What we don’t see in everyday life does not mean it’s not there or we don’t need to preserve it. This is especially true about our marine life. Even though some of us don’t have the luxury to dive, to check the what our sea has to offer, scubamagazine.net was kind enough to bring you marine life in HD from the Philippines. Enjoy.
In the world of biological science, the Philippines is pretty important. It is seen as a hotspot, no not a Wi-Fi hotspot but as a biodiversity hotspot teeming with life. And being so, the chances of finding incredible to new species to science are great.
A new species of shrew and a striking orchid variety have been discovered on the western Philippines island of Palawan, scientists said Friday.
The Conservation International expedition to Mount Matalingahan in southern Palawan believes the species had never been recorded before, the group said.
The shrew is slightly larger than a mouse with soft brownish-black fur, a long tail, sharp snout and small eyes.
The apparently new species of plants include an orchid belonging to the genus Coelogyne with “a beautiful set of white flowers with golden lip petals.”
The specimens are to be sent to the national museum in Manila and the Chicago Field Museum, said the group’s spokeswoman Jaynee Tabangay.
Mount Matalingahan sits in a 120,000-hectare (296,400-acre) forest. Conservationists want the government to declare the site as a protected area for wildlife.
Exploring Biodiversity in the Philippines by Eric Rickart
Glossary: Edemism - means that it’s unique in the region, it is only found in one place.
In this case, it is only found in the Philippines.
Lecture Highlights:
14 of 25 species found in Palawan are endemic species.
Greater Luzon’s and Mindanao’s non-flying mammals endemic species are 84%
Two of the largest bat’s in the world are in the Philippines:
Golden Crown Flying fox wins in terms of wingspan about 6ft.
Giant flying fox wins in terms of weight.
One of smallest bats in the world also lives in the Philippines called the bamboo bat.
There are more than 70 species of rodents.
5 species made to Philippines 50 species resulted.
Largest rat in the world is found in the Philippines genus Phloeomys weighing at 2 kg.
Native rats actually helps in maintaining the rice terraces.
At 50:00-56:00 he talks about the connection between Philippines and Utah.
56:00 Question and Answer portion.
Philippine Eagle, the largest eagle in the world.
Old world tree frogs are incredibly diverse.
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