This is to give the importance of camels to the lives of people living in the desert.
14:35Aside from transportation, camels also carry a lot of baggage.
14:40Just like in the Middle East, the Al Ain Camel Market is the largest market for and sale of dromedary or one-humped camels in the UAE.
14:51They sell up to 600 camels here every day.
15:00What are you doing? My friend, my friend. What's that?
15:03You're drinking water? You're cleaning?
15:05Yes, clean, clean.
15:12Cold?
15:13Yes, very cold.
15:20We saw that some of them are already sick because they have nasal discharge or respiratory problems.
15:27We saw that some of them are already sick because they have nasal discharge or respiratory problems.
15:34You would think, because they will get stuck here.
15:36That's why they get infected here.
15:39Some of the camels are bought for their milk and meat.
15:44While some use camel racing, a traditional sport in the UAE.
15:50What's this? This one?
15:51This is racing.
15:52This one's for racing?
15:53How do you choose which one's for racing and which one's for meat?
15:56This one's for meat.
15:57Before this for racing.
15:58Oh, before?
15:59Before. You see this, the white one?
16:02Uh-huh.
16:03This is before for racing.
16:06Finished.
16:07Finished already?
16:08Finished for racing.
16:09How old?
16:10This is two years.
16:12Two years, okay, okay, okay.
16:16Sher used to use camel racing.
16:19They say that the ones from Oman and Qatar are the brown-colored ones.
16:24They have better quality and are used for racing.
16:29I'm just gonna look at you.
16:31I'm just gonna look at you.
16:32They have beautiful eyes. Look at their eyes.
16:37Well, they use that to cover their eyes, especially when there's a sandstorm.
16:41The newly-arrived camels are from a camel farm.
16:46You can see how they race in the truck.
16:59In the UAE, camels are found in deserts or markets.
17:06Here in the Philippines, they are found in zoos and rescue centers,
17:12just like Romeo and Juliet.
17:16At present, two camels are living here.
17:20There are lesions here on the skin.
17:23Hey, don't touch me, okay?
17:25Most likely, it might have skin diseases.
17:28We can give them dewormers and for the mites.
17:31Sometimes, it spreads. There's a lot on its skin.
17:35We can start treating it already.
17:40But the treatment for them was not easy.
17:45Oh, it's going to kick you.
17:47Just a little bit.
17:52It's looking at you.
17:53Nothing.
17:58Suddenly.
17:59We're not overly close.
18:08Don't stop.
18:15Look.
18:16It's crazy.
18:20Okay, let's get the other one.
18:22Romeo is bigger and stronger,
18:24so we had to tie him up so he won't be able to run away.
18:31Even though three people have already been caught in the mud,
18:37Romeo still managed to escape from being tied up.
18:40Just a few moments later,
18:42Just a few moments later,
18:52It's been 2,000 years.
18:57One-armed camels are also considered wild animals.
19:03It means they are free to live in the desert.
19:07But because of our needs,
19:11they became domesticated.
19:14Now,
19:16it will be hard to bring them back to the wild.
19:21And because they are now part of our community,
19:24the only thing we can do is to give them a comfortable life.
19:31And not to grow in the wild.
19:33And not to grow in the weight of their past.