Friday, April 26, 2013

Mayon Volcano


Perfect cone Mayon Volcano
is one of the most active
volcano in the world
situated in the province
of Albay Philippines.  Local folklore refers Mt. Mayon as Bulkang Magayon which is after the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon (which means Lady Beautiful).

Mt. Pinatubo

 The beauty behind the monster Mt. Pinatubo in Pampanga. The second largest eruption in the twentieth century. The eruption happened in June 15, 1991 which lasted for about 9 hours. Discharged millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, which displaced hundreds of family and killed 847 people.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Tubbataha Reef


Romantic Sunset in Tubbataha Reef. It's a Natural Marine Park in Sulu Sea, Philippines. Recognised as one of the remarkable diving sites in the world composing of two huge atolls the North and South Atoll. It home to about 500 species of fish, other marine life like sea turtles, cetaceans, and corals. Declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992.. It's absolutely magnificent and awesome diving experience!

The World Smallest Monkey

Tarsier in Bohol Philippines Not "The World Smallest Monkey"
"The world's smallest monkey" is an often heard slogan. However, it is not a monkey. In truth, its classification is somewhat problematic. Some scientists consider tarsiers to be a taxonomic suborder among the primates. While, because they are closely related to lemurs, lorises and bushbabies, others classify them with the prosimians to which these animals belong. Monkeys and apes belong to the suborder of anthropoids. The complete taxonomic classification thus is:

Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Suborder
Prosimii/Haplorrhini
Infraorder
Tarsiiformes
Superfamily
Tarsioidea
In the Philippines, three very similar species have been described. It is very well possible that these species are actually a single species, developed into three races due to the physical separation on the various islands.

Species
Location
T. philippensis
Samar and Leyte
T. fraterculus
Bohol
T. carbonarius
Mindanao