Sightings Of The Phenomenon Of Hundreds Of Sparrows Falling Scattered On The Asem Tree, Gianyar Cemetery, Bali
GIANYAR - The carcasses of hundreds of sparrows that fell to the ground at the cemetery or Sentra, in Banjar Sema, Pring Village, Gianyar Regency, Bali, were buried by local residents.
Head of the Animal Health Division of Gianyar Regency, Bali Made Santiarka, said that hundreds of sparrows fell and died on Thursday, September 9 morning.
"I was at the location, so it is true that there was a death of a bird and this is a resident burying the carcass. (The cause of death) maybe there was a change in the weather, that's a temporary diagnosis, for further analysis we will take samples and check them in the lab," said Santiarka, when contacted, Thursday, September 9th.
The sparrow was indeed nesting in a tall tamarind tree in the cemetery area. In addition, the population of sparrows in that place is very large and lives in groups.
Then, in the early hours of Thursday, September 9, there was heavy rain and very strong winds in the area. It is suspected that the flock of sparrows fell and eventually died.
"Because there is only one tamarind tree in the cemetery. So the wind hit this tree. So because the rain was too heavy, obviously there was low air pressure, with low air pressure the birds were reluctant to run. and die and indeed the power of birds is different from other powers," said Santiarka.
"There are hundreds (buried). There are also some who live when they are hit by the light of their feathers, fly again. This is a natural event. Besides that, there is also an oil gland behind it. But the rain was so heavy because a lot of water was wet and could not fly," continued Santiarka.
Video footage of sparrows falling to the ground in Gianyar, Bali, has gone viral and has gone viral on social media.
The video was shared by the owner of the Facebook account, Dek Eko. In the video, many birds can be seen falling in the Sentra area, Banjar Sema Pring, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Thursday, September 9.
The Head of Administration for the Bali Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA), Prawono Meruanto, admitted that he could not confirm the cause of this phenomenon.
According to him, the phenomenon of falling birds scattered for the first time has happened. This is also called the unusual Meruanto.
"As far as I know, this is the first time this has happened. So, it's also a strange thing to see the condition of the birds like that. It means, we don't know, we don't even know (what) fell. " said Meruanto.