Category: Philippine Facts

Did you know that Philippine map resemble a human form or a warrior? Not only that, if you rotate or view it counterclockwise it can be a mammal or dinosaur form. And that’s for...

The Palawan pangolin or Philippine pangolin, also locally known as balintong is roughly 12 to 20 inches in length and weighs about 1 to 4 kilogram. It is a pangolin species endemic to the...

The Palawan Hornbill locally known as Talusi, is large bird approximately 28 inches long and weighing about 750 grams. It is one of the 11 endemic hornbills in the Philippines, only found in Palawan...

The Philippine sailfin lizard or the Philippine sailfin dragon, is a large semiaquatic agamid lizard. Similar to other sailfin lizards, they are characterized by large sail-like dorsal crests on their tails. They can grow...

The northern Luzon giant cloud rat, also known as bu-ot in Filipino, is a large species of rodent with 28 to 30 inches in long including its tail and weighs about 1.9 to 2.6...

The Philippine cockatoo, also known as the red-vented cockatoo and locally katala, abukay, agay or kalangay, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Philippines. It is a small psittacine with a helmet crest...

Philippine Mouse Deer, locally known as Pilandok or Balabac Mousedeer is a small terrestrial mammal endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Pilandok or Balabac Mousedeer belong to a very ancient line...

In the heart of the Philippine forests resides a magnificent creature, the Philippine Eagle Owl. Standing at 15 to 20 inches tall with a wingspan of up to 48 inches, this eagle-owl preys on...

Sitting in the park, relaxing and enjoying the fresh air and beautiful scenery. Suddenly, you see a bird that looks like it’s been shot. But don’t panic! That’s just the Luzon bleeding-heart dove, locally...

Philippine Serpent Eagles are relatively small raptors with length of 1.7 feet and wingspan of 4 feet that found in the major islands of the Philippines except for Palawan. Physical appearance are brown from...