The tamaraw is unique only to Mindoro and is the largest native land animal in the Philippines. The horn is triangular in cross section.Â
The tamaraw was first documented by Western science in 1888. It has never been recorded from any area other than the island of Mindoro in the central southwestern part of the Philippines. [...]
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Tamaraw : Only in the Philippines
Mouse Deer : Only in the Philippines
The mouse deer is known as “Pilandok” in Tagalog. It is small and has a brown coat with black and white stripes. It is found in the Philippines only in Balabac island, south of Palawan. The mouse deer roams actively during the night and hides out inside the forests during the day. It is one [...]
Dugong : Only in the Philippines
Dugong
The “dugong,” or sea cow, is also known as “duyong” or “baboy-dagat.” It has a long and round grayish-brown body with small flippers and a whale-like tail. These warm-blooded mammals are slow swimmers and move along coasts and between islands. The “dugong” subsists on seagrass. Although close to extinction, a small number can be found [...]
Jeepneys in the Philippines
The word ”jeepney” is commonly believed to be a conflation of “jeep” and “jitney”, or “jeep” and “knee”, the latter referring to the jeepney’s crowded face-to-face seating.
When American troops began to leave the Philippines at the end of World War II, hundreds of surplus jeeps were sold or given to local Filipinos. Locals stripped down [...]
Pitcher plants, new dollar opportunity for Filipinos
Tacloban City (May 27) — The pitcher plant which locals call “pitsel-pitsel†and which scientist call as nephentes promises to be the new source of dollar opportunity for the Filipinos and for the Philippines.
The pitcher plant has drawn and heightened the interests of many plant hobbyist, researchers and collectors from all over the world, due [...]
Rediscovering Lake Buhi: Home of the World’s Smallest Edible Fish
Lake Buhi is clean, healthy and thriving for now. And the municipality is eager to keep it that way.
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The municipal town of Buhi in Camarines Sur is a showcases of enchanting beauty with its undulating mountain slopes and long stretches of shoreline. The town is famous for its lake, Lake Buhi which is 1,800 hectares [...]
