MANILA, Philippines - GMA 7’s Born To Be Wild has brought many “firsts†on Philippine television, including the first footage of a newly-discovered reptile species in 2010 and the first full documentation of a blue whale in Philippine waters.
In the Feb. 5 episode, hosts Doc Ferds Recio and Doc Nielsen Donato looked back on the best moments from its six years as a Wednesday late-night favorite. Since viewers asked for it, all-new episodes will now air at an earlier timeslot beginning today.
For its launch episode today, the hosts scour the wild for two rare creatures and end up catching spectacular scenes on camera.
In Bohol, Nielsen and his team are in search of the Philippine flying lemur known locally as kagwang.
Iligan City in Lanao del Norte is home to the stunning Maria Cristina Falls. But little do most know that one of the most venomous snakes in the world — the temple viper — thrives in the area. Ferds and his team find the vipers and meet “Japjap†a self-confessed temple viper poacher.