Vince and I spent the remainder of the night after getting off the ship in a nipa hut. It was constructed of coconut lumber and had a nipa thatched roof. The front was open to the jungle. Being sans mosquito net, we slept with a sheet over our heads. It was raining, rather warm, and not much flow from the fan was felt with a sheet over our heads. It was at that point that we couldn't help but make an astonishing observation.
Being in the jungle, doesn't necessarily mean that we have to be away from all aspects of domestication. Notably, our hosts and well as all of their neighbors had roosters. The roosters it seems are able to crow with a period of approximately 10-20 seconds. After one has crowed for a length of time, cooperative efforts with other roosters allows the "serial collective crow" to be maintained. It is possible for this to be kept up for several hours since we first observed it starting at around 2:30 AM and continuing well into 7 AM. I think I heard every crow.
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