Doc Ferds Recio, binista ang mga camel sa Abu Dhabi at Negros Occidental | Born to be Wild
Aired (October 13, 2024): Doc Ferds Recio, binista ang mga domesticated camel sa Abu Dhabi. Sa kanyang pagbisita, nalaman niya ang mabigat na dalahin ng mga ito. Ano kaya ‘to? Alamin ‘yan sa video na ito!
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00:00They are called Beast of Burden because of the weight they can carry.
00:20So in summary, the most important use of camels for the people who live here in the desert
00:25is to use them as vehicles, to travel, traversing the desert.
00:35But for the camels, there is a heavier burden.
00:55The risk of extinction of their kind in the wild.
01:08In the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi,
01:14we met a group of camels grazing.
01:18And in the middle of the sunset and heat in the desert,
01:23it's like they're not grazing anymore.
01:27These are the dromedary or one-humped camels that are commonly seen in the Middle East.
01:35While grazing, we noticed some of the camels here.
01:40Some of these camels have haples,
01:43so that they won't spread out for whatever reason, I don't know.
01:46For the cows, they put milk haples on their backs
01:51so that they won't get kicked when they milk the cows.
01:57Maybe so that they won't be able to walk or run fast.
02:03One of them is a female camel.
02:05The good thing about Lulu is that she can be held.
02:09Because according to the people who take care of her,
02:14she's used to the people around here.
02:18So she's used to being held, so she's used to people.
02:23She's used to being in the company of humans.
02:27So she's used to being in the company of humans.
02:30She's used to being in the company of humans.
02:35Very muscular neck.
02:37Even though their natural habitat is deserted,
02:41the camels here are domesticated or used to people.
02:46Because of the huge influence of people on one-humped camels,
02:51many of them were domesticated
02:55until no one is considered wild.
03:01In summary, one of the most important uses of camels
03:05for the people who live here in the desert
03:07is used as a vehicle or beasts of burden.
03:12People and animals use them to travel,
03:18traversing the desert.
03:21One camel can carry up to 450 kilograms
03:26or equivalent to a sack of rice.
03:28It can also last up to 7 days in extreme heat
03:33without drinking or eating.
03:36When I was a kid, our teacher told us
03:39that the water is here.
03:41Well, in a way, that's true.
03:43This is fat, and when needed, it is converted to water.
03:51She uses the fat in her hump
03:54to serve as energy
03:56even though it does not drink or eat for several days.
04:00But when it sees water,
04:03it can drink up to 15 gallons of water
04:07in just 10 minutes.
04:11In the Philippines,
04:13where camels are not native,
04:15they need to carry a different weight.
04:19The United Nations declared 2024
04:22as the International Year of Camelids.
04:25This is to give importance to the camels
04:29in the lives of people living in the desert.
04:34Aside from transportation,
04:37camels also carry a lot of goods,
04:40just like in the Middle East.
04:42The Al Ain Camel Market
04:43Al Ain Camel Market is the largest market
04:47for dromedary or one-humped camels in the UAE.
04:51They sell up to 600 camels here every day.
05:13Yes.
05:19We've seen some of them get sick
05:22because they already have nasal discharge
05:25or respiratory problems.
05:27You would think, because they get stuck here.
05:29That's why they get infected here.
05:31Some of the camels
05:33are bought for their milk and meat,
05:36while some use camel racing,
05:40a traditional sport in the UAE.
05:41What's this? This one?
05:43This one's for racing.
05:45How do you choose which one's for racing
05:48and which one's for me?
05:50Before this, for racing.
05:52Before?
05:54Before.
05:56You see this, the white one?
05:58Before for racing.
06:00Finished.
06:02Finished already?
06:04How old?
06:06Two years.
06:08Sher used to use them for camel racing.
06:11They say the ones from Oman and Qatar
06:14are the brown-colored ones.
06:16They're of better quality for racing.
06:21Just gonna look at you.
06:23Just gonna look at you.
06:25Look at his eyes.
06:27There are some...
06:29Well, they use that to cover their eyes
06:31especially when there's a sandstorm.
06:33From a camel farm,
06:34the newly-arrived camels are taken to a camel farm.
06:39You see how they get out of the truck?
06:41They get out of the truck.
06:43Our cows,
06:45and the horses,
06:47they get out of the truck.
06:51In the UAE,
06:53camels are found in deserts or markets.
06:58Here in the Philippines,
07:00they're found in zoos and rescue centers.
07:04Just like Romeo and Juliet.
07:09Right now, the two camels are living here.
07:12He has lesions on his skin.
07:15Don't touch me, okay?
07:17Most likely, he might have skin diseases.
07:20We can give him dewormers and mites.
07:23Sometimes, it spreads.
07:25On his skin.
07:27We can start treating it already.
07:31But for their treatment,
07:34it's not easy.
07:37He's going to leap.
07:39Just a little bit more.
07:44He's looking at you.
07:50All of a sudden.
07:52Just get closer.
08:00Don't stop.
08:04Don't stop.
08:08You see?
08:10He's crazy.
08:13Okay, let's get the other one.
08:15Romeo is bigger and stronger,
08:18so we had to tie him up so he wouldn't leap.
08:25Even though he's been in the desert for three years,
08:31he's still unable to tie himself up.
08:34Just a little more.
08:45It's been 2,000 years.
08:50One-armed camels are also considered wild animals.
08:55That means,
08:57they are free to live in the desert.
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