Bartless bleading heart pegion

found in Palawan

Scientific name: Gallicolumba luzonica Country: PhilippinesContinent: Asia Diet: Fruits - frugivore, seeds - granivore, insects - insectivore Habitats: Tropical rainforestConservation status Mindanao bleeding heart dove is Endangered; the Luzon bleeding heart dove is near threatened.

Relatives: Imperial pigeon, dodo

Description: The name 'bleeding-heart' comes from the patch of red on the breast of these birds. Otherwise they are grey above and paler buff below. Bleeding-heart doves live only in the Philippines. These isolated populations evolved gradually into five separate species, all of which live in forested areas. Two of the five species live on moderately large islands and have evolved further into separate sub-species, divided by different environmental conditions Growing up: The Luzon bleeding heart dove lays two eggs are laid, which hatch after about fourteen days. Like other pigeons and doves, for the first few days the chicks are fed a rich milky fluid that the adult

bird produces in its crop (the first part of the digestive system). Then, after a few days the chicks graduate to solid food such as fruits and seeds. Conservation news: Habitat conservation is a priority but it will also be necessary to bring some of the three other species of bleeding heart doves (Negros, Sulu and Mindoro) into captivity, to prevent their extinction.

Puerto galera grren

snakeOnly 30 minutes from Puerto Galera lies the

biggest reptile collection in Asia more than 1000 reptiles and other animals, many of the critically endangered. Come say hello to the Black Mambas,

Philippine Spitting Cobras and local lizards. The Zoo also rescues and treats injured and orphaned wild life. A true wild experience!

Baboy ramo" Baboy ramo" refers to several wild pig species found in the Philippines. There are four (4) recognized wild pig species that are endemic to the Philippines and occurs through most of the country, the Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis), the

Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons), the Mindoro Warty Pig (Sus oliveri) and the Palawan Bearded Pig (Sus ahoenobarbus).

tarsier

The Philippine Tarsier is a very strange looking creature but yet it is also believed to be forty five million years old and one of the oldest lands species to live in the Philippines.

Philippine tamaraw

Tamaraw, an endangered species, wild buffalo inhabiting Mindoro Is. in Philippines and its phylogenetical situs with its related species using by molecular data.

Philippine carabao pulilan

The festival features a feast held to honour the patron saint Isidro Labrador, a Spanish farmer known for his goodness towards the poor and animals. The event saw the buffalo specially trained to kneel before the church as they passed by. The gesture is meant to symbolise gratitude for a good harvest. It is not known what made the animal suddenly act up, but dozens of festival goers were sent flying after the buffalo ploughed through the crowds.

Truganini Reserve & Swift Parrots

You probably haven't been waiting with bated breath for this, but I've only just managed to get my PC back in some semblance of order after temporarily losing the last 6 months worth of images! As I mentioned in the last blog, I moved on to the Truganini Reserve at Taroona, in search of Swift Parrots.

The Philippine monkey-eating eagle The Philippine monkey-eating eagle is well named for its preference for eating monkeys, particularly macaques. This ferociouslooking bird stands over 3 feet (1 m) tall and can weigh up to 9 pounds (4 kg) larger than a golden eagle. Bluish eyes, a large, sharp, curved beak, and a warlike headdress of spiky feathers, give the Philippine eagle a striking appearance.

Dugong

Dugong a Dugong is a vegetarian sea cow that inhabits the waters of 37 countries around the world, they are the last of their category of sub species. Their nearest living relative are the manatees another large sea mammal. The Dugong eat only the grasses that grow on the sea beds, this is what gives them the name of the sea cow

Chevrotain

Chevrotain a Chevrotain is also known as a Mouse Deer. These animals inhabit tropical forest regions of Africa, India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. There are six subspecies of this animal and the South East Asian Chevrotain is the smallest, fully grown at 18 inches the biggest is the Water Chevrotain of Africa fully grown at 80 centimeters.