The pilandok, or Philippine mouse-deer, is often considered a pest due to its feeding habits that can damage crops and disrupt local agriculture. Its foraging can lead to economic losses for farmers, particularly in rural areas where it may overgraze or consume young plants. Additionally, as an invasive species in some regions, it can outcompete native wildlife for resources, further threatening biodiversity.
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Pilandok can be found in the Balabac Island in South of Palawan.
The name of the witch in the Pilandok stories is typically called "Hukluban." She is portrayed as a powerful and malevolent figure who often clashes with Pilandok, the cunning mouse deer.
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The author of "Pilandok crosses the river" is Virgilio S. Almario.
The scientific name of pilandok, a type of mouse deer found in Southeast Asia, is Tragulus napu.
Ang Tagalog na salin nito ay "pilandok na tumatawid ng ilog."
Tragulus Nigricians
It's about deceit
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He used his wittiness to trick them by his cunning and dodgy words. It was beyond the imagination of the colonizers that Pilandok could defeat them because they looked at him, mere a commoner