Early people believed this creature is so big that it can swallow (or cover) the Sun to explain the occurrence of eclipses.
[1][citation needed] It is even described as a giant bird named Minokawa that lives in outer space which can devour the Sun and the Moon, and would try to do the same with the Earth.
He lives outside the sky, at the eastern horizon, ready to seize the Moon and after the unsuccessful attempt of swallowing the satellite, it journeys and haunts again lurking under the earth.
But when the Moon is in the belly of the big bird, and the sky is dark, then all the Bagobo people will scream and cry, and beat gongs, because they fear they will all be eaten.
In TV fantasy series of GMA 7 Mulawin Vs Ravena, the Minokawa was finally killed by Anya using the Ruwido (powered up with the Mystic Jewel or Mahiwagang Hiyas), with the assistance of Almiro, Gabriel, Pagaspas, Lawiswis, Malik, Pirena and Lira.