Bohol is home to 35 species of bats in the Philippines , many of which live inside the total darkness of caves. Doc Ferds Recio joins bat researchers in exploring several caves and finds many species of bats, both endemic and near-threatened.
Through scientific netting, the team encounters bats up close. Big ears, little eyes, and a monstrous nose characterize some insect bats, while fruit bats resemble flying rats. But despite their unappealing features, Doc Ferds discovers how important bats are, and how human lives benefit greatly from these invisible creatures of darkness.
Also this Wednesday, Doc Nielsen Donato travels to the magnificent Taal Lake to study three kinds of water snakes, which were first catalogued in the area over a century ago – the dohol “matapang” water snake, the dohol “basahan” water snake, and the “walo walo” or blue banded sea snake.
Will luck be on Doc Nielsen’s side as he and the team attempt to bring home video documentation of these water snakes? And will Taal Lake , home to many endemic species, be fully understood before degradation claims this famous Philippine treasure?
Catch Born To Be Wild’s newest series all Wednesdays of the month, beginning February 6, after Saksi on GMA-7.